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Harvest is 42% completed, Southwest leading
Combining, swathing, desiccating, baling straw and hauling bales are in full swing as the 2024 Harvest season is almost halfway done as numbers reach 42% completion by September 2, 2024. Crops The rep...
Sep 05, 2024 A combine harvesting near Saskatoon on Sept. 3, 2024. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Over $70,000 and nearly 8,000 grams of drugs seized in Saskatoon
Two men have been arrested after a drug trafficking investigation. The investigation was concluded by members of the Saskatoon Police Service Crime Reduction Team (CRT). On Aug. 30, members of the CRT...
Sep 04, 2024 In a release, "on August 30, 2024, members of the Crime Reduction Team (CRT), and Tactical Support Unit (TSU) executed a search warrant in the 1800 block of Idylwyld Drive North." (Saskatoon Police Service)
Guns, go-kart and two snow bikes reported stolen in Corman Park
Early Wednesday morning, Saskatoon RCMP received a report for a break and enter in the RM of Corman Park. It was determined that sometime between the evening of Sept. 3 and the morning of Sept. 4, som...
Sep 04, 2024 Anyone with information about the break and enter should contact police immediately. (650 CKOM/file photo)
Work on small modular reactors leads to the creation of SaskNuclear
While a final decision on nuclear power may be years away, SaskPower has created a new subsidiary company to work on the project: SaskNuclear. On Wednesday, SaskPower announced the new company, saying...
Sep 04, 2024
More changes coming to the injury-riddled Riders' offensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders injury woes along the offensive line continue. Saskatchewan will be without centre Peter Godber (ankle) this week after he left the Labour Day Classic against the Winnipeg...
Sep 04, 2024
Canadian researchers find signs of awareness in comatose patients
Researchers in London, Ont., say they were able to detect awareness in a comatose patient with a brain injury - a finding that could significantly impact patient care. Karnig Kazazian, a research asso...
Sep 04, 2024 Before using fNIRS on the three comatose patients, the researchers tested it on more than 100 healthy participants to determine what tasks and commands were most effective at eliciting brain activity. (The Canadian Press)
Blaze destroys Wiseton hotel, post office in west central Sask.
Flames forever changed a small community in west central Saskatchewan Tuesday. The village of Wiseton, located west of Dinsmore, lost two fixtures on its main street after fire burned a hotel and a bu...
Sep 04, 2024 A fire leveled two buildings in the village of Wiseton on Sept 3, 2024 (Kim Beattie/Facebook)
Battlefords RCMP use drones in search for man missing since early July
Drones have been used in a search to find a North Battleford man missing since early July. Battlefords RCMP said in a news release on Sept. 3 that officers are continuing to search for 39-year-old Rya...
Sep 03, 2024 Ryan Nicotine has been missing from North Battleford since July 5, 2024. He is described as approximately 5-foot-9 and 140 lbs. with brown eyes and short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans and white runners. (Battlefords RCMP/Submitted)
Weekend crimes keep Saskatoon police's serious assault unit busy
Two people were taken to hospital in Saskatoon on Monday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle in Pleasant Hill. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release that officers were called to the...
Sep 03, 2024 (paulfleet / Depositphotos.com)
'A huge issue': Sask producers watching canola retaliation
Worries mounted for some Canadian canola producers Tuesday as China took aim at canola for retaliation over EV tariffs. On Tuesday, China announced it would launch an anti-dumping investigation into C...
Sep 03, 2024
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