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Health Canada changes guidelines for window blinds
If you're planning on making some home renovations and getting some new blinds, you might want to make sure the ones you want are still allowed. On May 1, Health Canada changed its guidelines when it ...
May 05, 2022
Road construction season begins in Saskatoon; high-traffic areas on the list
Get ready for lots of delays and lane restrictions in Saskatoon as the summer road construction season gets underway. Terry Schmidt, the city's general manager of roadways and construction, says this ...
May 05, 2022 Circle Drive North. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
No permission needed for controlled burns regardless of conditions: SPSA
There were two significant fires resulting from controlled burns that spiralled out of control in late April, but provincial law doesn't require anyone who wants to conduct a controlled burn in Saskat...
May 05, 2022 A fire truck responding to the fire on Valley Road in the RM of Corman Park on April 19, 2022. (Sheena Rozell/650 CKOM)
Packed house for first Dogs' Breakfast in two years
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Dogs' Breakfast fundraiser was back and in a big way. More than 1,400 people showed up Thursday morning in ...
May 05, 2022 The University of Saskatchewan Huskies football program held its Dogs' Breakfast fundraiser on May 5, 2022. (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Hockey Canada takes a pass on Saskatchewan for 2023 world juniors
Saskatchewan took its best shot but missed. Halifax and Moncton have been selected by Hockey Canada to play host to the 2023 world junior hockey championship. The tournament is to be held from Dec. 26...
May 05, 2022
Ukraine fundraiser generates $250,000 for Saskatoon sister city
Applause filled the room Wednesday as students from Bethlehem Catholic High School flipped signs with numbers on stage, revealing that $250,000 had been raised for Ukraine thanks to a luncheon put on ...
May 04, 2022 Ukrainian students from Bethlehem Catholic High School in Saskatoon hold signs showing the total amount raised at a luncheon for Ukraine on May 4, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Stabbing in Saskatoon sends two to hospital
Two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing Wednesday morning in the Pleasant Hill area of Saskatoon. Police said they got a call at around 10:30 a.m., about people who ha...
May 04, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Fire breaks out at LT's Food and Fuel north of Prince Albert
A fire broke out Wednesday at LT's Food and Fuel, about 45 minutes north of Prince Albert on Highway 2 at the turnoff to Waskesiu. Crews from the Lakeland and District Fire Department, Waskesiu Fire D...
May 04, 2022 (Highway 2 North Of Prince Albert And all Surrounding Highways & Side Roads/ Facebook)
RCMP renews request for information about missing man
The search continues for a Saskatchewan man who hasn't been seen since mid-October. The Rosthern RCMP is asking people who live along Highway 11 from Rosthern to Prince Albert to check their propertie...
May 04, 2022 Leslie Peesker. (RCMP/Submitted)
650 CKOM nominated for RTDNA award for outstanding journalism
650 CKOM has been recognized with a nomination for an award for outstanding journalism. The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) is made up of radio and TV newsrooms across Canada. 650 CK...
May 04, 2022
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