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Where can you have a campfire in Saskatchewan?
It is another hot weekend in Saskatchewan, with heat warnings covering much of the province. While many people have headed to the lake to cool off, sitting by a campfire toasting smores or telling sca...
Jul 20, 2024 Sitting by a campfire toasting smores or telling scary stories this weekend will be off the menu, as fire bans blanket many northern parts of the province (650 CKOM file photo)
Worker hurt with mower leads to $150K fine for Sask. village
The Village of Laird pleaded guilty to two health and safety charges in court this month after a worker was seriously hurt with a mower. According to a news release from the Ministry of Labour Relatio...
Jul 19, 2024 The worker was ejected from a mower seat in July 2022 and was trapped underneath it. (CKOM file photo
People turn to Wascana Lake in midst of summer heat
The dog days of summer are here. The temperature is rising across the province, and people are doing whatever they can to stay cool. In the Queen City, people are turning to Regina's largest body of w...
Jul 19, 2024
Blistering temperatures break 6 records in Saskatchewan
The July heatwave across the province can be officially declared as record breaking. According to Environment Canada, six places in northern Saskatchewan set temperature records on Thursday. BUFFALO N...
Jul 19, 2024
Problems at Sask.'s Healthline 811 due to global IT outage
People calling Healthline 811 Friday morning in Saskatchewan were left looking elsewhere for advice, thanks to the worldwide IT outage. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said the resource was un...
Jul 19, 2024 (650 CKOM file photo)
On Friday Canadian flights, hospitals, border disrupted
TORONTO - A global technology outage had grounded flights, disrupted hospitals and backed up border crossings in Canada on Friday, as reported issues persisted hours after the issues with Microsoft se...
Jul 19, 2024 Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services, and escalating disruptions continued after the technology company said it was gradually fixing it. (The Canadian Press)
COVID-19 vaccines phasing into seasonal vaccine
If you were planning to get a COVID-19 booster this summer, you might have to wait until the fall. As of July 1, only moderately to severely immunocompromised people and children, as well as transplan...
Jul 18, 2024
Riders' Shea Patterson becomes a dad amid first CFL starts
Shea Patterson has had a whirlwind few weeks. Not only has the Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback started his first two games in the CFL - with the third coming Friday night against the Winnipeg Blu...
Jul 18, 2024
Saskatoon's 7th homicide has 2 charged, one police are searching for
The Saskatoon Police Major Crime Section has charged two people in relation to the seventh homicide of 2024. A 33-year-old man and a 23-year-old man were charged with First-Degree Murder on July 17. S...
Jul 18, 2024 Saskatoon Police said in a media release, 28-year-old Kendell Ameech is wanted in relation to April 16ths murder of 24-year-old Melissa Duquette. Police say not to approach but call them or crime stoppers with any information.A warrant is out for 28-year-old Kendell Ameech, Officers have charged 2 other men with homicide
Golfers flock to Royal Regina Golf Club as summer heat arrives
With the recent heat, many people are spending the day on the golf course. Saskatchewan's first and oldest golf club is filled with golfers, after the cool and wet June, brought a slow start to the se...
Jul 18, 2024
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