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Blades coach Brennan Sonne leaving Saskatoon for Coachella Valley
The head coach of the Saskatoon Blades is heading to southern California for a new opportunity. Brennan Sonne will be joining the staff of the Coachella Valley Firebirds as an assistant coach, the tea...
Jul 15, 2024 Saskatoon Blades head coach Brennan Sonne. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
Sask. Water Security Agency spends $18M on infrastructure projects
Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency is spending $18 million on major infrastructure projects around the province, the largest of which is the rehabilitation of the Moosomin Dam. The $9.7 million dam ...
Jul 15, 2024 The Water Security Agency is investing millions into infrastructure projects around Saskatchewan this year. (Water Security Agency)
FASD Network of Sask. received increase in provincial funding
Expanded supports are coming to those impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) after the province announced $135,000 in additional annual funding for the FASD Network of Saskatchewan. "The F...
Jul 15, 2024 The increase, which is in addition to the organization's annual three per cent funding increase from the ministry, will be used to enhance in-home and educational services. (650 CKOM)
Trucker involved in Broncos crash applies for return of PR status
CALGARY - The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has applied to have his permanent resident status returned. The Immigration and Refugee Board issued a deportation order in ...
Jul 15, 2024 "The Reconciliation Action Group stands against his deportation that is based on racial biases. Mr. Sidhu has a Canadian wife and Canadian-born child with health issues and his deportation will harm them," the organization said in a statement. (The Canadian Press)
No injuries after fire at home on Idylwyld Drive
A fire at a multi-unit home on Idylwyld Drive ended with no injuries on Monday morning. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, smoke could be seen when firefighters arrived in the 1000 block of I...
Jul 15, 2024 No injuries were reported after a house fire on Idylwyld Drive on Monday morning. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Man dies on Waskesiu Lake after going into distress: RCMP
An apparent drowning claimed a man's life on Waskesiu Lake on Sunday. According to the RCMP, officers from the local detachment were called after a man in distress was spotted on the lake. Parks Canad...
Jul 15, 2024 Mounties say they won't release the man's name, as there was no criminal element to his death. (Gerald Bauman/650 CKOM)
'Everything is here now': Wanuskewin elder reflects on bison baby boom
On a rainy afternoon in May, bison manager Craig Thoms checks on a group of bison nestled in the grass at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. Ten calves were born in the spring, the most births recorded since t...
Jul 15, 2024 Wanuskewin's bison herd has grown to 43 since the animals were reintroduced in 2019. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Battlefords RCMP looking for woman reported missing in April
Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for help to locate a woman reported missing in April. In a news release on April 13, Battlefords RCMP said that 32-year-old Courine Sylvester was last heard from by loved ...
Jul 13, 2024 Courine Sylvester, 32, was last heard from by loved ones in April 2024. (Supplied/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Man to be charged with assaulting Saskatoon police officer
A 35-year-old man is facing a number of charges, including assaulting a police officer, after an incident in the city on Friday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Saturday that ...
Jul 13, 2024 Saskatoon's Midtown mall. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon cyclist sent to hospital after collision with truck
A Saskatoon cyclist was sent to hospital on Friday night after he collided with a truck. The 46-year-old man was sent to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries at 6 p.m. The collision...
Jul 13, 2024 Saskatoon Police say a truck and cyclist collided on Friday night which sent the cyclist to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. (650 CKOM)
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