Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Sask. adds $200,000 incentives to attract health-care specialists
Saskatchewan is offering some big incentives to attract health-care specialists to the province. On Thursday, the Ministry of Health announced a $200,000 retention incentive for pediatric gastroentero...
May 16, 2024 Health Minister Everett Hindley said the goal is to ensure Saskatchewan 'an attractive place for health care professionals to live, work and study.' (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Police preach safe driving over May Long Weekend as fatal collisions spike
The May Long Weekend will see lots of drivers out on the roads and highways of Saskatchewan, and police are encouraging everyone to stay safe as fatal collisions spike in the province. Superintendent ...
May 16, 2024 Police say there will be checkstops on the roads over the long weekend, and encouraged everyone to drive safely. (Saskatchewan RCMP/YouTube)
Woman stabbed by group of strangers in Meadowgreen park: Police
Police say a 30-year-old woman was stabbed several times by a group of strangers in a Saskatoon park early on Thursday morning. Officers were called to the 600 block of Wardlow Road, in the Meadowgree...
May 16, 2024 Police say the woman was found with multiple stab wounds on the 600 block of Wardlow Road, adjacent to Meadowgreen Park. (Google Maps)
Seeding 32 per cent complete across Saskatchewan: Crop Report
Farmers in Saskatchewan made major progress on seeding over the past week. According to the weekly Crop Report from the Ministry of Agriculture, seeding progressed by 20 per cent in the week ending on...
May 16, 2024 Seeding progressed by 20 per cent in the week ending Monday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan-born sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen dead at 57
A well-known Saskatchewan sportscaster has passed away. TSN announced the passing of Darren Dutchyshen on Thursday morning. He was 57. Dutchyshen, a well-known broadcaster on the network's SportsCentr...
May 16, 2024 Dutchyshen was known as a co-host of SportsCentre on TSN. (Darren Dutchyshen/Twitter)
Doug Wegren named Saskatoon's new fire chief
Saskatoon has a new fire chief. The Saskatoon Fire Department announced that assistant chief Doug Wegren will assume the role, starting on Thursday. He replaces Morgan Hackl, who retired in March afte...
May 16, 2024 Doug Wegren is taking over the role of fire chief for Saskatoon, starting on Thursday. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Leave young animals alone, environment ministry says
Baby animals may look like they need your help, but getting close to young wildlife usually does more harm than good. That's the message Saskatchewan's environment ministry is sharing this spring. Acc...
May 15, 2024 A fawn sleeps in the warm sunny grass at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md., Friday, May 31, 2019. A mother deer usually leave their fawns for a period of time to forage for food. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Saskatoon senior found safe after going missing
An 87-year-old man was found safely after he went missing on Tuesday. According to police, the man was last seen at the Western Development Museum on Lorne Avenue on Tuesday afternoon at around 3:45 p...
May 15, 2024 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. man charged with dozens of sex crimes involving children
This story contains content some readers may find disturbing. A Saskatchewan man has been charged with dozens of sex crimes involving children, dating back as far as 2005. According to the Saskatchewa...
May 14, 2024 Chief Superintendent Ted Munro, the officer in charge of criminal operations for the Saskatchewan RCMP, revealed details on Tuesday regarding a major investigation into sex crimes against children. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Screenshot)
Province's first portable pediatric MRI now operational in Saskatoon
Saskatchewan's first portable pediatric MRI is up and running in Saskatoon. The machine - a Swoop Portable MR Imaging System located at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital - is capable of scanning th...
May 14, 2024 The pediatric MRI can perform scans right at a patient's bedside, allowing family members to offer comfort during the scan. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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