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Saskatoon Forestry Farm's new addition brings critters up close
There is a new attraction for visitors to enjoy at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm. The prairie marsh located at the back of the zoo can now be explored on the zoo's brand-new pier. Visitors can explore t...
Jul 11, 2024 On July 1, 2024 the Forestry Farm Pier opened for guests. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
Province issues fire ban due to hot, dry conditions across Sask.
The Government of Saskatchewan has issued a fire ban due to the hot, dry conditions the province has seen in recent days. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, the recent heat means that...
Jul 11, 2024 The Saskatchewan fire ban applies to all Crown lands and provincial parks in Saskatchewan, all land within 4.5 kilometres of a provincial forest boundary, provincial recreation sites, and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Saskatoon gunshot victims refuse to give statements: Police
Police are looking into two separate shootings that happened on Wednesday in Saskatoon. But the investigations were made more difficult because police said both victims refused to co-operate with the ...
Jul 11, 2024 Police say two shooting victims in Saskatoon refused to co-operate with investigating officers on Wednesday. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Sask. crops in good condition despite challenges from weather
Saskatchewan's crops are generally in good condition despite weather-related challenges producers have faced this season. According to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which co...
Jul 11, 2024 Crop development was slowed by the cool, rainy weather in June, but things are starting to move along thanks to warmer weather in recent days. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Allen Sapp Gallery vying for provincial heritage designation
Allen Sapp made his final visit to the gallery that bears his name shortly before he died in 2015. "I hadn't seen him in a while and I wasn't sure what the state of his health was. We had a school gro...
Jul 11, 2024 Allen Sapp is remembered as a world-renowned painter and a man of fashion. He let his hair grow long, plaiting it into neat long braids daily. He would top his outfit with a stylish cowboy hat. (Submitted)
The 2024 STARS Lottery Dream Home in Saskatoon
Every ticket bought for one of the two Dream Homes in the STARS Lottery is a life saved. 650CKOM was invited to tour the Saskatoon 4 bed and 3.5 bathroom home worth more than $1.5 million. The 3,300-s...
Jul 10, 2024 Saskatoon's STARS Lottery's Dream Home is located at 501 Greenbryre Bend valued at over $1.5 million. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
Families try to stay cool while A/C workers busy during heatwave
The scorching heat that has blanketed Saskatchewan has people in this province searching for a variety of different ways to stay cool. Andrew Berg is the store manager at Zak's Home Hardware Building ...
Jul 10, 2024 Temperatures in Saskatchewan are anticipated to dip below highs of 30 heading into the weekend. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
Vancouver man dead after rollover on Highway 13: RCMP
A 32-year-old Vancouver man died on Tuesday in a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 13. According to the RCMP, the crash happened at around noon near Olga, in the southwestern corner of the province. ...
Jul 10, 2024 Police say the Vancouver man was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. (650 CKOM file photo)
Fishy business at the Regina Beach pier leads to 15 charges
Saskatchewan conservation officers seized 35 walleye and issued 15 charges during two weekends of fishing compliance checks. One-hundred and sixty-eight anglers at Regina Beach pier on Last Mountain L...
Jul 10, 2024 Conservation officers checked 168 anglers over two weekends in May at the Regina Beach pier on Last Mountain Lake. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Heat warnings cover entire province of Saskatchewan
Heat warnings covered the entire province of Saskatchewan like a very warm blanket on Wednesday. "An upper level ridge has settled over the prairies resulting in clear skies and extreme daytime temper...
Jul 10, 2024 Heat warnings from Environment Canada covered the whole province of Saskatchewan on Wednesday, with wildfire smoke alerts thrown in as well. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
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