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Air quality alerts back in Sask. with return of wildfire smoke
Environment Canada issued air quality statements Monday morning as wildfire smoke rolled back into Saskatchewan. The statements cover the western half of the province including Saskatoon and reach as ...
Sep 18, 2023 Downtown Saskatoon on a smoky day.
Episode 6 of The Shell Lake Massacre: The Aftermath
In the final episode of Rawlco Radio's original podcast series, host Brittany Caffet travels to the gravesite of the Peterson family to reflect on the generational impacts of this crime. The random ki...
Sep 18, 2023 A large headstone marks the site that holds the bodies of the Peterson family in the Shell Lake cemetery. The monument bears a quote from American writer Robert Green Ingersoll: "In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing." (Brittany Caffet)
Rams beat Dinos for first win of Canada West football season
The University of Regina Rams got their first win of the Canada West football season Saturday, beating the University of Calgary Dinos 23-15 at Mosaic Stadium. Rams quarterback Bryden O'Flaherty went ...
Sep 16, 2023
RPS investigates homicide at Winnipeg Street
Regina Police Service is investigating the homicide death of a person that occurred early Saturday morning. According to a news release, police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Winnipeg Street for...
Sep 16, 2023
Provincial pronoun policy is discriminatory says child and youth advocate
Children have a fundamental right to parental support and guidance. But a child's other rights - including non- discrimination on the basis of gender identity and freedom of expression - "must not be ...
Sep 16, 2023 Lisa Broda is Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth. (Twitter/USask Alumni)
Polytechnic students simulate power grid with donated substation control panel
Students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are now able to simulate real-life power systems, thanks to a unique, state-of-the-art donation made possible by an alumnus. The gift is a $200,000 substation prot...
Sep 16, 2023 A a $200,000 substation protection and control panel is unveiled at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic/Submitted)
RCMP responds to report about mass stabbings on JSCN
The RCMP is defending itself after an internal email raised new questions about the police force's response to the mass stabbings on the James Smith Cree Nation last September. According to the report...
Sep 15, 2023 RCMP vehicles at the James Smith Cree Nation on Sept. 6, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. gov’t says cyberattack didn’t access personal information
The Saskatchewan government says personal data hasn’t been compromised in an ongoing cyberattack on some of its websites. An emailed statement from a government spokesperson Friday confirmed the...
Sep 15, 2023
Monthly report shows COVID cases climbing in Saskatchewan
The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is on an upward curve. According to the Ministry of Health’s Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report — which wa...
Sep 15, 2023
41-year-old man charged with murder after death on Buffalo River Dene Nation
A 41-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a death on the Buffalo River Dene Nation in northern Saskatchewan. According to the RCMP, police were called on Wednesday morning to a h...
Sep 15, 2023 According to the RCMP, a 41-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a death on the Buffalo River Dene Nation. (650 CKOM file photo)
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