Murray Wood: The Saskatchewan farmer who heard a cry and reacted heroically
Murray wood says Cody Glenn came upon a horrific crash on a Saskatchewan highway and had to make a split-second decision...
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Saskatchewan farmers hit with wave of gophers damaging crops
Farmers and producers in Saskatchewan are being hit with another obstacle to overcome this summer. Gophers have started taking over farmland, making it their own personal playground and have begun to ...
Jun 27, 2025 Both SARM and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation are offering farmers and producers in Saskatchewan help to deal with Gophers (Butlerstockphotography1/Depositphotos.com)
All eyes on Saskatoon's Roger McQueen ahead of 2025 NHL Draft
Saskatoon's Roger McQueen was all smiles when asked about what was going through his mind ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles on Friday. "It's pretty cool, just kind of working towards it my wh...
Jun 25, 2025 Brandon Wheat Kings forward and Saskatoon product Roger McQueen is expected to be selected in the first-round of the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles on Friday. (Brandon Wheat Kings/submitted)
Construction begins on long-awaited central Saskatoon school
Five years after the provincial government announced funding for a city-centre school in Saskatoon, shovels finally hit the ground to mark the unofficial start of construction. "It's thrilling. It's a...
Jun 23, 2025 Saskatchewan MLAs and members of the Saskatoon Public School Division put shovels in the ground on June 23, 2025, to unofficially begin construction of Saskatoon's new city centre school on Avenue H South. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Iran launches missile attacks on US bases in Qatar, Iraq
Iran launched missile attacks Monday on a U.S. military bases in Qatar and Iraq, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region. People in Doh...
Jun 23, 2025 President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)
Iranian cultural leader in Saskatoon says U.S. strikes raise 'conflicting emotions'
The United States carried out air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday, joining Israel's efforts to shut down the country's nuclear program. Pooyan Arab, executive director of the Saskat...
Jun 23, 2025 A B-2 bomber arrives at Whiteman Air Force Base Mo., Sunday, June 22, 2025, after returning from a massive strike on Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday. (AP Photo/David Smith)
Weekend brings high rainfall totals to some Saskatchewan communities
Most of Saskatchewan was blanketed with rain over the past weekend. The much-needed rain was heaviest in the central and southern parts of the province, though it also led to flooding in some communit...
Jun 23, 2025 Communities across the southern and central parts of Saskatchewan were pelted with rain over the weekend. Lucky Lake had the highest rainfall total in the province, with 71.7 millimetres. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Wanuskewin celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
Rainy conditions didn't stop hundreds of people, many wearing orange shirts or traditional Indigenous regalia, from showing up to Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatoon on Saturday to celebrate Nationa...
Jun 22, 2025 Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block speaks at Wanuskewin's National Indigenous Peoples Day event on June 21, 2025. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Culture, reconciliation highlighted by hundreds in Saskatoon Rock Your Roots walk
Hundreds of people were decked out in orange on Friday morning in Saskatoon as they took part in the Rock Your Roots - Walk for Reconciliation. Wearing orange is symbolic of reconciliation, residentia...
Jun 20, 2025 John Dreaver and John Tootoosis were both dressed in their regalia on Friday morning and danced as part of the festivities in Victoria park on Friday. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Denare Beach woman says more could've been done to save homes destroyed by fire
A Denare Beach resident isn't happy with the Saskatchewan government after a wildfire destroyed her home, along with many other homes and buildings in the community. Keri Lentowicz said she and her fa...
Jun 20, 2025 NDP MLA Jordan McPhail says he’s demanding answers from the Sask. Party government about the lack of water bombers that were fit to fly while numerous wildfires burned in the province. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Creighton mayor working on plan to get wildfire evacuees back home
Although most wildfire evacuees from the northern Saskatchewan have been allowed to return home, residents of a handful of communities are still being told to stay away because of the threat of the fi...
Jun 19, 2025 Creighton mayor Bruce Fidler says his community is working on a plan to get people back home after the wildfire threat has subsided, but he said there are still hot spots in the area and medical services have not yet been fully restored. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
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