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Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Trying to stay ahead of the phone scammers
Is there anything more annoying? You get a phone call from what looks like an important number. You answer it - and it's a scam. These so called "spoof" calls are happening more often. "I think everyo...
Dec 11, 2019
CP rail responsible for cost and cleanup of train derailment
More than 100 responders were on the ground dealing with Monday's train derailment near Guernsey. Dale Kristoff is an environmental protection officer and hazardous materials co-ordinator with the Sas...
Dec 11, 2019 Huge flames and thick black smoke pour into the sky after a CPR train derailed west of Guernsey on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Rock 102's Stuff the Bus is back for 15th year
650 CKOM's sister station Rock 102 will be broadcasting live from the Co-op Food Store at Centre Mall on Thursday as they collect donations for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre. The 2019 ed...
Dec 11, 2019 Rock 102's Stuff the Bus campaign brings in thousands of pounds of donations for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre every year. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
'We owe it to our children:' FSIN rolls out draft child welfare legislation, stress need for funding
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is rolling out drafted child welfare legislation across Canada, but there's one thing standing in the way. A lack of funding, even with the passin...
Dec 11, 2019 (L-R) Raymond Shingoose, Director of Child Family Services for Yorkton Treaty Council, FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron, and Second Vice Chief David Pratt at the FSIN press conference on December 11, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
PHOTOS: Closer look at Guernsey train derailment
The fire is out, but clean-up continues at the site of Monday's CP Railway train derailment and fire west of Guernsey, Sask. Here is a compilation of images and video taken from the scene by 650 CKOM ...
Dec 11, 2019 Burned-out oil tankers from a CPR train that derailed near Guernsey on Dec. 9th, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Long road ahead for Christopher Lake couple involved in head-on crash
A little more than a month after pulling himself and his wife from a burning vehicle, a man from Christopher Lake is talking about his experience and thanking the people who have come to his family's ...
Dec 11, 2019 Matthew and Ashley Klassen maintain brave smiles despite the ordeal they've been through the past five weeks.
(submitted photo/Matthew Klassen)
Missing woman found freezing on U of S campus
A missing woman in Saskatoon is a safe after being exposed to the elements. Police located 20-year-old Sadie Keillor Tuesday afternoon on a bench on the U of S campus. They said she was "very cold" fr...
Dec 11, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
City's cold weather strategy aimed at helping most vulnerable
It's that time of year where it can be a struggle to keep warm. That's especially true for Saskatoon's homeless population. Pamela Goulden-McLeod is the city's director of emergency services. She said...
Dec 11, 2019
Robert Major released on bail during appeal
Robert Major is free on bail while he appeals his seven-year prison sentence in connection to a collision that killed his two sons and his girlfriend. His lawyer, Brian Pfefferle, confirmed to 650 CKO...
Dec 10, 2019 Robert Major leaves the courthouse during his trial over charges related to a Feb. 22, 2016 crash that killed his two sons and girlfriend. (Global Saskatoon)
Paying attention to car battery health important in cold winter months
With winter weather in full swing in Saskatoon, keeping an eye on your car's battery could save you from a headache on those cold December mornings. According to Chris Lai, owner of Lai's Auto Service...
Dec 10, 2019 Staying on top of your car battery's health could save you unnecessary headaches this winter. (Harrison Brooks/ 650 CKOM)
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