Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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'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
New Breast Health Centre opening in Regina next year
Construction is underway for the province's new Breast Health Centre in Regina. The provincial government has invested a total of $3.6 million this year for the centre's renovations, staffing and diag...
Jun 27, 2024
First Nations Power Authority, SaskPower sign solar power agreement
SaskPower and the First Nations Power Authority are working together on a 100-megawatt solar project in south-central Saskatchewan. The groups are looking for a proponent with at least 30 per cent Fir...
Jun 27, 2024 The collaboration intends to see a 100-megawatt solar facility built in south-central Saskatchewan, and SaskPower will buy the power it generates. (650 CKOM file photo)
Farmers weather stormy week, cool temps slow crop development
It was a mixed bag of weather around Saskatchewan this week as farmers dealt with storms, hail, and cool temperatures that slowed down crop development. According to the weekly crop report from the Sa...
Jun 27, 2024 The weekly crop report indicated that warmer temperatures will be needed in order to speed up crop development in Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
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