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'It was unreal': Retired Saskatchewan farmer has fishing trip of a lifetime
Doug Hodgins has done his fair share of fishing over the years. He won first place and took home $13,000 in the 2018 Saskatchewan Landing Walleye Tournament, and he placed second in the Riverhurst Wal...
Jul 05, 2024 Retired farmer Doug Hodgins and his friend Paul Grimard caught dozens of northern pike ranging from 33 to 43 inches long on a recent fishing trip in Manitoba. (Submitted)
Saskatoon woman charged with impaired driving after crash injures two
A 36-year-old Saskatoon woman has been charged with impaired driving after a crash at the intersection of Rusholme Road and Avenue Q North. Police said the crash happened shortly before noon on Thursd...
Jul 05, 2024 Police say both drivers were left with minor injuries after the crash on Thursday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Calgary's state of emergency ends, outdoor watering ban remains
CALGARY - Calgary is cancelling a state of emergency over its water conservation crisis, but a ban on outdoor watering remains. The city invoked the state of emergency soon after a water main ruptured...
Jul 04, 2024 Calgary is cancelling a state of emergency over its water conservation crisis, but a ban on outdoor watering remains. (The Canadian Press)
Saskatchewan partners with Alberta on Highway 17 passing lane project
The provincial governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan have joined forces to add passing lanes to a stretch of Highway 17, north of Lloydminster. The project will see three sets of passing lanes insta...
Jul 04, 2024 The two provincial governments are also working together on an all-weather road from La Loche to Fort McMurray. (650 CKOM file photo)
Prince Albert man facing child pornography charges
A Prince Albert man is facing charges related to child pornography. According to the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit - which includes officers from the RCMP and several municipal police ...
Jul 04, 2024 The P.A. man is facing two charges of possession of child pornography and one charge of making the material available. (650 CKOM file photo)
Funnel cloud advisories issued for east-central Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has seen a few tornadoes so far this season, and more could be on the way on Thursday. Funnel cloud advisories from Environment Canada went into effect on Thursday morning across large pa...
Jul 04, 2024 The alerts on Thursday covered large parts of east-central Saskatchewan. (650 CKOM file photo)
Crop development falling behind after rainy end to June: Crop Report
Crop, pasture and hay conditions are generally in good shape in Saskatchewan, but rain and hail caused issues in some areas and crop development is behind due to cool temperatures. That's according to...
Jul 04, 2024 Many Saskatchewan producers are hoping for warmer weather in the weeks ahead, while others are still in need of rain. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
STF, gov't still working to find a teachers' contract arbitrator
Nearly three weeks after the province's teachers agreed to take their contract dispute to binding arbitration, the two sides are still trying to find an arbitrator. After months of, often acrimonious,...
Jul 03, 2024
Sask. experiencing smoke from Alta., N.W.T. wildfires
Wildfire smoke from northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories is making its way through Saskatchewan this week. But the good news is it's not expected to cause too many problems according to Terr...
Jul 03, 2024
Canadians with Caribbean ties scramble to escape powerful Hurricane
MONTREAL - George Grant last checked on his mother Wednesday afternoon as Hurricane Beryl bore down on his native Jamaica. In the hilly centre of the island, she is far away from potential flooding bu...
Jul 03, 2024
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8:30 - The Saskatchewan NDP are sounding alarms over a decline in long-term care beds despite the province's rapidly gro...
