Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Sask. shifting gears on impaired driving enforcement with proposal of quicker penalties
The Government of Saskatchewan says it is beginning to implement administrative penalties in an effort to curb impaired driving. Potential changes to The Traffic Safety Act are being considered, and t...
Jun 29, 2026 Police during a traffic enforcement blitz in Saskatoon in 2026. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan's minimum wage increasing to $15.70/h this fall
Saskatchewan's minimum wage is set to rise on October 1. But even after the increase from $15.35/hour up to $15.70/h takes effect, the province will still have the third-lowest minimum wage in Canada,...
Jun 29, 2026 Saskatchewan uses the consumer price index and data on average hourly wages to calculate its minimum wage. (650 CKOM file photo)
Same suspects believed to be responsible for two Saturday stabbings in Saskatoon
Police in Saskatoon say officers believe the same group of male suspects was responsible for two separate stabbings on Saturday night. According to police, the first incident saw officers called to th...
Jun 29, 2026 The Saskatoon Police Service says the two incidents happened about 15 minutes apart on 23rd Street East and Second Avenue North, leaving two people recovering in hospital. (650 CKOM file photo)
Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but the clunky antiques still show up in our mailboxes. Murray Wood delivers sharp, i...
Jun 29, 2026
Sarah Mills: It's time to embrace 24 Sussex Drive
The home of Canada's prime minister is steeped in history and shouldn't be left in disrepair. Sarah Mills says the design and build competition to bring it back to glory is the right way to go. The Mi...
Jun 29, 2026
Saskatoon's Canada Day fireworks to be launched from Rotary Park due to bridge closure
The ongoing closure of the University Bridge in Saskatoon has prompted some changes to this year's Canada Day festivities. Organizers of the city's Canada Day celebration said the bridge closure means...
Jun 29, 2026 Canada Day fireworks over Saskatoon on July 1, 2025. (650 CKOM file photo)
Water main replacement begins along Fourth Avenue in Saskatoon
Work to replace water mains along Fourth Avenue begins this week. According to the City of Saskatoon, workers will be replacing the main between 24th and 25th streets starting this week, and the proje...
Jun 29, 2026 Workers will be replacing the main between 24th and 25th streets starting this week, and the project will require the intersection of Fourth Avenue and 24th to be closed for around three weeks. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
VIDEO: Intense storms brought at least one tornado and large hail to eastern Sask. on Sunday
Severe thunderstorms brought at least one confirmed tornado and hail as large as golf balls to eastern parts of Saskatchewan on Sunday. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the confirme...
Jun 29, 2026 A tornado spotted near Pelly, Sask., on June 28, 2026. Environment Canada says it is still working to gather information on the storm. (Bill’s Interesting Things/Facebook)
Saskatoon man, 29, charged with luring a child and extortion: Police
A 29-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with luring a child and extortion after an investigation by the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit. According to police, officers executed a sea...
Jun 29, 2026 The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit, which includes police from Regina and Saskatoon, along with RCMP officers, works to investigate cases involving child sexual abuse and exploitation online. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
PHOTOS: Saskatoon Pride Parade fills downtown with colour for 2026
Saskatoon's Pride Parade for 2026 wound its way colourfully through downtown on Sunday, with thousands of people waving Pride flags, wearing rainbow face paint and bright costumes in support of the LG...
Jun 28, 2026 Rainbow colours brighten the grey day at the 2026 Saskatoon Pride Parade on Spadina Crescent in Saskatoon on June 28, 2026. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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