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Murray Wood says a Regina mosque's weekly call to prayer is creating a real-life Venn diagram of religious freedom, back...
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One killed when small plane crashes on Texas highway, people leave vehicles to try to help
A business jet with six people on board crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire Tuesday night, authorities said, killing one person and causing chaos as people left their vehicles to fr...
Jun 17, 2026 People attempt to pull passengers out of a plane after it crashed on a highway Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Laredo, Texas. (Zayra Garza via AP)
Murray Wood: Saturday night leaver
There was a time that Canadians gathered around the TV on Saturday to watch Hockey Night in Canada on CBC. Those days are over, and Murray Wood says it might help inform what CBC's future should look ...
Jun 17, 2026
Sarah Mills: Virtual health care is something patients should consider
The Sask. government has begun tendering for its Virtual Care Pilot Project. Sarah Mills says such care has been provided for a while, and should be considered within the realms of public health. The ...
Jun 17, 2026
Africa's Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals
BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) - Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take the path to the shrine of a traditional healer, often with devastating conseq...
Jun 17, 2026 Samuel Kuule, a nurse and survivor of the first Ebola Bundibugyo strain in 2007, stands at Kikyo Health Centre IV in Kikyo Trading village, Bundibugyo District, Uganda, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
Sask. RCMP briefs: Counterfeit currency used at Creighton business, Highway 4 reopens
Counterfeit Canadian currency reportedly used at a Creighton business is now under investigation by RCMP. Creighton RCMP officers were told counterfeit $50 bills had been used at the business on June ...
Jun 16, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP are investigating an incident involving fake $50 bills used at a Creighton business and a single-vehicle rollover near North Battleford. (650 CKOM file photo)
City schedules road resurfacing work overnight throughout summer months
Road resurfacing work will be happening in several parts of Saskatoon overnight from June through September this year. The City of Saskatoon said residents can expect "temporary lane restrictions, red...
Jun 16, 2026 Construction at 8th Street and Cumberland Avenue South in Saskatoon on June 13, 2026. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Inmate mistakenly released from Prince Albert jail ahead of court appearance
A 30-year-old inmate has been released from a Saskatchewan provincial jail by mistake. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Community Safety, Brednor Wahpistikwan was released from the Prince Alb...
Jun 16, 2026 The ministry said Brednor Wahpistikwan was being held in custody on four weapons-related charges ahead of a court date set for July 14. (Saskatchewan Ministry of Community Safety/Submitted)
Scott Moe signs nuclear energy agreement with Poland during European trip
Saskatchewan's premier has inked a nuclear energy agreement with Poland during his trip to Europe. According to the Government of Saskatchewan, the memorandum of understanding signed by Premier Scott ...
Jun 16, 2026 Cooling towers four, left, and three are seen at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Waynesboro, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Firefighters assist Saskatoon boater in distress from high river flows
Firefighters in Saskatoon helped rescue a boater in distress on the South Saskatchewan River on Monday. According to the fire department, 911 callers reported the boat in distress under the University...
Jun 16, 2026 According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, 911 callers said the boat under the University Bridge was being carried downstream, with the operator unable to start the vessel’s outboard motor. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7 billion
Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands. Yum said Tuesday that the privat...
Jun 16, 2026 This Dec. 15, 2016, file photo shows a Pizza Hut restaurant in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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