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The Evan Bray Show Segments - Monday, August 12th
8:30 - Monday Morning Coffee - Greg Morgan, host of the Greg Morgan Morning Show on 980 CJME, joins Evan to discuss the biggest stories making headlines this morning. 9:00 - The U.S. election candidat...
Aug 13, 2024
Child seriously injured after collision in Melville
A young boy was taken to hospital by a STARS helicopter after a collision in Melville on Monday evening. According to the RCMP, the collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian happened in the area of...
Aug 13, 2024 Police say the child was transported to hospital in Saskatoon by STARS helicopter. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. Gov. calls Ottawa to prevent 'devastating' rail work stoppage
As the harvest season continues, Saskatchewan's highways minister is calling on the federal labour and transport ministers to step in and prevent work stoppages on the Canadian National and Canadian P...
Aug 13, 2024 Premier Scott Moe and Highways Minister Lori Carr are calling on the federal government to intervene in order to prevent a railway work stoppage which could create a major backlog. (PixelsAway/Depositphotos.com)
How a deathbed confession helped a Sask. man find out his father's secret
Not with a bang, but a whisper Retired University of Regina journalism instructor and filmmaker Layton Burton vividly remembers visiting his father in the hospital during his final days in 1993. "He m...
Aug 13, 2024 'Was it AIDS?' Layton Burton was asked by a neighbour after his father passed. This coupled with the seven words his father last spoke to him led him on a whole new journey to discover his father's most guarded secret, being queer. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police arrest man after alleged golf club assault
A 39-year-old man is facing assault charges after allegedly swinging a golf club during a confrontation on Sunday morning in Saskatoon, then using the club to intimidate other victims. According to po...
Aug 13, 2024 Police say the 39-year-old man was arrested after a short foot chase and struggle. (IgorVetushko/Depositphotos.com)
Pedestrian identified after fatal crash on Highway 1 near Mortlach
A collision on Highway 1 on Sunday left a male pedestrian dead, and police asked the public for help identifying his remains. According to the RCMP, officers were notified of the crash near Mortlach, ...
Aug 13, 2024 Police said the driver remained at the scene after the crash, which remains under investigation. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Three people have fingers cut off at gunpoint: Sask. RCMP
Three adults were assaulted, threatened with a firearm and each had a finger severed after being taken to a rural location in the La Ronge detachment area by a man they knew, according to RCMP. The in...
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Multiple stabbings mean a busy weekend for Saskatoon police
Saskatoon Police Service had a busy time this past weekend dealing with a number of stabbings. Police said in a news release on Monday that the first incident happened just after midnight on Saturday ...
Aug 12, 2024 (CKOM files)
Merriman defends marshal service after criticisms from local leaders
Saskatchewan's policing minister is defending the government's plan to launch a provincial police force after the idea came under criticism from the RCMP union and a number of local leaders. The Saska...
Aug 12, 2024 Paul Merriman, Saskatchewan’s minister of corrections, policing and public safety, says there has been "misinformation" regarding the provincial government's support for the RCMP. (650 CKOM file photo)
Digging deeper into the landfill search for Mackenzie Trottier
"That shows an incredible amount of commitment," said Forensic anthropologist Emily Holland. "I think it's important work to do. It's not easy." On Tuesday, the Saskatoon Police Service announced that...
Aug 12, 2024 “Notoriously, landfills are complicated,” Forensic anthropologist Emily Holland explained, noting there are many unknown factors with landfill searches and many questions aren't answered until the excavation and search begin. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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