Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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RCMP arrests attempted murder suspect after Ahtahkakoop shooting
A 31-year-old man facing a charge of attempted murder after a shooting on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation has been found and arrested. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the suspect was arrested without ...
Aug 15, 2023 The Wakaw RCMP has located a 90-year-old man who had been reported missing Thursday.(650 CKOM file photo)
Warehouse fire near encampment site considered suspicious
A fire at a warehouse building adjacent to the site of an encampment on Avenue K South is considered suspicious. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, the fire was reported just after 1:30 a.m. ...
Aug 15, 2023 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
RM, company and landowners fined after illegally burning waste
Illegally disposing of waste from a demolition project has led to a total of $70,000 in fines for a Saskatchewan RM, two local landowners and a construction company. According to Saskatchewan's enviro...
Aug 15, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Collision damages traffic lights at 22nd Street and Avenue H
Traffic restrictions are in place at the intersection of 22nd Street and Avenue H. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, a "minor traffic collision resulted in damage to traffic signals" at the i...
Aug 15, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Weather office warns of poor air quality from wildfire smoke
Much of Saskatchewan is covered in a blanket of smoke today. A plume of wildfire smoke blew into the province overnight, prompting Environment and Climate Change Canada to issue special air quality al...
Aug 15, 2023 File photo (650 CKOM)
RCMP warning about phone scam involving fake Mounties
Somebody in Saskatoon is running a scam — and they’re pretending to be Mounties to do it. In a media release, the real Mounties said the Saskatoon RCMP has got multiple calls over the past...
Aug 15, 2023
Two people charged in fight with cab driver near Saskatoon Ex
Two people are facing charges following a fight with a cab driver Saturday night near the Saskatoon Ex. Police were called around 10:15 p.m. after a cab driver reported a customer who refused to pay f...
Aug 15, 2023
Rollover near Kindersley claims life of 16-year-old girl
A 16-year-old girl from Kindersley is dead after a rollover Sunday south of that city. According to the RCMP, officers were dispatched at around 6:30 p.m., after the Mounties got a call about a single...
Aug 14, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Introducing The Shell Lake Massacre, a Rawlco Radio podcast
On Aug. 15, 1967, James and Evelyn Peterson and seven of their children were murdered in their home near Shell Lake in a shocking crime that still stands as one of the worst random mass murders in Can...
Aug 14, 2023
SLGA runs up total sales of former liquor stores to $3.5 million
Another former liquor store in Saskatchewan has been sold. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) announced it had accepted an offer of $260,000 for its former property in Assi...
Aug 14, 2023
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