Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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RCMP looking for prisoner who escaped from police in Dinsmore
Mounties are searching for a prisoner who escaped from police on Canada Day in Dinsmore. According to the RCMP, officers from the Outlook detachment arrested a man on an outstanding warrant for failin...
Jul 02, 2024 Police say 58-year-old Michael Edstrom "fled on foot when being escorted to a parked police vehicle" on Canada Day. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Sask. queer Métis artist's beaded landscape series celebrates pride
Pride Month is often filled with over-the-top celebrations of identity, complete with parades, parties, and endless rainbow merchandise. But one Saskatchewan artist has been quietly celebrating her qu...
Jul 02, 2024 Prairie Pride Panoramas is an art series by Saskatchewan artist Aleksi “Ann” Anseth, which features painted landscapes with glass beading. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Severe storm warnings issued in southern Saskatchewan
Canada Day celebrations might be on hold in Southern Saskatchewan, as Environment Canada issued warnings and watches for severe thunderstorms in several areas. A tornado warning was issued just after ...
Jul 01, 2024 C95 asked Saskatchewanians to submit photos of the province's first summer storm of 2024. This photo was taken near Prud'homme, SK. (Laurie Hafner/Facebook)
'A lot of angry people': Cancelled WestJet flights hit 100,000 travellers amid strike
WestJet cancelled nearly 700 flights as of Sunday, upending plans for close to 100,000 passengers as an unexpected strike by plane mechanics entered its third day on the busiest travel weekend of the ...
Jun 30, 2024
Saskatchewan hockey players see dreams become a reality
The stage was set Friday night at the Sphere in Las Vegas for round one of the 2024 NHL Entry draft. The stars were bright in Sin City and Saskatoon's Berkly Catton was shining just as bright. The 18-...
Jun 29, 2024 Saskatoon's Berkly Catton was drafted 8th overall by the Seattle Kraken in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft (Seattle Kraken/X)
Regina Professor Solomon Ratt appointed to Order of Canada
Solomon Ratt attended residential school as a child, where he witnessed firsthand the attempt to stamp out the Cree Language. Now, Ratt looks on with a sense of accomplishment as he has been named to ...
Jun 28, 2024
No injuries after house fire on Diefenbaker Drive
A house fire on Diefenbaker Drive was extinguished Thursday evening without any injuries reported. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, firefighters were called to the home just after 8:30 p.m....
Jun 28, 2024 No injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported after firefighters extinguished a house fire on Diefenbaker Drive. (650 CKOM)
'To her, he was a hero' Donald Sutherland remembered by Sask. family
A local family is feeling a wave of sadness as Donald Sutherland is buried today. In the mid-1970s, a small-town farm girl in Saskatchewan found new confidence and an understanding of herself from ser...
Jun 28, 2024 "She showed this picture to everybody. I'm sure that every family member has that picture in their possession," said Carmen Bussiere. Her mother cooked for Donald Sutherland while he filmed 'Alien Thunder in Saskatchewan' during the early 1970s. (Submitted)
Mounties seize two kilos of meth during traffic stop near Meadow Lake
RCMP officers uncovered a huge stash of illegal drugs during a traffic stop near Meadow Lake last weekend. According to the RCMP, officers from the Green Lake detachment stopped a vehicle on Highway 5...
Jun 28, 2024 Cpl. Paul Loder with the Green Lake RCMP said the “significant drug seizure” removed as many as 20,000 doses of methamphetamine from the black market in the area. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Heavy rain to continue Friday in Saskatoon, central Sask.
Heavy rainfall is expected to continue through the day on Friday in Saskatoon and much of central Saskatchewan. Rainfall warnings from Environment Canada, which began on Thursday, remained in effect o...
Jun 28, 2024
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