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Wild pig researcher says the 'ecological trainwrecks' will soon move into PA National Park
One of Canada's top experts on wild pigs is predicting the invasive creatures will soon be running amok in Prince Albert National Park (PANP). Wild pigs made headlines recently when they were discover...
Oct 17, 2021 A pack of wild boars. (Ryan Brook/Submitted)
'High number' of people in Sask. don't know they have COVID-19
Hundreds of people every day in Saskatchewan are finding out they have COVID-19, but it's believed there are even more who don't know. Scott Livingstone, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, ...
Oct 17, 2021
New Indigenous Sports Academy forming bond with Saskatoon Blades
Deegan Wapass never imagined he would become a role model for Indigenous youth. Now, the member of the newly formed Indigenous Sports Academy spends his free time away from his studies and ice times t...
Oct 15, 2021 Saskatoon Blades captain Aidan De La Gorgendiere presents a $5,000 donation to Indigenous Sports Academy Eagles captain Amos Kejick. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon school locked down after gun fired on street outside
A Saskatoon school in the Massey Place neighbourhood was placed in lockdown Friday after a shooting occurred nearby. In a media release, the Saskatoon Police Service said officers responded at about 2...
Oct 15, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update Oct. 15: 312 new cases, 339 in hospital
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped under 400 for the first time in a month Friday. According to data from the Ministry of Health, that figure now stands at 380. The la...
Oct 15, 2021
Saskatchewan expanding list of places where proof of vaccination required
More Saskatchewan businesses will be asking for proof of vaccination starting Monday. On Friday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency announced a new public health order would take effect Monday at 1...
Oct 15, 2021
Autopsy confirms ID of missing man in Saskatoon
A man missing for nearly a month has turned up dead in Saskatoon. On Oct. 9 the RCMP were notified about a deceased person in the South Saskatchewan River. An autopsy conducted on Thursday confirmed t...
Oct 15, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Huskies' Klassen makes long-awaited return to Griffiths Stadium
Colton Klassen has had a lot of time to contemplate his return to Griffiths Stadium. The fifth-year University of Saskatchewan Huskies receiver will join the rest of his teammates for the first Canada...
Oct 15, 2021 The University of Saskatchewan Huskies are set to play their first game at Griffiths Stadium in nearly two years Saturday. (Huskies Athletics)
Sask. NDP glad for Extendicare management transition, but say it comes late
NDP Seniors Critic Matt Love called an announcement by the provincial government Thursday a "step in the right direction," but said it was being made too late. Love told media Thursday the announcemen...
Oct 14, 2021 Saskatoon Eastview MLA Matt Love (right) and NDP Leader Ryan Meili during a media conference on Oct. 14, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon council committee to debate options for curbside organics, garbage collection
In just over a year, the way the City of Saskatoon bills its customers for garbage and organics programs will likely change. Angela Gardiner, the city's general manager of utilities and environment, s...
Oct 14, 2021
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