Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Mark your calendars: Roughriders release 2021 schedule
On Monday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders found out they would be playing in 2021. On Tuesday, the CFL team found out when it would be playing in 2021. The CFL, which announced Monday it would have a se...
Jun 15, 2021
95-year-old completes walk from Saskatoon to Regina
It wasn't always easy, but he did it. Frank Atchison celebrated turning 95 years old while completing his almost 300-kilometre walk from Saskatoon to Regina on Tuesday. Atchison had been walking from ...
Jun 15, 2021 Frank Atchison is walking from Saskatoon to Regina to raise money for the the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon and the Shriner’s Hospital in Montreal.
Flag raising kicks off Pride Week festivities in Saskatoon
On Monday, two pride flags were raised at City Hall in Saskatoon -- and then immediately lowered to half-mast. Co-chair for Saskatoon Pride, Kasey Atcheynum, explained the significance of the gesture....
Jun 15, 2021 Pride Flags lowered to half-mast to show support for the Indigenous Community (Payton Zillich/650 CKOM)
'It feels empowering:' Arcand leads group on reconciliation walk around Circle Drive
When Muskeg Lake Cree Nation's Kal Ledoux woke up Monday morning, he had no idea he'd be part of a group circling Saskatoon's busiest freeway. Ledoux, dressed in orange like nearly all supporters in M...
Jun 14, 2021 The group of supporters walking for awareness for the TRC calls to action on June 14, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Dates set for inquest into death of Saskatoon man
A coroner's inquest into the police-involved shooting death of a Saskatoon man is to be held later this month. The Saskatchewan government announced Monday the inquest into the death of Steven Rigby w...
Jun 14, 2021 Carey Rigby-Wilcox and her son Steven Rigby pose together. (Carey Rigby-Wilcox/Submitted)
Latest COVID update June 14: 55 new cases mark lowest daily total of 2021
Saskatchewan reported Monday the lowest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases in 2021. There were 55 new cases announced, the fewest since the province reported 37 cases on Nov. 4. The previous low f...
Jun 14, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Teens from Martensville are serving up the latest scoops
Instead of an average summer job, three high school students from Martensville decided to take a sweeter route. Carson Heuchert, 17, 16-year-old Alex Garchinski and 17-year-old Wyatt Strueby dipped th...
Jun 14, 2021
Extreme Heat Warning issued for west, central areas of Saskatchewan
Fifteen jurisdictions in Saskatchewan are currently under an Extreme Heat Warning. The warning was issued around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, affecting nearly every jurisdiction on the Alberta border, along with...
Jun 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Tribal Chief Arcand set to walk Circle Drive to raise awareness on calls to action
Challenging businesses and organizations to fit what they're doing into the calls to action. That's what Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand is preparing to do Monday, as he and a group will begin thei...
Jun 13, 2021 Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand spoke to reporters on June 10, 2021 to discuss changing the name of John A. Macdonald Road in the Confederation area. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
'A sense of numbness:' Wolseley still coming to terms with tragic incident involving RCMP officer
A lot has changed in the town of Wolseley within the last 24 hours. Saturday, the downtown core was turned into a police scene, with investigations ongoing by police members following a tragic death i...
Jun 13, 2021 Downtown Wolseley, pictured on Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
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