Murray Wood: Connecting with my granddaughter on the swing set
Murray Wood shared a trip to the park with his granddaughter on Sunday, reflecting on her almost limitless capacity for ...
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'Disgraceful': Sask. wildfire evacuees, NDP call on province to step up with financial aid
The Saskatchewan NDP and wildfire evacuees are calling for the province to step up with financial aid for the thousands of evacuees forced to leave their homes. On Saturday, the provincial government ...
Jun 09, 2025 Sheri Parr, an evacuee from Creighton, says the wildfire crisis up north has been mismanaged from the beginning. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon financial forecast projects 9.9 per cent property tax increase in 2026, 7.3 in 2027
The City of Saskatoon's financial forecast estimates a property tax increase of about 9.9 per cent for homeowners in 2026 and 7.3 per cent in 2027. For residents with properties valued at $397,000, th...
Jun 04, 2025 Saskatoon's chief financial officer Clae Hack reviews the city's 2026/2027 financial forecast. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
'We're fortunate': Cabins saved in Lower Fishing Lake wildfire, majority of forest burns
The Shoe Fire continues to tear through northern Saskatchewan affecting several communities such as Piprell Lake, East Trout Lake, and Lower Fishing Lake. Lenore Moen's cabin at Lower Fishing Lake, 14...
May 30, 2025 The glow of wildfires burning near Lower Fishing Lake. (Facebook)
'It doesn't feel real': Wildfire leaves East Trout Lake residents devastated
As wildfires continue to tear through the province, cabins once filled with memories are now turned into ash.East Trout Lake, a community 133 km northwest of Candle Lake, was evacuated due to the Shoe...
May 29, 2025 An aerial view of the fires tearing through East Trout Lake. (Submitted)
Man's mission to visit every Old Spaghetti Factory in the world makes final stop in Sask.
Andrew Mancini remembers the first moment he twirled his fork into pasta from the Old Spaghetti Factory at the age of 10 in southern California. Since then, the 22-year-old pasta lover from San Franci...
May 25, 2025 Andrew Mancini (centre) has made it his mission to visit every Old Spaghetti Factory across the globe. (Andrew Mancini/Submitted)
Prairie Spirit School Division revokes $250 transit fee in Martensville, Warman
Just days after introducing a $250 transportation fee for high school students in Martensville and Warman, the Prairie Spirit School Division reversed its decision and revoked the fee. The annual fee ...
May 23, 2025 High school students in the division who live more than 1.5 km from their school are eligible for transportation, while elementary school students qualify if they live more than one kilometre away. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan businesses brace for another Canada Post strike
Saskatchewan small businesses are bracing for the impact of another Canada Post Strike. A 72-hour strike notice was issued by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers on Tuesday, with a deadline of midnig...
May 23, 2025 (Sticks & Doodles/Facebook)
Jury finds former Christian school principal guilty of assault with a weapon
On the seventh day of the trial of a former principal of Legacy Christian Academy, a jury found Duff Friesen guilty of assault with a weapon, though he was acquitted on three additional counts of the ...
May 22, 2025 Duff Friesen’s trial began on May 12 at the Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Prairie Spirit high school students to pay $250 transit fee in Martensville, Warman
Starting this fall, high school students with Prairie Spirit School Division in Martensville and Warman will have to pay to ride the bus. A letter sent to parents from the school division states that ...
May 22, 2025 Elementary students in the school division who live more than one km from their school are eligible for transportation and will not have to pay a fee. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
'I just screamed': Pitbull attack in Saskatoon leaves dog dead, woman injured
Every time Susan O'Donnell closes her eyes, she said she remembers the pitbull attack in Saskatoon's Haultain area which left her injured and her beloved dog dead. Last Thursday evening, O'Donnell too...
May 21, 2025 Ryder, Susan O’Donnell’s Pomeranian, was killed last Thursday in an attack by three pitbulls in Saskatoon’s Haultain neighbourhood. (Submitted)
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