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Kids celebrate Riversdale Pool opening despite rainy weather
Blustering weather and bouts of rain didn't stop students from plunging into Riversdale pool on Wednesday afternoon. Dozens of school kids shouted "cannonball" as they rushed into Saskatoon's first ou...
Jun 05, 2024 Kids enjoying Riversdale Pool despite rainy and windy conditions. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Gordon and Jill Rawlinson receive honorary Doctor of Laws degrees
Rawlco Radio owners Gordon and Jill Rawlinson received the University of Saskatchewan's highest honour on Wednesday at the school's spring convocation. The institution awarded the couple with honorary...
Jun 05, 2024 Gordon Rawlinson spoke to a crowd of graduates at Merlis Belsher Place on Wed., June 5, 2024, where he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Hospitals of Regina Foundation apologizes for remarks by comedian Rob Schneider
The Hospitals of Regina Foundation is apologizing for remarks made by a well-known actor and comedian during a fundraiser. Rob Schneider made comments many considered offensive while on stage at the F...
Jun 05, 2024
Sask. justice minister shares 'profound alarm' over C-59's impact on energy sector
Saskatchewan's justice minister is worried about the effects Bill C-59 could have on oil and gas companies. The Government of Saskatchewan claimed the federal omnibus bill - which completed its second...
Jun 05, 2024 Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre says the standard set for environmental claims by oil and gas companies in the omnibus bill amounts to a gag order on the energy sector. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan offering hands-on oil and gas courses for high school students
The Government of Saskatchewan is working to educate young people on the oil and gas industry through new high school courses. The courses - at the 20 and 30 level - will be offered to all high school...
Jun 05, 2024 The new courses are meant to give high school students hands-on experience in the oil and gas sector. (SaskEnergy/Submitted)
Mounties arrest man who fled officer-involved shooting near Springside
Saskatchewan RCMP officers have arrested a man who allegedly fled from the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Niverville, Manitoba overnight. The RCMP asked the public to be on the lookout for 2...
Jun 05, 2024 The RCMP said 29-year-old David Burling fled from the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Niverville, Manitoba overnight. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Police ask public for help locating knife allegedly used in Lennie homicide
Police in Saskatoon are looking for the knife that may have killed Glen Lennie. Police found the 29-year-old Lennie with life-threatening stab wounds in the 800 block of 22nd Street West at around 3 a...
Jun 05, 2024 Police say the stabbing took place in the 800 block of 22nd Street West early Monday morning. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Homeless in La Ronge targeted in bear mace attacks
By Derek Cornet The homeless population in La Ronge is speaking out after becoming victims of repeated bear mace attacks in the last month. larongeNOW spoke to five homeless individuals who expressed ...
Jun 05, 2024 Many homeless in La Ronge have ended up in the hospital due to recent attacks. (Photo 40995064 © Katarzyna Bialasiewicz | Dreamstime.com)
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate for first time since 2020
For the first time in four years, Canada's central bank is cutting its key interest rate. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada announced its key interest rate is dropping from five per cent down to 4.75 p...
Jun 05, 2024 Canada's central bank dropped its key interest rate on Wednesday for the first time in more than four years. (650 CKOM file photo)
Dive into summer: Saskatoon's outdoor pools open for the season
It's time to grab a towel and bathing suit and hit the outdoor pools in Saskatoon. Riversdale welcomes the season's first swimmers on Wednesday as the first of the city's four outdoor pools to opens f...
Jun 05, 2024 Riversdale Pool is the first of the city's four outdoor pools to opens for the season. The remaining three pools will open in the coming weeks. (650 CKOM file photo)
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