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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Saskatoon futsal players, coach help lead Canada to historic World Cup berth
Three futsal players and a coach from Saskatoon helped lead Canada Soccer's first-ever women's futsal team to a historic championship victory at the inaugural CONCACAF W Futsal Championship in Guatema...
May 05, 2025 Goalkeeper Jadyn Steinhauer, defender Jade Houmphanh, winger Erica Hindmarsh and assistant coach Jerson Barandica-Hamilton, who are all from Saskatoon, helped Canada book its ticket to the inaugural 2025 FIFA Women’s Futsal World Cup in the Philippines after qualifying at a tournament in Guatemala this past weekend. (Electric Umbrella/Submitted)
Saskatoon's Kerri Lovelace breaking track records at age 40
Kerri Lovelace is living proof that age is just a number. At the age of 40, the track and field athlete from Saskatoon set a new Canadian record time in the 50-metre sprinting event at the World Maste...
May 05, 2025 At the age of 40, Saskatoon's Kerri Lovelace is fresh off breaking a Canadian record at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
First Pop Con YXE a big hit with comic and cosplay aficionados in Saskatoon
It was a busy weekend at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, as the first Pop Con YXE was held on May 3 and 4. The pop culture event similar to Comic-Con provides a space for comic lovers and cosplay enthu...
May 04, 2025 Evan Burr (left) and Chris Frisen were dressed up as characters from Ghostbusters at Pop Con YXE this weekend. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatchewan Rush dominates Halifax 16-7 in Game 1 of NLL semifinals
The Saskatchewan Rush outplayed the Halifax Thunderbirds in Game 1 of the best of three National Lacrosse League semifinals in Nova Scotia on Saturday. The Rush hit the floor hot, netting six goals in...
May 04, 2025 Austin Shanks scoring one of his six goals as the Saskatchewan Rush dominate the Halifax Thunderbird 16-7 in game 1 of the NLL Semi finals (Saskatchewan Rush/X)
NLL: Saskatchewan Rush travel to Halifax to open semifinal series
All eyes will be on the Saskatchewan Rush this weekend as they make the lengthy flight to Halifax for the first game of its best-of-three National Lacrosse League (NLL) semifinal series against the Ha...
May 03, 2025 The Saskatchewan Rush have hit the road for the first game of its best-of-three series against the Halifax Thunderbirds. (Saskatchewan Rush/Submitted)
Any little thing could spark a grass or wildfire, Sask. fire chief warns
The sun is out, the air is warm and the land is dry in Saskatchewan - which makes for a perfect recipe for grass or wildfires. On Friday afternoon, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's website showed 4...
May 02, 2025 The Fire Chief of the Aberdeen and Blucher fire department says the RM is at a medium to high risk of a grass fire starting even with a fire ban in place (Saskatoon Fire Department/submitted)
Torpedo bats are taking baseball by storm. Could they make appearance in Sask.?
In the span of just over a month, an "invention" by the New York Yankees has become the one of the hottest trends in all baseball. When Major League Baseball's regular season started at the end of Mar...
May 01, 2025 Vince Shivak owns Back 2 Back Bats in Saskatoon and has experimented with making the custom baseball bat. The trend started last month after the New York Yankees hit 15 home runs in three games mostly using the newly introduced bat. (Shane Clausing,650 CKOM)
Saskatoon residents have mixed feelings about federal election results
The Liberals are set to form another minority government in Ottawa, and voters in in Saskatoon had mixed feelings about the results of Monday's election. The Conservatives once again swept much of Sas...
Apr 30, 2025 Saskatoon residents shared their thoughts on the results of Monday's election, which left the Liberal Party under Mark Carney set to form a minority government. (The Canadian Press)
Saskatchewan athletes, coach named to inaugural Canada women's futsal team
Saskatchewan is well represented on Canada Soccer's inaugural women's national futsal team. Goalkeeper Jadyn Steinhauer, defender Jade Houmphanh and winger Erica Hindmarsh are all from Saskatoon and h...
Apr 29, 2025 Fifth-year University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's soccer team player Jade Houmphanh is one of four players who were named to Canada's innagural women's futsal team this past week. (Electric Umbrella/Submitted)
Dates announced for Sask. Rush semifinal series against Halifax
After picking up a 13-9 win against the Georgia Swarm at home in the NLL playoff quarter-final this past weekend, the dates have been set for the Saskatchewan Rush's next stop on the team's playoff jo...
Apr 28, 2025 The Saskatchewan Rush will begin a semifinal playoff series against the Thunderbirds on May 3 in Halifax. (Saskatchewan Rush/Submitted)
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