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'To her, he was a hero' Donald Sutherland remembered by Sask. family
A local family is feeling a wave of sadness as Donald Sutherland is buried today. In the mid-1970s, a small-town farm girl in Saskatchewan found new confidence and an understanding of herself from ser...
Jun 28, 2024 "She showed this picture to everybody. I'm sure that every family member has that picture in their possession," said Carmen Bussiere. Her mother cooked for Donald Sutherland while he filmed 'Alien Thunder in Saskatchewan' during the early 1970s. (Submitted)
Rain or shine, Canada Day celebrations are on in Saskatoon
Saskatoon is ready to wash away the rainy blues and enjoy a jam-packed day of fun on Canada Day. Nowshad Ali, the director for Saskatoon's Canada Day festivities, shared with 650 CKOM what the nationa...
Jun 28, 2024 There's a lot happening in Saskatoon to mark the nation's birthday on Monday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mounties seize two kilos of meth during traffic stop near Meadow Lake
RCMP officers uncovered a huge stash of illegal drugs during a traffic stop near Meadow Lake last weekend. According to the RCMP, officers from the Green Lake detachment stopped a vehicle on Highway 5...
Jun 28, 2024 Cpl. Paul Loder with the Green Lake RCMP said the “significant drug seizure” removed as many as 20,000 doses of methamphetamine from the black market in the area. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Heavy rain to continue Friday in Saskatoon, central Sask.
Heavy rainfall is expected to continue through the day on Friday in Saskatoon and much of central Saskatchewan. Rainfall warnings from Environment Canada, which began on Thursday, remained in effect o...
Jun 28, 2024
City secures funding, approves tender to repair Broadway Bridge
The funds are in place and now the search begins to find a company to restore the Broadway Bridge. During Wednesday's city council meeting, a transfer of $3.1 million from other capital bridge project...
Jun 27, 2024 Funding is now in place so the City of Saskatoon can focus on repairing the Broadway Bridge. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
City of Saskatoon ready to respond to heavy rainfall
With heavy rainfall expected to fall in Saskatoon and central Saskatchewan over the next 24 hours, the city is preparing for all possibilities in case flooding occurs. According to Environment Canada,...
Jun 27, 2024 Many Saskatoon streets flooded in 2022 following a heavy downpour. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
First Nations Power Authority, SaskPower sign solar power agreement
SaskPower and the First Nations Power Authority are working together on a 100-megawatt solar project in south-central Saskatchewan. The groups are looking for a proponent with at least 30 per cent Fir...
Jun 27, 2024 The collaboration intends to see a 100-megawatt solar facility built in south-central Saskatchewan, and SaskPower will buy the power it generates. (650 CKOM file photo)
Weather won't stop festivities for campers at P.A. National Park
Road closures and high waters due to the heavy rain is not stopping Canada Day long weekend celebrations at the Prince Albert National Park. The national park sent an announcement out this week statin...
Jun 27, 2024 Water levels are high, but the forcast has celebrations ringing through the Prince Albert National Park for the 2024 Canada Day long weekend. (650 CKOM)
Sask. reports $182 million operating surplus at end of fiscal year
Despite two previous updates in the red, Saskatchewan ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with an operating surplus of $182 million. The Ministry of Finance released the Public Accounts Volume 1 on Thursday...
Jun 27, 2024 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says higher than expected corporate income taxes helped move the province's books from red to black in 2023-24. June 27, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Farmers weather stormy week, cool temps slow crop development
It was a mixed bag of weather around Saskatchewan this week as farmers dealt with storms, hail, and cool temperatures that slowed down crop development. According to the weekly crop report from the Sa...
Jun 27, 2024 The weekly crop report indicated that warmer temperatures will be needed in order to speed up crop development in Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
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