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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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Fraser Minten scores twice as Blades beat Rebels in Game 1
Going into Friday night's WHL playoff game at SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon Blades fans had to go back to March 22, 2019 to see their team's last Game 1 win. Names like Kirby Dach, Nolan Maier and Aidan D...
Apr 12, 2024 Fraser Minten celebrating his second goal of the game, en route to a 4-1 win over the Rebels. (Credit: Steve Hiscock)
Provincial government optimistic talks with teachers next week could lead to deal
The Saskatchewan government decided to end the week with the good news that bargaining will soon resume with teachers. A week after the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) announced it was impleme...
Apr 12, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill speaks at an event in Saskatoon on Friday shortly after the announcement that the province and teachers will be returning to the bargaining table next week. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Northern communities bracing for forest fire conditions as snow melts
Almost a year after people were forced to evacuate Buffalo Narrows because of wildfires, the community's mayor is feeling confident it will be in a better situation this year when it comes to dealing ...
Apr 12, 2024 Towering flames from a wildfire burning near Buffalo Narrows on May 15, 2023. (Loren Chartier/Facebook)
Saskatoon Blades primed for second-round rematch with Red Deer Rebels
The Saskatoon Blades appear ready for their second-round playoff rematch against the Red Deer Rebels. The Blades made history last year by overcoming a 3-0 series deficit in their second-round series ...
Apr 11, 2024 Saskatoon Blades in action against the Prince Albert Raiders in their first-round playoff series. The Blades are set to face Red Deer in Round 2 on Friday night at SaskTel Centre. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
Spring puts an official end to what was a unique year for Sask. ski hills
Now that the snow has disappeared, the operators of ski and snowboard hills in Saskatchewan can reflect on a very unique year. Saskatoon's Optimist Hill was the first place with snow this year -- beca...
Apr 11, 2024 Optimist Hill in Saskatoon closed for the season March 24. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
B.C. man's search for his luggage ends in Saskatoon
It started off as a simple flight home, but ended up as a police investigation. Riley Phillips was aboard a Flair Airlines flight in February going from Toronto to Abbotsford. When he landed in the B....
Apr 11, 2024 Riley Phillips' suitcase ended up in Saskatoon. Thanks to his AirTag in the bag, he was able to recover his baggage. (Riley Phillips/Submitted)
Thousands of Muslims gather in Saskatoon to celebrate end of Ramadan
Thousands of Muslims gathered at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park on Wednesday to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. "For the last month we've been fasting. The fast ...
Apr 10, 2024 Thousands of Muslims pray at Prairieland Park during Eid al-Fitr as they celebrate the end of Ramadan. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
No injuries or structures damaged after large grass fire southeast of Saskatoon
Fire crews from Saskatoon and the surrounding area fought a grass fire southeast of the city that was sparked early on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, the blaze was half...
Apr 09, 2024 The fire department said firefighters were still at the scene late Tuesday afternoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Boulet family hoping to continue to inspire on Green Shirt Day
Sunday is Green Shirt Day across Canada. The special day was started by the family of Logan Boulet after he was one of 16 people who died as a result of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018...
Apr 07, 2024 Toby and Bernadine Boulet holding one of 16 blankets received by families of the Humboldt Broncos Bus tragedy. Sixteen blankets were delivered to Humboldt, Sask, a gift from the Waywayseecappo First Nation community to give to victims’ families of the deadly bus crash in April 2018. Credit: Green Shirt Day
Ticket punched as Blades defeat Raiders to advance to Round 2
The message was simple for the Saskatoon Blades ahead of Friday night's Game 5 of a first-round WHL playoff series against the Prince Albert Raiders. Win and you move on. The Blades did just that, win...
Apr 06, 2024 The Saskatoon Blades surround goalie Austin Elliott after defeating the Prince Albert Raiders 6-2 to advance to the second round of the WHL Playoffs (Saskatoon Blades X)
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