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Cameco announces $1.8 million in funding for community organizations
Cameco is giving some community organizations an early Christmas present. On Tuesday, the company announced that it will be providing $1.8 million in funding, which will be divided between 24 differen...
Dec 12, 2023 YWCA CEO Cara Bahr along with Cameco's president and CEO Tim Gitzel and the Meewasin Valley Authority’s Amy Wall after Cameco announced $1.8 million in funding for local organizations. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Chances of a white Christmas looking low for Saskatchewan
Christmas is just two weeks away, but if you look outside of your window right now, chances are it looks nothing like winter. Very little snow has fallen in most parts of Saskatchewan so far this seas...
Dec 11, 2023 A brown Christmas could be ahead for much of Saskatchewan, according to Environment Canada. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Rush drop home opener to Rochester 16-14
A late penalty in the fourth quarter from Saskatchewan Rush defenceman Bobby Kidd III proved to be costly as the Rush dropped their home opener 16-14 to the Rochester Knighthawks on Saturday night at ...
Dec 09, 2023 The Saskatchewan Rush host the Rochester Knighthawks in Pre-season action at Sasktel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, December 09, 2023
Fire destroys Kamsack's historic Woodlander Hotel
The iconic Woodlander Hotel in Kamsack burned down Friday night. The hotel was built in 1912 and Kamsack Fire Chief Ken Thompson said the building has gone through a lot. https://www.facebook.com/fran...
Dec 09, 2023 The Woodlander Hotel in Kamsack on fire. (Submitted/Michael Puk)
Retired Saskatoon police officer warns about sextortion
The conversation surrounding sextortion cases is picking up steam across Canada. It comes after a 12-year-old boy in B.C. committed suicide after being the victim in a sextortion case. Sextortion is t...
Dec 09, 2023 Saskatchewan's ICE Unit got 35 reports of sextortion between November of 2022 and the end of January this year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sidorov hat trick earns Blades 4-2 win over Rebels
While most fans at SaskTel Centre on Friday night were treated to the home debut of Fraser Minten, their attention quickly shifted to the night Egor Sidorov had. Sidorov had a hat trick and four point...
Dec 08, 2023 Egor Sidorov. (File photo courtesy of Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blades)
Saskatoon finds $10.9-million surplus a week after council approves tax hikes
A week after Saskatoon city council finalized its 2024 budget - which included a 6.04 per cent property tax increase for next year to address a budget shortfall - the city's utility service has found ...
Dec 08, 2023 The surplus was possible due to $3.1 million from deferred hiring and $1.2 million in savings from offices, maintenance and other deferrals. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Actor Ryan Reynolds spends time with Swift Current girl after surgery
Swift Current's Bella Thomson got to meet one of the most famous actors in the world just weeks after undergoing a major surgery at the SickKids Hospital in Toronto. Just two weeks after nine-year-old...
Dec 08, 2023 Ryan Reynolds spent some time with Swift Current's "Bella Brave" shortly after her life-saving surgery. (Kyla Thomson/Instagram)
Much of Saskatchewan prepares for possible snowfall
It may soon begin to look a lot like Christmas in Saskatchewan, as precipitation that began overnight is expected to soon turn into flurries. On Wednesday, Environment Canada issued a freezing rain wa...
Dec 07, 2023 Environment Canada says Saskatoon is expecting up to eight centimetres of snow, while Regina could get as much as 14 centimeters. (Highway Hotline/Twitter)
Environment Canada issues warning as Saskatoon prepares for freezing rain
'Rain, Rain, Go Away' isn't something people in Saskatoon expected to be singing in early December, but with freezing rain in the forecast, that tune might be heard around the city in coming days. Env...
Dec 06, 2023 Environment Canada issued a freezing rain warning for Saskatoon and much of central Saskatchewan on Wednesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
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