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Smoky conditions blanket Saskatoon during food festival
Many people were hoping to savour the smell of smoked meats when they went to River Landing for the YXE Eats food festival Friday. Instead, people were hit with a wall of wildfire smoke. Local food ve...
Jul 14, 2023 (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
No immediate return to potash production capacity after strike end: Nutrien
A tentative agreement in the strike affecting B.C. port workers has those people back on the job, but the impact on Saskatchewan will last a bit longer. As a result of the strike, Nutrien announced Tu...
Jul 14, 2023 Nutrien's Cory potash mine. (Nutrien)
Police investigate sudden death near Broadway Bridge
Saskatoon police are investigating a sudden death Friday morning. Police located a body around 5:40 a.m. near the Broadway Bridge on the east side of the riverbank. Foul play is not suspected. The wal...
Jul 14, 2023 Police tape was draped across a walkway near the Broadway Bridge on July 14, 2023. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Kindersley RCMP investigating string of suspected fentanyl overdoses
The Kindersley RCMP says three men have died due to suspected fentanyl overdoses in the city over the past two months. In a media release Friday, the Mounties said there have been seven overdoses in t...
Jul 14, 2023 A youth has been charged with second-degree murder in Pelican Narrows after an "altercation" with a 30-year-old man Tuesday. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Governments provide some relief to farmers amid drought
Many farmers across Saskatchewan are declaring a state of disaster. The ongoing drought in areas of the province has dried out crops and brought in a large number of grasshoppers. "Since the crops wer...
Jul 14, 2023 (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM file photo)
Members reflect on memories at Granite Curling Club
The last rocks have been thrown at a Saskatoon curling club. Lisa Beres, the president of the Granite Curling Club, said because of decreased membership and flooring damage that would've been too expe...
Jul 14, 2023 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan wildfire smoke to linger into the weekend
It looks like most of the province will have to put up with wildfire smoke this weekend. Special air quality statements continued Friday for much of central and southern areas of the province thanks t...
Jul 14, 2023 File photo (650 CKOM)
Blackstrap hosting Jaws horror movie night in the water
There are no sharks in Saskatchewan, but Friday night at Blackstrap, it may feel like there are. Blackstrap Lake is hosting a "Jaws on the Water" movie night, where people can watch the classic horror...
Jul 14, 2023
Town silent as men facing trafficking charges begin court process
Two men facing charges for human trafficking in Saskatchewan made their first court appearance Thursday morning, though they were not present for it. Tisdale's Mohommad Masum, 41, and 52-year-old Sohe...
Jul 13, 2023 Rosetown Elks Hall is where provincial circuit court was held on July 13, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
It's a 'berry' great day for Saskatoon's newest baseball team
Saskatoon berries are pretty popular and so, apparently, is that name. After two weeks of fan voting, the city's Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) entry revealed Thursday that its name will be t...
Jul 13, 2023 (@stoonbaseball Twitter)
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