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SaskTel wireless service outage affecting customers in northeast Saskatchewan
Can you hear me now? SaskTel customers in several northeast communities are without wireless service on Monday after a storm damaged local power infrastructure over the weekend. Read more: VIDEO: Torn...
Jul 13, 2026 SaskTel said the outage was caused by damaged power infrastructure, and wireless service will be restored when power comes back online. (650 CKOM file photo)
Teen boys arrested after allegedly brandishing fake gun during liquor store robbery
Three boys, ages 13, 15 and 15, were arrested on Friday afternoon after allegedly brandishing a fake gun and a machete during a robbery at a liquor store on 22nd Street West. According to police, offi...
Jul 13, 2026 “A woman confronted the group and one of the males brandished what appeared to be a firearm, while another pulled out a machete,” police said in a statement. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Caribou calf born at Saskatoon's Forestry Farm last month growing quickly
The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo welcomed a new animal last month, and he's already growing fast. A male caribou calf was born at the Forestry Farm on June 25 to Mira, one of the zoo's resid...
Jul 13, 2026 Lyall Petrie the caribou may be less than a month old, but he already weighs 12.8 kilograms. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Hundreds of economists say 'we must act now' on AI's economic impact and job displacement risks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hundreds of economists say in an open letter that institutions "must act now" to address how artificial intelligence could transform the economy and could put many people out of w...
Jul 13, 2026 Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
Richard E. Grant, Cillian Murphy, Kylie Minogue and more mourn the death of Sam Neill
Fellow actors and fans of Sam Neill mourned his passing after the actor died Monday following a diagnosis of a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill achieved his highest level of fame in "Jurassic ...
Jul 13, 2026 Actor Sam Neill poses at the premiere of "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 22, 2016, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)
Murray Wood: Fish, biscuits and scenery drawing Americans to Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says Saskatchewan's north is a big draw to American anglers, for some obvious reasons. Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful commentary with a blend of wit, skepticism and straight talk. ...
Jul 13, 2026
Sarah Mills: Tougher impaired driving penalties are worth supporting
Good public policy isn't measured by how tough it sounds; it's measured by whether it works. Sarah Mills says that should be the goal when assessing Saskatchewan's new impaired driving penalties. The ...
Jul 13, 2026
Snowbirds to make passes over Saskatoon on Tuesday before team is grounded
Fans of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds in Saskatoon will have another chance to see the iconic red and white jets before the team is grounded. Brian Swidrovich, an organizer for the Canada Remembers Ai...
Jul 13, 2026 The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform a flypast over the National Capital Region, as seen from Gatineau, Que., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Police investigate the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Police said Monday they are investigating the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams, after his body was discovered this weekend at a property in the...
Jul 13, 2026 South Africa's Jayden Adams during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Czechia and South Africa in Atlanta, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)
US and Iran each assert they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further thre...
Jul 13, 2026 Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
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