Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Investigation underway after man dies in Saskatoon police cell
A 51-year-old man died in a cell in the Saskatoon Police Service's detention unit early Thursday. In a media release, police said officers responded to a call about an intoxicated male who had fallen ...
Apr 21, 2022
Search for missing boy continues on Red Earth Cree Nation
The search for a missing five-year-old boy on the Red Earth Cree Nation entered its third day Thursday. Frank Young was reported missing to the Carrot River RCMP on Tuesday afternoon. Police and commu...
Apr 21, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon firefighters kept busy with 2 house fires
A busy week for firefighters in Saskatoon continued on Wednesday evening. The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) was called at 9:14 p.m. to the 400 block of Avenue E South, where a small fire had broken ...
Apr 21, 2022 A fire in the 300 block of Avenue Q South on April 20, 2022. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Sinking feeling: City deals with another spring sinkhole
For the third time this spring, a sinkhole opened up on Saskatoon roads. The large hole formed Wednesday afternoon at Broadway Avenue and Eighth Street where city crews have been working on a water ma...
Apr 21, 2022 A water main break caused a sinkhole at Broadway Avenue and Eighth Street on April 21, 2022 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Search on George Gordon First Nation finds 14 'possible burials'
The George Gordon First Nation said Wednesday a search near the site of a former residential school has located 14 "possible burials." Members of the community expect that number to grow in the future...
Apr 20, 2022
Ryan Meili reveals positive COVID test result
NDP Leader Ryan Meili has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet Wednesday, the outgoing party leader revealed he was the last member of his family to test positive for the virus, and noted he has t...
Apr 20, 2022
Saskatchewan offers look at design of Treaty boundary signs
Saskatchewan has unveiled the design of highway signs that will be erected to mark Treaty boundaries — the first signs of their kind in Canada. Signs at the boundary between Treaty 4 and Treaty ...
Apr 20, 2022
Hits on Highway Hotline reach all-time high
The ongoing winter of 2021-22 has helped the Highway Hotline set a record in Saskatchewan. Over the past year, the Hotline recorded nearly 13 million hits — more than double the number it usuall...
Apr 20, 2022
Going camping: Riders to hold training camp in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are runnin' back to Saskatoon. The CFL team announced Tuesday it will be holding its 2022 training camp in the Bridge City. A three-year agreement with the University of S...
Apr 19, 2022 Griffiths Stadium at Nutrien Park, home of the U of S Huskies men's football team. (snakewilson/Wikipedia)
'We sat there dumbfounded:' Regina man claims province's biggest lottery jackpot
It's no joke to suggest that April Fool's Day will forever hold special meaning for Regina's Dale McEwen. On April 1, McEwen and his family were heading west on a ski trip in B.C. They stopped at a Co...
Apr 19, 2022
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day, talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipat...
