Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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RCMP on lookout for stabbing suspect in Turnor Lake
The Buffalo Narrows RCMP warned people to avoid travelling to Turnor Lake on Monday while it searched for a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with a stabbing in the community early Monday. In a med...
Oct 31, 2022 Kobin Morin. (RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatchewan to offer assistance for student loan repayment
The Saskatchewan government is giving some students in the province a helping hand. On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Student Aid Program and Canada Student Financial Assistance Program are to make changes...
Oct 31, 2022
The Thunder rolls: Regina wins Prairie Football Conference title
By Matias Bueno The Regina Thunder is one step closer to Canadian junior football supremacy. Fifth-year pivot Carter Shewchuk and running back Ryland Leichert formed a dynamic duo offensively that sun...
Oct 30, 2022
Huskies win, Rams lose in final week of Canada West regular season
The playoff matchups are set in Canada West football — and both semifinals will be played in Saskatchewan. The first-place University of Saskatchewan Huskies (7-1-0) are to face the fourth-place...
Oct 29, 2022
Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign kicks off in Saskatchewan
The Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign officially began Friday, meaning bright red flowers soon will start appearing on jackets all over Saskatchewan. "The poppy is the symbol of remembrance...
Oct 28, 2022
Hilltops charged up for PFC final against Thunder
The Saskatoon Hilltops are hoping history repeats itself. In 2021, Saskatoon lost a pair of PFC games to Regina as the Thunder went undefeated in the regular season. The Hilltops got their revenge in ...
Oct 28, 2022
Pelican Lake man arrested after allegedly firing a gun near RCMP officer
A 24-year-old Pelican Lake man is facing firearms charges after allegedly firing a gun near an RCMP officer. The RCMP said a police dog officer was investigating an abandoned car on the Lac La Ronge I...
Oct 28, 2022
Month-long search uncovers remains possibly connected to 2011 murder investigation
After a search lasting nearly a month, the RCMP found the remains of a man believed to have been murdered in 2011. In February, the RCMP charged two people -- Robert (Bob) Wesley Pich and John Robert ...
Oct 28, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Jerry Lee Lewis, rock 'n' roll pioneer, dead at 87
Pioneering rock 'n' roll artist Jerry Lee Lewis has died. Lewis, known for his on-stage antics and high-energy piano playing, died Friday morning at age 87. Nicknamed "The Killer," Lewis began his car...
Oct 28, 2022 Jerry Lee Lewis at two different stages of his lengthy career. (JerryLeeLewis.com)
Broncos families concerned gov't may loosen requirements for truckers
The families of those hurt or killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash have sent a letter to the Saskatchewan government, raising concerns about potential changes to requirements for truck drivers. In...
Oct 28, 2022
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