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Nordic spa and hotel construction on city's edge moving ahead
It's been more than four years in the making, but a controversial project on the edge of Saskatoon is one step closer to construction. On Wednesday, City council unanimously approved zoning changes in...
Sep 25, 2025 Alongside the new hotel, city council approved changes to the Willows golf course in 2023, reducing the number of holes from 27 to 18. (650 CKOM file photo)
650 CKOM wins RTDNA awards for best newscast, continuing coverage
From the newscasts that keep you informed each day to the work of our reporters bringing you the stories that matter, 650 CKOM is dedicated to keeping you informed and up to speed. Those efforts have ...
Sep 25, 2025 CKOM newsroom took home two prestigious Radio and Television Digital News Association Prairie Region awards, including Best Radio Newscast and Continuing Coverage. (Sarah Mills/650 CKOM)
Sask. harvest 68% complete, but lagging behind long-term averages: Crop report
Harvest in Saskatchewan is 68 per cent complete, up from 53 per cent a week ago, but a number of factors are slowing down producers' progress as they work to get the 2025 crops into the bin. According...
Sep 25, 2025 Saskatchewan producers made good progress on harvest over the past week, but progress is still well behind the five- and 10-year averages. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: Choosing between Trump and science is an easy call
Murray Wood says U.S. President Donald Trump's comments linking Tylenol to autism run against the scientific consensus. Wood says medical decisions should always be guided by the best evidence and exp...
Sep 25, 2025
Sarah Mills: Your stories matter, and local news is more important than ever
Local news matters. In today's Mills Minute, provincial news director Sarah Mills says telling the stories of our province and its people is what keeps our news team doing what we do every single day....
Sep 25, 2025
Ride with caution: Sask. RCMP shares safety tips for ATV riders
All-terrain vehicles are a fun way to get around in Saskatchewan, but the RCMP said ATVs can be dangerous if they're used incorrectly. Police in Saskatchewan have responded to a number of fatal incide...
Sep 25, 2025 The RCMP said ATV riders should always tell someone where they’re going and when they plan to return. (NewAfrica/Depositphotos.com)
Parking lot to replace Marquis Downs horse racing track
A gravel parking lot will replace the decades-old race track, Marquis Downs at Prairieland Park. Today, Saskatoon's city council voted 10 to one to demolish the barn, grandstand and track. Marquis Dow...
Sep 24, 2025 Based on the lease the City of Saskatoon has with Prairieland Park, City Solicitor Cindy Yelland said turning Marquis Downs into a parking lot didn’t require public consultation. (Prairieland Park Facebook)
Mounties warn of misinformation as investigation into highway shooting continues
The Saskatchewan RCMP is warning the public about online misinformation as officers continue to investigate a shooting death on a highway near Weyburn. On the evening of Sept. 12, 44-year-old Tanya My...
Sep 24, 2025 The shooting happened just after 8 p.m. on Sept. 12, near the Richardson Pioneer/Viterra grain terminals/elevators on Highway 39. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Where's the beef? Sask. man charged after allegedly stealing cattle in Sedley area
A 62-year-old man from the RM of Francis is facing criminal charges after an investigation into missing cattle. According to the RCMP, officers got a report saying the animals were missing from an acr...
Sep 24, 2025 The RCMP said the six stolen animals were recovered after an investigation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. firearms commissioner outlines issues with gun buyback as Ottawa launches pilot
As Canada's federal government prepares to launch a program designed to seize "assault style firearms" and compensate the owners, Saskatchewan's firearms commissioner says there are some big issues wi...
Sep 24, 2025 Saskatchewan firearms commissioner Robert Freberg said he doesn't believe the federal buyback program will help reduce gun crime or provide adequate compensation to law-abiding gun owners. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson)
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