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Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Mother of man seen in arrest video calls for justice, FSIN calls for changes
Sherry Penner had trouble watching a video of her son take numerous hits from police during an arrest last week. Penner, joined by members of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and ...
Jul 09, 2020 Sherry Penner (left), the mother of a man whose arrest raised debate of police use of force, wipes tears away as Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice-Chief Edward Lerat speaks to reporters. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon curling club that had March COVID-19 case responds to return to play guidelines
Curling Canada released a 29-page document, outlining guidelines for return to play Tuesday. The changes include sweeping rules, on-ice player positioning with respect to physically distancing and a c...
Jul 08, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. housing market recovering after COVID-19 sales decline
The Saskatchewan real estate market is showing strong signs of recovery after the arrival of COVID-19 sent gloomy sales forecasts to the industry. June data released from the Saskatchewan Realtors Ass...
Jul 08, 2020
Radisson radar down, yet no issues in reporting: Environment Canada
When looking at Environment Canada's website, there seems to be something missing when it comes to its weather radar in and around the west-central regions. Wednesday, Environment Canada told 650 CKOM...
Jul 08, 2020 The Radisson weather radar station has twice the range of the old site, allowing weather systems to be mapped up to 240 kilometres away. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Windstorm rips through Hazenmore, downs trees and power lines
As a storm photographer, Beth Allan has seen damage in Saskatchewan towns before. She admits what she saw in the village of Hazenmore on Tuesday shocked even her. “The first thing we noticed was...
Jul 08, 2020
NSBA shows appreciation for local businesses
The annual popcorn and entrepreneurship event held by the North Saskatoon Business Association (NSBA) will be a little bit different this year. In the past five years, there has been one business reco...
Jul 08, 2020 Mayor of Saskatoon, Charlie Clark, spoke to people in attendance of the NSBA's news conference regarding popcorn night.
(Logan Stein/650 CKOM)
'You're going to have to adapt:' Sask. Hockey working on complex return to play
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) is working to get the nation's game back onto the ice. On March 12, Hockey Canada announced that it cancelled all activities related to the sport, including g...
Jul 07, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Tornado watches issued for areas of southwest Saskatchewan
Environment Canada has issued tornado watches for some areas in southwestern Saskatchewan. The watches are in effect for areas around Assiniboia, Gravelbourg, Coronach, Leader, Gull Lake, Shaunavon, M...
Jul 07, 2020 Storm chaser Craig Hilts captured this funnel cloud touching down at about 4:30 p.m. on July 4 in Glenbain, Sask. (Photo courtesy @CraigHilts71/Twitter)
Saskatchewan enters final stage of Phase 4 reopening plan
Restaurants, bars, indoor rinks, pools, and leisure centers. These are just some of the venues being impacted as Saskatchewan enters the final stage of the Phase 4 reopening plan. The province gave th...
Jul 06, 2020 Canlan Ice Sports - Jemini/Facebook)
Four people rescued from South Saskatchewan River
Water rescue units were deployed to rescue four women in the South Saskatchewan River near the Gordie Howe Bridge. On Sunday evening the Saskatoon Fire Department received a call regarding multiple pe...
Jul 06, 2020 The Saskatoon Fire Department water rescue unit. (File photo)
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