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Saskatchewan official doesn't notice a difference while wearing a neck guard
Last Monday, Hockey Saskatchewan announced a new mandate that requires officials to wear neck guards while working in leagues that require players to wear the same piece of protective equipment. Some ...
Nov 26, 2023 Sask Hockey Referee Jersey. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
RCMP probing fatal hit-and-run near Cut Knife
A 26-year-old man is dead after a hit-and-run Friday evening near Cut Knife. According to the RCMP, officers from the Cut Knife detachment got a call Friday at around 8 p.m., about a collision involvi...
Nov 26, 2023 A vehicle-pedestrian crash near Cut Knife killed a 26-year-old man from the Ahtahkakoop First Nation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sounds of prairie birds featured in Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra concert
On Saturday, TCU Place in Saskatoon will be brought to life with sounds of the prairies through the "Whimsical Concerto of Fanciful Birds" by composer Vincent Ho. This is the third time the Calgary co...
Nov 25, 2023 Sounds of prairie birds will be featured at an orchestral performance on Saturday in Saskatoon. (Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra/Facebook)
On thin ice: Saskatoon fire department preaches caution around frozen river
The South Saskatchewan River may look like it's frozen solid at times during the winter months, but that doesn't mean the ice is safe. The Saskatoon Fire Department is urging caution around the river ...
Nov 25, 2023 While ice on the South Saskatchewan River may appear stable and solid at times during the winter months, the fire department says it's never safe to walk on the frozen river. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan girl teaches horse to create abstract paintings
He's not an old paint, but he is an artist. Tuff, a retired race horse from Kentucky, gets excited when Saskatchewan teen Ella Wall brings out the canvas and paint. Because of Tuff's health issues and...
Nov 24, 2023 Ella Wall teaches her horse, Tuff, to paint abstracts. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Blades acquire Leafs prospect Fraser Minten from Kamloops
The Saskatoon Blades have added some major firepower to their lineup. The Blades officially announced that they've acquired Kamloops Blazers captain Fraser Minten in exchange for first-round WHL draft...
Nov 24, 2023 The Saskatoon Blades reportedly have made a major acquisition in a deal with the Kamloops Blazers. (File photo)
Sask. extends student loan forgiveness for nurses to include five more communities
The Saskatchewan government is offering student loan forgiveness to nurses working in five communities where recruitment has been difficult. On Friday, the Ministry of Advanced Education said nurses a...
Nov 24, 2023 Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital. The city is one of five communities where nurses and nurse practitioners will be eligible for student loan forgiveness. (paNOW file photo)
Farewell, John Gormley: Iconic Sask. radio host airs final talk show
It's the end of an era for Saskatchewan radio. CKOM and CJME's John Gormley hung up his headphones on Friday, marking the end of a daily talk show that's helped inform and entertain the province for t...
Nov 24, 2023 A series of portraits taken in 1998 to promote John Gormley's talk show on News Talk Radio. (f:11 photographic design ltd.)
Festival of Trees lights up Saskatoon for 38th year
The Western Development Museum has been transformed into a magical winter wonderland. The Saskatoon Festival of Trees opens Friday, marking its 38th year in support of the City Hospital Foundation. Op...
Nov 24, 2023 The Saskatoon Festival of Trees kicks off 38th year at the Western Development Museum.
Saskatoon man charged with possessing, distributing child pornography
A 21-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. According to police, officers with the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit started an investi...
Nov 24, 2023 A 21-year-old Saskatoon man is facing charges related to child pornography. (650 CKOM file photo)
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