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Potential for active wildfire season high despite rain in Sask.
A wetter than normal May and June has led to a significantly slower start to the wildfire season in the province, but the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said that doesn't mean the impact wil...
Jun 19, 2024 Wildfire stock photo. (Photo 189385955 © Serjlogrus | Dreamstime.com)
Indian restaurant owner grateful for support after racist graffiti
It was not the kind of welcome Kapil Jaggi was expecting after he opened his restaurant Da India Curry House in Saskatoon's Hampton Village just a week ago. On Monday, Jaggi learned that somebody had ...
Jun 19, 2024 Kapil Jaggi said his restaurant has received a huge outpouring of support after the building was vandalized with racist graffiti. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
VIDEO: 'Doctor Who' superfan displays a TARDIS in Greystone Heights yard
Driving down a quiet residential street in Saskatoon, the last thing you'd expect to see is a time machine. But that's exactly what you'll find on Quance Avenue in Greystone Heights, where a life-size...
Jun 19, 2024 Benjamin Reeves has been a fan of the British science fiction series 'Doctor Who' for decades. He built a life-size TARDIS that sits proudly on his front lawn. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Wyant defends initial votes on pronoun legislation as 'procedural'
Saskatoon mayoral candidate and former Saskatchewan Party MLA Gord Wyant said he made his views on the controversial gender pronoun policy "known" to his former Sask. Party colleagues when the Parents...
Jun 18, 2024 Saskatoon mayoral candidate Gordon Wyant claimed he made a specific decision not to vote in what he called "the vote that counts in terms of passing the legislation." (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Sask. funds French health-care hotline, doctors' office support
Saskatchewan's French-speaking citizens are getting two new health programs aimed at closing the language barrier in health care. "Providing health services in French better serves our population. Thi...
Jun 18, 2024
Youths gone wild during afternoon crime spree in downtown Saskatoon
Saskatoon Police say two male youths assaulted a 79-year-old man who was sitting on a bench outside of a hotel in the 600 block of Spadina Crescent East on Monday around 5 p.m. The victim had non-life...
Jun 18, 2024 A 16-year-old is facing several charges after a mini crime spree with an 11-year-old in downtown Saskatoon on June 17, 2024. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
P.A. Mountie handed 11-year jail sentence for fatal shooting
A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer who killed his lover with his police-issued service pistol received an 11-year jail sentence. Bernie Herman was found guilty of manslaughter in January and has been ...
Jun 18, 2024 Crown prosecutor Jennifer Schmidt called the offence “as close to murder as you can get” with her submission of a life sentence. Bernie Herman (L) with the victim, Braden Herman (R). (Facebook)
Warman begins construction of third ice sheet at rec centre
The City of Warman has begun work expanding the Warman Home Centre Communiplex arena in order to add a third sheet of ice. The $15.1 million project is being funded by donations and the city in an eff...
Jun 18, 2024 Members of Warman City Council dig their shovels into the ground to start the expansion of the Warman Home Centre Commuiplex. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Fire investigators find body in burned out North Battleford home
A criminal investigation has been initiated after North Battleford firefighters found the remains of a deceased person inside a burned home on 105th Street. The house - which was also one of the locat...
Jun 18, 2024 (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Northern Tornadoes Project says six tornadoes formed during June 12 storms
A weather tracking project says at least six tornadoes formed in Saskatchewan and Manitoba during storms that passed over the prairies last Wednesday. The Northern Tornadoes Project - which was founde...
Jun 18, 2024 A funnel cloud seen near Saltcoats on June 12, 2024. (Laurie Murray/Facebook)
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