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The Saskatchewan Summer Games return to Lloydminster next month
In just a month's time, more than 1,800 athletes from across the province will gather in Lloydminster for the Saskatchewan Summer Games. The games will run from July 21 to 27, with 14 different sports...
Jun 21, 2024 Competitions at this year's Saskatchewan Summer Games include archery, athletics, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, canoe and kayak, golf and soccer. (Submitted)
Swift Current man, 52, dead after crash with semi on Highway 4
A 52-year-old Swift Current man is dead after the SUV he was driving collided with a semi on Highway 4 on Thursday. According to the RCMP, the crash happened about 15 kilometres south of Elrose at aro...
Jun 21, 2024 Police say the driver of an SUV was killed Thursday in a crash with a semi near Elrose. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. Mounties rescue hikers after flooding near Rice River Canyon
Saskatchewan RCMP officers came to the rescue of a group of hikers on Sunday after sudden flooding rendered their route home impassable. The four hikers were camping near Red River Canyon about 100 ki...
Jun 21, 2024 Mounties helped the stranded hikers out of the area after water levels rose by three feet overnight. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Sask. ignoring info requests from privacy commissioner: report
REGINA - Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner says the provincial government has refused dozens of his requests over the last year to release public information. A report from Ron Kruzeniski says there...
Jun 20, 2024
Saskatoon police shoot and kill 27-year-old man following 'confrontation'
Police in Saskatoon shot and killed a 27-year-old man on Thursday morning after what police described as a "confrontation." According to police, officers were called to Avenue V South and 20th Street ...
Jun 20, 2024 The shooting is under investigation by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team, a police oversight agency. (650 CKOM file photo)
Legendary Canadian actor Donald Sutherland dead at 88
A Canadian legend has passed away. New Brunswick-born actor Donald Sutherland has died at the age of 88. His son Kiefer Sutherland, also a well-regarded Hollywood actor, made the announcement Thursday...
Jun 20, 2024 Actor Kiefer Sutherland announced the passing of his father, Donald Sutherland, on social media Thursday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP/Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Two Saskatchewan suspects shot during Lloydminster home invasion
Two Saskatchewan men are facing charges and recovering from gunshot wounds after an alleged home invasion last week in Lloydminster, Alta. According to the Alberta RCMP, police were called to a home i...
Jun 20, 2024 Warren Curtis Littlewolfe is wanted in the alleged home invasion. Police say he's armed and dangerous. (Alberta RCMP/Submitted)
Seeding 'virtually complete,' but wet weather causes issues for Sask. farmers
Seeding is "virtually complete" across Saskatchewan, but excess moisture after the wet spring is causing issues for some producers. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's weekly crop report, which...
Jun 20, 2024 Wet weather has been a boon to some farmers, but the rainfall and ground moisture levels are causing issues in parts of the province. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
VIDEO: C95 sends 91-year-old 'Great Aunt Phyzzle' to Snoop Dogg concert
Phyllis Austman isn't just a fan of Snoop Dog, she thinks he's da bomb. "Well, I kind of love him, " she chuckled. "I know he's a married man and he has a good family. He just seems like such a nice f...
Jun 20, 2024 C95 brought 91-year-old Phyllis Austman to see Snoop Dogg's performance in style, including limo service to the show. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Deadline nears for Kinsmen Home Lottery $1.4M Haultain showhome
Kinsmen Home Lottery is asking for the community's support as its final deadline approaches for the $1.4 million show home. For the past 96 years, the lottery has raised more than $16 million for comm...
Jun 19, 2024 The grand prize showhome is awarded fully furnished, professionally decorated and landscaped. (Submitted)
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