Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Air quality alert issued for northwest Saskatchewan
Wildfire smoke is causing poor visibility and making it hard to breathe. Environment Canada issued an air quality alert Thursday for northwest Saskatchewan including the communities of La Loche, Lloyd...
May 05, 2023 A wildfire observed from the air in northern Saskatchewan on July 5, 2015. (Dave Webster/submitted)
SJHL keeping close eye on BCHL’s split from Hockey Canada
There’s a breakaway going on that has the SJHL’s attention. The BCHL announced Monday it was splitting off from Hockey Canada as of June 1, a move the league believes will offer more optio...
May 04, 2023
Police make third arrest in connection with 2009 killings
Police in Saskatoon have made a third arrest in connection with two 2009 killings. The first incident occurred on Jan. 1, 2009, when police responded to a double stabbing on Avenue T South. A 24-year-...
May 04, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
British author shares thoughts on upcoming coronation of King Charles III
The coronation of King Charles III on Saturday will be the first one most people will ever witness, given that Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953. Mark Borkowski, a British PR agent, author and lo...
May 04, 2023
Stabbing sends man to Saskatoon hospital
A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing Wednesday night in Saskatoon. In a release Thursday, police said they got a call at about 8:45 p.m., about an injured person in the 400 bloc...
May 04, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Roughriders announce retirement of former Rams receiver Boersma
Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Riley Boersma has retired before playing in a CFL regular-season game. The Roughriders made the announcement in a media release Thursday, just six days before the CFL...
May 04, 2023
Drug-testing spectrometers deployed at two locations in Saskatchewan
There’s a new initiative in Saskatchewan that could offer some more protection for people who use drugs. The Government of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Health Authority and community-based org...
May 04, 2023
Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency taps new CEO
The Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency has recruited a new CEO. The government announced Thursday that Erin Brady will take charge of the SHRA on May 23. She has worked previously with the Sas...
May 04, 2023
Crown mineral rights to be transferred to Ocean Man First Nation
For the second time in a month, a Saskatchewan First Nation is getting Crown mineral rights from the provincial government. In a media release Thursday, the government said 63 hectares (or 156 acres) ...
May 04, 2023
Ice completes sweep of Blades in WHL's Eastern Conference final
The Saskatoon Blades' 2022-23 season ended Wednesday. The Winnipeg Ice beat the Blades 3-2 at SaskTel Centre to complete a sweep of Saskatoon in the WHL's best-of-seven Eastern Conference final. In th...
May 03, 2023 Members of the Saskatoon Blades after being swept by the Winnipeg Ice in the WHL Eastern Conference final. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
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