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Murray Wood notes that while we have seen years with "perfect" weather in the province, they aren't that commo...
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Dakota Dunes breaks ground on new thermal spa
Ground was broken today as Whitecap Dakota First Nation announced its newest addition to the Dakota Dunes Resort. A $52 million dollar thermal spa will be open to the public at the Dakota Dunes resort...
Jul 24, 2024 Ground was broken at Dakota Dunes today for their 52- million dollar thermal spa. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
Crews battle 'two alarm' fire at Prestige Flooring on Jasper Avenue
The total cost for damages is expected to be substantial after fire crews battled a blaze at Prestige Flooring and Hardwood in Saskatoon on Wednesday. Everyone got out of the building okay and no one ...
Jul 24, 2024 A two alarm fire required more than a dozen response vehicles to Jasper Avenue on Tuesday as crews battled a blaze at Prestige Flooring. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Pike Lake's Rylan Wiens hopes for a Olympic Games Paris 2024 medal
When thinking of Pike Lake, Saskatchewan, images of the beach might pop up or it might be references as that place next door to Dakota Dunes, but in 2024 it's now known for being home to a two-time Ol...
Jul 24, 2024 Rylan Wiens (pictured left) and his coach Mary Carroll (pictured right) will be heading to their second Olympic Games in Paris together. Wiens says he's hoping to get on the podium at this summers Games. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Drowning prevention week: How to stay safe on the lake
The Lifesaving Society has announced that July 21-27 will be National Drowning Prevention Week. In Saskatchewan, five water-related deaths have been reported this month. Since the beginning of the sum...
Jul 24, 2024 Life Jackets are made available to everyone at the beach thanks to the Life Jacket Loaner Station at Pike Lake. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
New pediatric specialist welcomed to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Read more Province's first portable pediatric MRI now operational in Saskatoon JPCH Foundation donates $2 million for new pediatric research fund Children in Saskatchewan will soon be able to get help...
Jul 23, 2024 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital has welcomed Gastroenterologist Dr. Rabin Persad to their pediatric care uni . (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
Saskatoon leisure centres, outdoor pools experiencing phone outage
The City of Saskatoon says its leisure centres and outdoor pools still cannot receive incoming phone calls. A statement from the city on Saturday confirmed this problem and said the issue regarding th...
Jul 22, 2024 Kids enjoying Riversdale Pool despite rainy and windy conditions. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Youth athletes brace for heat at Sask. Summer Games in Lloydminster
Hundreds of youth athletes have arrived in Lloydminster for the Saskatchewan Summer Games, which held its opening ceremony on Sunday night. Greg Perreaux, Executive Direction of the Saskatchewan Games...
Jul 22, 2024
ECCC: 'Warmer than normal heat levels could last until early Sept.'
Hot temperatures in Saskatchewan have been causing the province to sweat. Weeks have been jam-packed with 30-plus temperatures and people are starting to wonder when they can expect some relief. David...
Jul 22, 2024 Saskatchewan won't see temperature drop until about Friday according to David Phillips, senior climatologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada. Adding one of the only positive parts of the smoke is that it is blocking the sun from making the grounds any hotter. (The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu)
Heat, smoke don't stop Sask. campers having a good time
When temperatures in Saskatchewan climb to the mid-30s, it takes some creative thinking to stay cool. At Pike Lake Provincial Park near Saskatoon on Sunday, the common denominator for crowds seeking t...
Jul 21, 2024 Wildfire smoke and hot temperatures did not stop campers from filling up the beach at Pike Lake. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
Wolseley's Twilite drive-in marks 70 years in the movie business
You'll see them starring in movies like Grease, Back to the Future and The Outsiders. They might have had their hey-day in the 1960s, but drive-in movie theatres are still around, and the Twilite Driv...
Jul 21, 2024 The Twilite Drive-in Theatre in Wolseley (Submitted/Twilite Drive-in Theatre)
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