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Expert to farmers: Pesticide misuse may cause export trouble
Global markets are becoming more sensitive to the presence of pesticides in crop imports, and farmers in Saskatchewan and across Canada need to pay attention to those concerns. That was the message fr...
Jan 14, 2019 Cereals Canada President Cam Dahl speaks to a crowd at the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon on Jan. 14, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Crop Production Week kicks off in Saskatoon
The agriculture trade show season is getting started in Saskatoon with Crop Production Week. Prairieland Park agriculture manager Lori Cates said this year's edition of the long-running event will fea...
Jan 14, 2019 The annual Crop Production Week in Saskatoon attracted farmers from across the prairies to Prairieland Park on Jan. 10, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Police search for suspect in Mount Royal shooting
A shooting Saturday morning left a 41-year-old man with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Police responded to a residence on the 100 block of Avenue T South around 10:40 a.m. and found the ma...
Jan 12, 2019
Esports enthusiasts gather in Saskatoon
Players from all over western Canada are meeting Saturday at Sasktel Centre for a competition like no other. Rather than lacing up a pair of skates and dawning a jersey, these players arrive with one ...
Jan 12, 2019 Bailey Dietrich, marketing director for SKL Esports, poses next the main screen at Sasktel Centre ahead of Smashfest 4, the group's largest event to date. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
The voice of BRIT: Jordie Hughton
Anyone who has been to the Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT) since the turn of the millennium has heard his voice. A booming baritone, announcing each high school basketball player in the st...
Jan 11, 2019 Bedford Road Invitational Tournament announcer Jordie Hughton looks on during a game on Jan. 10, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon kids speak to space station astronaut
A group of Saskatoon schoolkids got a chance to speak to an astronaut Thursday. About 200 students from Grades 6 through 9 attended Spectrum, an annual science and technology expo run by students from...
Jan 11, 2019 Former astronaut Dave Williams (right) leads a student question-and-answer session with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques (on screen) aboard the International Space Station on Jan. 10, 2019. (Canadian Space Agency/Facebook)
Taser ends dangerous situation at Saskatoon hotel
A man faces charges that include assaulting a police officer after a bizarre incident at a Saskatoon hotel. Saskatoon police said in a release they were called to the 300 block of Circle Drive near Id...
Jan 10, 2019 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Nasty canine disease found in stray Saskatoon puppies: SPCA
The Saskatoon SPCA is warning dog owners to be careful with their canines after recent cases of a potentially fatal disease has shown up in the city. Executive Director Patricia Cameron told 650 CKOM ...
Jan 09, 2019
Saskatoon company embraces new federal drone regulations
The federal government has announced new rules for people to operate drones between half a pound and 55 pounds. It includes a mandatory online exam, minimum ages for operation and drone registration r...
Jan 09, 2019 (Dragonfly Innovations/Facebook)
Def Leppard coming to SaskTel Centre in July
One of rock's biggest all-time acts is coming to Saskatoon. Def Leppard will play SaskTel Centre on July 27. Tickets go on sale Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. The British group, known for a string of hits includi...
Jan 09, 2019 British rockers Def Leppard will play SaskTel Centre on July 27, 2019. (defleppard.com)
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