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650 CKOM's newscasts, reporting shortlisted for RTDNA prairie region awards
Whether it's news from your neighborhood or what's happening across the globe, 650 CKOM and 980 CJME work hard to keep you informed. Now, that day-to-day work has earned recognition with six nominatio...
May 23, 2025 Many Saskatchewan fans flocked to Edmonton to take in Game 7 in Oiler country. 650 CKOM's coverage of Edmonton's loss has been shortlisted for an RTDNA award. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Police Briefs: Teen arrested while trying to load sawed-off shotgun
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Thursday afternoon after a struggle with police officers. According to police, the teen was trying to load a sawed-off shotgun at the time of his arrest. Read More: S...
May 23, 2025 Police said a 16-year-old boy is facing a list of charges after he was caught with a sawed-off shotgun on Thursday. (BrianAJackson/Depositphotos.com)
Two dead after single-vehicle crashes on Saskatchewan highways: RCMP
Two people are dead after single-vehicle crashes on Saskatchewan highways this week. On Wednesday, a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 9 left a man from Bredenbury dead. According to a statement rele...
May 23, 2025 Police said the 38-year-old man was declared dead at the scene of the crash on Wednesday. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Downtown: Police seek 3 after man stabbed multiple times and bear maced
It's been almost four weeks since Saskatoon Police located a man who was bear-sprayed and had multiple stab wounds. The police are now asking for help identifying three people whom they believe to be ...
May 23, 2025 Video evidence of the incident shows the three suspects the police are looking for, in addition to the driver of a White Toyota Tundra who called police for the victim. (Saskatoon Police)
Sarah Mills: National unity might be Mark Carney's toughest challenge
Sarah Mills takes a look at the priorities Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out for his ministers in their mandate letters. She says interprovincial trade might be Carney's toughest challenge. The Mill...
May 23, 2025
Murray Wood: Who's hot and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot and who's not. This week's list includes Team Canada and the producers working hard to get crops seeded. Murray Wood del...
May 23, 2025
Nearly 100 people caught driving while distracted during two-day traffic blitz
Police in Saskatoon caught nearly 100 distracted drivers during a two-day traffic blitz held this week. According to police, officers from the Saskatoon Police Service and other provincial agencies we...
May 22, 2025 Overall, the traffic blitz saw police hand out 345 tickets and issue 114 warnings. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Moisture levels still low, 72% planted: Sask. Crop Report
Almost three-quarters of crops have been planted in Saskatchewan, with a 72 per cent completion rate of seeding. Rain delays in the southern and eastern regions of the provinces have led to a smaller ...
May 22, 2025 Almost three-quarters of crops have been planted in Saskatchewan, with a 72 per cent completion rate of seeding. Rain delays in the southern and eastern regions of the provinces have led to a smaller increase from last week. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon City Council passes wildlife feeding ban, bird feeders exempt
An updated city bylaw in Saskatoon prohibits residents from feeding wildlife on all public and private property in the city, though there is an exception for bird feeders. The amendments to the city's...
May 22, 2025 Saskatoon's Urban Biological Services team received 214 calls regarding coyotes in 2024, a significant jump from the 78 coyote calls fielded in 2023. (Devon/Depositphotos.com)
Sarah Mills: Construction congestion causing chaos on roads
Sarah Mills says construction on 11th Avenue in downtown Regina is causing serious headaches for commuters, and some drivers are even going the wrong way on one-way streets trying to get around it. Th...
May 22, 2025
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