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'Absolutely amazing:' Bradwell's Telemiracle local radio show raises over $3,000
The community of Bradwell came together Friday over a small FM radio transmission to raise funds for those in need. The fundraiser for Telemiracle, described last Sunday as a 'mini-Telemiracle' by org...
Feb 21, 2021 The community of Bradwell raised $3,030 for Telemiracle during a four-hour, local radio show Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Angie Rolheiser/Facebook)
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief says relaxing drug penalties will 'make change in First Nations peoples lives'
Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand is hoping newly tabled legislation aimed at easing penalties for drug offences can have the impact he dreams of. "It's going to make change in First Nations ...
Feb 20, 2021 Premier Scott Moe and Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand sign a trio of agreements on child welfare at a Saskatoon event on March 15, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Latest COVID update Feb. 20: 193 new cases, three new deaths, 4,233 vaccine doses given
For the second straight day, three new deaths were reported, bringing the provincial total to 368. Of the people who died, one was a person in the 80 plus age group from the north-central zone, one de...
Feb 20, 2021
Mike Babcock returning home as head coach of U of S Huskies
Mike Babcock is coming home. The Stanley Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medal-winning coach was announced the new head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team Saturda...
Feb 20, 2021 The University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team won the program's 11th Canada West championship with a 3-1 win over the UBC Thunderbirds on Feb. 29, 2020 at Merlis Belsher Place. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Rosthern man wins nearly $1.2 million on VLT
Michael Tokarz is joining a pretty exclusive club. He's one of just 15 people to win a Vault Breaker jackpot in Saskatchewan since 2017. On February 12 all five icons fell into place while he was play...
Feb 20, 2021 Michael Tokarz
(Photo submitted/Western Canada Lottery Corporation)
Large crowds look to embrace the outdoors during winter warm-up
The return of more season conditions for this time of year is welcome news after a frigid deep freeze across the province. Those warmer temperatures are expected to bring many people outdoors. Gail Mo...
Feb 20, 2021 A father and son snowboard down Optimist Hill on Feb. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
'He loved his job,' says friend of Battlefords-area health care worker who died after testing positive for COVID-19
Tom Thomas was an active member in his church and in the community, a caring man who would help anyone - and a man who loved his job. Antony Mathew, who knew Thomas since his arrival in Canada in 2016...
Feb 19, 2021 A GoFundMe has been set up in the family honour of 34-year-old Tom Thomas, a health care worker who allegedly died from COVID-19. (GoFundMe)
Dairy farmers dismiss hard butter claims
There's been some discussion lately that bricks of butter have gotten harder and more difficult to spread on your toast. But according to SaskMilk that's a baseless claim. SaskMilk said a phone call l...
Feb 19, 2021 A group of dairy cows seen grazing in a field. (SaskMilk.ca)
Saskatoon police investigating second homicide of 2021
The Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section is investigating the city's second homicide of the year. On Thursday afternoon police were called to a home in the 700 block of 33rd Street West where ...
Feb 19, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Demand for seeds, plants and gardening supplies could be up in 2021
Even though the ground is still covered in snow and everything's frozen outside, you can still get a head start on your 2021 gardening. According to at least one Saskatoon expert - the demand for just...
Feb 18, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
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