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VIDEO: Floodwaters easing, recovery begins: Sask. Public Safety Agency
Flooding in Saskatchewan has started to ease but the province is still monitoring some areas up north. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said that as of 11:30 a.m. on Friday, there are 21 a...
May 21, 2026 Flooding on the morning of Sun, May 3, in the Meath Park, Sask. area. (Karen Benoit/Submitted)
Sask. NDP raises concerns after LifeLabs service disruption during May long weekend
Saskatchewan's NDP is raising concerns after the party's health critic, Keith Jorgenson, said he wasn't able to get urgent bloodwork done over the May long weekend. Jorgenson said he tried to have lab...
May 20, 2026 The Saskatchewan NDP is raising concerns after its health critic, Keith Jorgenson, said he wasn’t able to get bloodwork done over the long weekend. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon hate crime unit investigating after man allegedly tried to sever church gas line with axe
The Saskatoon Police Service says its hate crime unit is investigating after a man allegedly tried to sever the gas line of a church using an axe. According to police, the man was seen striking the ga...
May 19, 2026 Westside Pentecostal Church in the Fairhaven neighbourhood on May 19, 2026. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Waskesiu clubhouse sees steady turnout despite frosty start to May long weekend
While the May long weekend got off to a cold and snowy start, staff at one Waskesiu business said plenty of visitors still found a reason to come up north. Amy Hadley, the food and beverage manager fo...
May 19, 2026 “It was cold and snowy, so being in our warm clubhouse was the perfect thing,” said Amy Hadley, the food and beverage manager for the Waskesiu Golf Course. (Logan Lehmann/paNOW)
'You can:' Women in emergency services inspiring the next generation
A special constable with the Saskatoon Police Service says self doubt should never stop young women from pursuing a career in emergency services. Alternative response officer Hailey Erickson said she ...
May 16, 2026 Karla Sawatzky (left) and Carla Roy at the Explore Emergency Services event hosted by the Saskatoon Police Service. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Teen charged in fiery crash on Idylwyld Drive to remain in custody while lawyers work on release plan
The case of a teen boy charged in connection to a burning crash on Saskatoon's Idylwyld Drive earlier this month was adjourned as lawyers continue work on his release plan. The 14-year old - who canno...
May 14, 2026 A van on fire after a crash on Idylwyld Drive in Saskatoon on May 5, 2026. Police said two people are now facing charges in connection with the crash, which left an 82-year-old man in critical condition. (Karma L. Schopp/Facebook)
Saskatoon Dragonfly delivery drivers go on strike calling for better wages
Delivery drivers in the Saskatoon area are now on the picket line, saying the work comes at too high of a cost. Last week more than 100 workers with the shipping company Dragonfly walked off the job c...
May 11, 2026 Harpal Singh said in the year and a half he has worked for the shipping company Dragonfly, per-package pay has dropped from $1.89 to under $1.40 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Friend says homicide victim Dory Cook protected Indigenous women from violence
A long-time friend of Dory Cook says her death is especially painful because she became a victim of the very violence she worked so hard to protect Indigenous women from. On Sunday evening, police in ...
May 07, 2026 Terri Bear-Linklater said Dory Cook was someone who went above and beyond to help people who were at risk, vulnerable, underserved and struggling with poverty. Bear-Linklater said Cook also dedicated much of her time to supporting Indigenous women who were facing violence. (Dory Cook/Facebook)
VIDEO: Three in custody, charges pending after fiery Idylwyld Drive crash
Saskatoon police said three people are in custody and charges are pending after a crash on Idylwyld Drive near 60th Street East on Tuesday. In an update on Tuesday afternoon, Saskatoon Police Service ...
May 05, 2026 Saskatoon police are at the scene of a motor vehicle collision on Idylwyld Drive near 60th Street East. (Karma L. Schopp/Facebook)
Trial for former Saskatoon Christian school director abruptly postponed
The trial for a former staff member at a Saskatoon Christian school who is accused of striking students with a wooden paddle more than 20 years ago has been abruptly postponed. The judge-alone trial f...
May 04, 2026 The trial for Ken Schultz, the former vice-principal of Christian Centre Academy, which was scheduled to begin Monday morning at Court of King’s Bench, has been adjourned following a defence request. (650 CKOM file photo)
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