Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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Crop report shows harvest progressing well, but still behind five-year average
Harvest is almost a quarter complete in Saskatchewan, but it's not going as quickly as previous years. That's according to the provincial crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture. According to the...
Sep 01, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Regina, Saskatoon offering ways for people to beat the heat
As heat warnings continue Thursday across Saskatchewan, Regina and Saskatoon are offering help for people to deal with the temperature. Environment Canada said daytime highs would hit the low to mid-3...
Sep 01, 2022
SGI says August 2021 hailstorm resulted in $105M in claims
One year later, SGI is calling the hailstorm that hit Regina and southern Saskatchewan on Aug. 31, 2021 the costliest event ever for the insurance company. In a statement to 980 CJME on Wednesday, an ...
Aug 31, 2022
Police respond to armed standoff on Avenue W
Saskatoon police are at the scene of an armed standoff, and asked the public to avoid the area. According to police, officers responded to the 200 block of Avenue W South Wednesday afternoon. Police s...
Aug 31, 2022
Traffic restrictions start Thursday for downtown fireworks festival
The Nutrien Fireworks Festival is to take over Saskatoon's downtown this weekend, and a number of detours, lane restrictions and road closures are to be in place to accommodate the festivities. The fe...
Aug 31, 2022 (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
Police ask for video, info as officers investigate Exhibition bear spray incident
Police in Saskatoon have asked for help from the public as officers try to track down the perpetrators behind a bear spray attack in the grandstand at the Saskatoon Ex. The exhibition was marred by th...
Aug 31, 2022
Blades trade Gronick, 2nd-round pick to Giants for Lies
The Saskatoon Blades have made a big move, trading Regina-born forward Kyren Gronick and a second-round draft pick in 2025 to the Vancouver Giants for 18-year-old forward Justin Lies. The WHL team ann...
Aug 31, 2022 Justin Lies will be joining the Blades, in exchange for forward Kyren Gronick and a draft pick. (Saskatoon Blades/Submitted)
Two dead after rollover near Carrot River: RCMP
Two people are dead after a single-vehicle rollover near Carrot River on Tuesday. According to the RCMP, a vehicle carrying six people rolled on Highway 123 north of Carrot River shortly after noon on...
Aug 31, 2022
Roughriders’ Dickenson tests positive for COVID
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson has been sidelined. The CFL team tweeted Wednesday that Dickenson has tested positive for COVID-19 and was in quarantine as per the league’s C...
Aug 31, 2022
Saskatoon Food Bank aiming to raise $100,000 in milk money next month
The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre wants to be able to provide a litre of fresh milk to every child who comes through its doors. With that aim in mind, the organization is launching its annua...
Aug 31, 2022
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