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Labour Day Classic at Mosaic Stadium sold out
It's the biggest football game of the year ... and it's not the Grey Cup. The 57th Labour Day Classic - the annual meeting between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Green and White's perennial riva...
Aug 25, 2022 Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Sask. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Babcock steps down as Huskies' head coach
Mike Babcock's time as the University of Saskatchewan Huskies' head coach is over after just one season. The Huskies men's hockey team announced Thursday the former NHL coach had resigned. The team's ...
Aug 25, 2022 Mike Babcock has resigned as head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team. (University of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Heat warning in effect for parts of northern Saskatchewan
Summer may be nearing its end, but the heat is sticking around. Environment Canada put a heat warning into effect for some communities in northern Saskatchewan Thursday. The warning covers the areas a...
Aug 25, 2022
Well-known lawyer Marie Henein to represent Dawn Walker
Marie Henein, a prominent Toronto-based lawyer, will be representing a Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her own death and abducting a seven-year-old boy. In an email to 650 CKOM, Henein confirmed ...
Aug 25, 2022 Toronto-based lawyer Marie Henein confirmed she is representing Dawn Walker. (Henein Hutchison LLP)
Progress of harvest in Saskatchewan matches five-year average
Harvest is right on schedule in Saskatchewan. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is 16 per cent done in the province, matching the five-year average for this...
Aug 25, 2022
Dawn Walker's sister elated to see her return to Canada
The sister of Dawn Walker -- the Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her own death and that of a seven-year-old boy before leaving the country using false documents -- says she's thrilled her sister ...
Aug 24, 2022 Dawn Walker is facing charges in Canada and the United States. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
‘He’s a good quarterback’: Riders prepare for O’Connor-led Lions
The B.C. Lions will have a new leader of the pack Friday. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are preparing to face a Michael O’Connor-led Lions team after Nathan Rourke suffered a foot injury in last ...
Aug 24, 2022
Almost 500 impaired drivers stopped in July: SGI
SGI focused on impaired driving in July, and came to a simple conclusion: "Too many people chose to drive while impaired," the Crown insurance corporation said in a news release Wednesday. According t...
Aug 24, 2022
P.A. police say 85-year-old woman dead after assault at care home
An 85-year-old woman is dead in a suspected homicide at a Prince Albert care home. According to Prince Albert police, the victim was assaulted at the care home Aug. 14, and was taken to hospital in se...
Aug 24, 2022 (Prince Albert Police Service/Facebook)
U of S, U of R won't require masks during fall term
The University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina won't require students and staff to wear masks during the fall term, but face coverings are still encouraged. In a statement, the University of ...
Aug 24, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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