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Woman launches petition pleading for upgrades to Highway 41
A woman living just outside Aberdeen has launched a petition calling on the province to build passing lanes on Highway 41. Highway 41 was the site of a deadly crash on Sunday which killed a family of ...
Oct 20, 2023 The intersection of Edenberg Road and Highway 41, where a deadly crash killed four people last weekend. (Jodi Levi/Submitted)
'As long as the sun shines:' Sask. adds new treaty border highway signs
Last fall, Saskatchewan became the first province to erect treaty border signs along its highways, and four new signs are being added. The project started several ago with the help of the public, and ...
Oct 19, 2023 New treaty border signs will be popping up on Saskatchewan highways. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
By the numbers: Saskatchewan's 2023 wildfire season
It doesn't take an expert to know that this past wildfire season in Saskatchewan was a bad one for the province. Many days throughout the summer months were spent reading air quality index reports and...
Oct 19, 2023 A Saskatchewan water bomber battles a fire this past summer. This summer saw forest fires burn an area five times the size of Prince Albert National Park. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
LISTEN: Aden Bowman receiver turning heads in Saskatoon
A high school football player in Saskatoon is in the midst of one of the best seasons the city has ever seen. Aden Bowman Bears receiver Brady Blackburn has been a real problem for defenders in the 5A...
Oct 19, 2023 Aden Bowman receiver Brady Blackburn makes a cut on a defender. (Nicole Hills/Submitted)
Unions say Sask. Party should focus on affordability crisis, not parental rights
As the parental rights debate continues in Saskatchewan, those opposing the proposed legislation are making their voices heard. The legislation, dubbed the "Parents' Bill of Rights," includes a measur...
Oct 18, 2023 Lori Johb, president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Former business partner remembers Karl Miller's love for Saskatoon
Tributes are pouring in after Saskatoon businessman Karl Miller, along with his wife Sashawna Miller and their children Kalani and Kaiden, were killed in a crash near Aberdeen late Sunday night. One o...
Oct 18, 2023 Karl Miller, president of Meridian Developments, was killed -- along with his wife and two children -- in a collision with a semi on Highway 41 Sunday night. (Jason Aebig/Twitter)
Saskatoon Airport reopens main runway after two seasons of construction
After two summers of construction, Saskatoon's airport is celebrating the reopening of its main runway. Runways are supposed to be resurfaced every 25 years, and over the last two summers Saskatoon ga...
Oct 17, 2023 Staff at Saskatoon's airport are celebrating the grand reopening of the airport's main runway. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
By the numbers: Five years of legal pot in Sask.
Five years ago, acquiring cannabis anywhere in Canada required either a prescription or a back-alley transaction. But today, stopping by a local pot shop to peruse pre-rolled joints or THC edibles is ...
Oct 17, 2023 Saskatchewan has received nearly $100-million in tax revenues from cannabis since legalization in 2018. (Photo credit: Canadian Press)
Hilltops punch ticket to final following convincing win over Calgary
They say defence wins championships and the Saskatoon Hilltops made that statement ever apparent on Sunday afternoon at SMF Field in front of 886 fans. Saskatoon's defence forced five interceptions to...
Oct 15, 2023 Saskatoon Hilltops run out of tunnel prior to facing the Calgary Colts in a playoff game. Photo: Shane Clausing
People gather to honour victims from Gaza conflict in Saskatoon
A couple dozen people gathered by the Vimy Memorial in Saskatoon at a vigil to honour the victims lost in the Gaza conflict from both Israel and Palestine. At the vigil there was a call for the Canadi...
Oct 15, 2023 People gather to honour the victims of Israel and Palestine (650CKOM/Will Mandzuk)
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