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Mother Nature bringing snowy treat for Easter weekend in Saskatchewan
Outdoor Easter egg hunts may have to be moved indoors this weekend with a blast of winter weather hitting a large area of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says the late March snow is thanks to a fast-...
Mar 28, 2024 A young man shovels snow after a winter storm in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Blades prepare for Raiders to begin quest for Ed Chynoweth Cup
The WHL's regular season is over, and it was quite a year for the Saskatoon Blades. The Blades won 50 games, finished with the best record in the WHL and saw a couple of players reach regular-season m...
Mar 27, 2024 The Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders are meeting in Round 1 of the WHL playoffs. (Mark Peterson/Prince Albert Raiders)
Battlefords RCMP seizes trove of drugs, guns, cigarettes after searches
RCMP officers in North Battleford seized more than a kilogram of meth and a wide assortment of illegal items during two searches. According to the Mounties, officers from the Battlefords Gang Task For...
Mar 27, 2024 Two RCMP searches turned up drugs, guns, illegal cigarettes and more. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Conservative premiers are lying about carbon pricing: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative politicians across Canada, including premiers, are lying to Canadians about the carbon price. Most premiers and the federal Conservatives are pushing th...
Mar 27, 2024
SHA hopes new system will help patients waiting for hip, knee surgeries
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has launched a new system it hopes will reduce wait times for hip and knee replacements in the province. In a media release, the SHA said its new centralized intake s...
Mar 27, 2024
Inland Steel Products donates $100,000 to help fund upgrades at RUH lab
A Saskatoon-based metal recycling company has made a large donation to help out a local hospital. On Wednesday, Inland Steel Products Inc. announced a $100,000 donation to help pay for upgrades at the...
Mar 27, 2024 A patient died at Royal University Hospital on Jan. 9, 2026 after an incident involving SHA Protective Services Officers, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said. (650 CKOM files)
Saskatoon high school students stage protest as STF sanctions continue
Around 50 high school students gathered outside of Saskatoon Southeast MLA Don Morgan's office Tuesday to call for more funding to address class size and complexity for students and teachers in the pr...
Mar 26, 2024 High school students call for more funding for class size and complexity during a protest Tuesday in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
James Smith Cree Nation man dead after rollover near P.A. on Monday
A 21-year-old man from the James Smith Cree Nation died in a single-vehicle rollover near Prince Albert on Monday. According to the RCMP, the crash happened on Coxby Road, southeast of the city, at ar...
Mar 26, 2024 The RCMP say the driver was flown to hospital in a STARS helicopter, while two other passengers were also hospitalized. (STARS/Twitter)
Moe to appear before Ottawa finance committee ahead of carbon tax hike
Saskatchewan's premier will get a chance to make his voice heard in Ottawa. Scott Moe sent a letter Tuesday to the chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, asking to appear before ...
Mar 26, 2024 Scott Moe says he wants to make the case against the coming carbon tax increase at the House of Commons Finance Committee this week. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Man charged after four break-ins at two assisted living facilities in Saskatoon
A 48-year-old man has been charged after break-ins at assisted living facilities in Saskatoon late last year. But despite four alleged break-ins at two separate facilities, the man only managed to ste...
Mar 26, 2024 Police say the man was identified and arrested thanks to video evidence. (650 CKOM file photo)
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