Murray Wood: Mosquitopalooza
Mosquitoes are, sadly, part of summer in Saskatchewan but on a camping trip Murray found this is an epic year for the bu...
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Four teams fined for exceeding CFL’s salary cap in 2022; Riders were under cap
The Saskatchewan Roughriders played by the rules during the 2022 CFL season. The league announced Friday that an audit found four teams - the Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Redblacks, Toronto Argonauts an...
Apr 28, 2023
Riders announce signing of former University of Houston receiver
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added another American receiver to their roster. The CFL team announced Friday it had signed Jake Herslow, a product of Virginia Beach, Va. Herslow began his collegia...
Apr 28, 2023
Sask. marks day of mourning for those injured or killed on the job
Saskatchewan is observing the national day of mourning Friday for those who lost their lives or suffered an injury or illness on the job. According to the provincial government, 39 fatality claims wer...
Apr 28, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Former Maple Creek teacher faces another charge of sexual assault
Another charge of sexual assault has been filed against a former Maple Creek teacher. In a media release Friday, the Maple Creek RCMP said it had received "an additional report of a historic sexual as...
Apr 28, 2023
Burton Cummings to play Saskatoon Ex in August
Saskatoon will get to clap for the wolfman this summer as Burton Cummings performs at the Saskatoon Ex. The former leader of the Guess Who and a Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee is set to perform ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Burton Cummings/Facebook)
‘Absolutely devastated’ community mourns Dendrae Thunder Lonechild
About a hundred people gathered together on a windy Thursday evening in Regina to pay respects to Dendrae Thunder Lonechild at a candlelight vigil. The 16-year-old boy was hit and killed by a vehicle ...
Apr 27, 2023
Explosives Disposal Unit responds to suspicious package at multi-unit building
The police service's Explosives Disposal Unit was deployed Thursday after a suspicious package was found at a multi-unit residential complex in Saskatoon. In an update sent shortly after 5 p.m., polic...
Apr 27, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Human remains found in landfill on Saskatchewan First Nation
The Saskatchewan RCMP Historical Case Unit is investigating after human remains were found in the Big Island Lake Cree Nation landfill. In a media release Thursday, the Mounties said officers from the...
Apr 27, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sexual exploitation charges against Hepburn teacher stayed
Charges of sexual exploitation against a former teacher at Hepburn School were stayed this week. The case against Ryan Hutchinson began when the Rosthern RCMP received a complaint in June of 2021, and...
Apr 27, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
James Smith Cree Nation chiefs renew call for First Nations policing
The call for First Nations policing continued Thursday after the RCMP provided more details about the mass murders on the James Smith Cree Nation last September. Shortly after the Mounties' media conf...
Apr 27, 2023 RCMP vehicles at the James Smith Cree Nation on Sept. 6, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
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