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Police dog helps in Meadowgreen break and enter arrest
A 46-year-old man was arrested after police were dispatched to a break-and-enter in progress in the 2100 block of 17 Street West just after midnight on July 13. Officers found multiple areas of the ho...
Jul 15, 2024 A 46-year-old man was arrested after police were dispatched to a break-and-enter in progress in the 2100 block of 17 Street West just after midnight on July 13. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. Water Security Agency spends $18M on infrastructure projects
Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency is spending $18 million on major infrastructure projects around the province, the largest of which is the rehabilitation of the Moosomin Dam. The $9.7 million dam ...
Jul 15, 2024 The Water Security Agency is investing millions into infrastructure projects around Saskatchewan this year. (Water Security Agency)
FASD Network of Sask. received increase in provincial funding
Expanded supports are coming to those impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) after the province announced $135,000 in additional annual funding for the FASD Network of Saskatchewan. "The F...
Jul 15, 2024 The increase, which is in addition to the organization's annual three per cent funding increase from the ministry, will be used to enhance in-home and educational services. (650 CKOM)
No injuries after fire at home on Idylwyld Drive
A fire at a multi-unit home on Idylwyld Drive ended with no injuries on Monday morning. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, smoke could be seen when firefighters arrived in the 1000 block of I...
Jul 15, 2024 No injuries were reported after a house fire on Idylwyld Drive on Monday morning. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Man dies on Waskesiu Lake after going into distress: RCMP
An apparent drowning claimed a man's life on Waskesiu Lake on Sunday. According to the RCMP, officers from the local detachment were called after a man in distress was spotted on the lake. Parks Canad...
Jul 15, 2024 Mounties say they won't release the man's name, as there was no criminal element to his death. (Gerald Bauman/650 CKOM)
'Everything is here now': Wanuskewin elder reflects on bison baby boom
On a rainy afternoon in May, bison manager Craig Thoms checks on a group of bison nestled in the grass at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. Ten calves were born in the spring, the most births recorded since t...
Jul 15, 2024 Wanuskewin's bison herd has grown to 43 since the animals were reintroduced in 2019. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Swift Current's sweetheart and internet sensation Bella Brave passes away
By David Zammit and Kash Knight A local inspiration, role model, and epitome of bravery has lost a hard-fought battle with her health. Bella 'Brave' Thomson passed away on Sunday afternoon at 4:19 p.m...
Jul 15, 2024 Bella was admitted into the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon on May 17 and was then transferred to The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto just over a week later. (Photo courtesy of Kyla Thomson)
People in Saskatoon enjoy a break from heat wave, and all that jazz
Saskatchewan fell victim to a heat wave this past week where daytime highs consistently reached 30 degrees or higher. But as the sun beamed down on the prairies the sound of jazz music could be heard ...
Jul 13, 2024 The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival isn’t the only thing keeping people busy this weekend as it is also free fishing weekend in Saskatchewan, with the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon a popular fishing spot. (Erin McNutt/650 CKOM file photo)
Battlefords RCMP looking for woman reported missing in April
Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for help to locate a woman reported missing in April. In a news release on April 13, Battlefords RCMP said that 32-year-old Courine Sylvester was last heard from by loved ...
Jul 13, 2024 Courine Sylvester, 32, was last heard from by loved ones in April 2024. (Supplied/Saskatchewan RCMP)
Man to be charged with assaulting Saskatoon police officer
A 35-year-old man is facing a number of charges, including assaulting a police officer, after an incident in the city on Friday. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Saturday that ...
Jul 13, 2024 Saskatoon's Midtown mall. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
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