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Bridge Pigeons, Cobra Chickens and Smores: Baseball club opens vote for name
The Saskatoon Baseball Club is working on a new name before its inaugural season, and it needs help selecting the winning moniker. The team will play in the Western Canadian Baseball League starting n...
Jun 28, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
One person injured in Avenue P apartment fire
A Saskatoon apartment caught fire Thursday morning in the 200 block of Avenue P South. The Saskatoon Fire Department received the call at 6:15 a.m., and the blaze was brought under control by 6:40 a.m...
Jun 28, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Highway 16 reopened after crash near Plunkett
Highway 16 is open again after a serious crash. The major Saskatchewan highway was blocked for much of the day Wednesday after what police called a "serious two-vehicle collision" west of Plunkett. Ac...
Jun 28, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Podcast led to 21 new tips in Misha Pavelick case: RCMP
After countless hours spent sorting through tips and information, Saskatchewan RCMP officers were finally able to put the investigative puzzle together and charge a 34-year-old man with second-degree ...
Jun 28, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Provincial government celebrates population growth in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's population increased by 6,821 people in the first quarter of 2023. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan's population went up by 33,101 over the past year, reaching 1,221...
Jun 28, 2023 Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison speaks at an event after population numbers were released showing a big jump for Saskatchewan in the second quarter of 2022. Sept. 28, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Candle Lake upset after province closes off outhouse, fish filleting shack, boat launch
By Jaryn Vecchio The Village of Candle Lake is looking for answers after having its outhouse and fish filleting shack closed down and its boat launch become practically unusable. According to Mayor Te...
Jun 28, 2023 (Village of Candle Lake/Submitted)
Woman bitten by police dog after opening police vehicle door
Police in Saskatoon say a woman who was "causing a disturbance" was bitten by a police dog after she opened the door of a police vehicle. The 20-year-old Saskatoon woman was treated by paramedics for ...
Jun 28, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Province supports STC homeless outreach project with $350,000 grant
The provincial government is continuing its support for a homeless outreach program in Saskatoon. On Wednesday, the government announced a new grant of $350,000 for the Sawyihtotn Project, which is ad...
Jun 28, 2023 Saskatoon Tribal Chief Mark Arcand at the grand opening of a new women's transitional housing building in Saskatoon on April 14, 2023. (Dulce Abela/650 CKOM)
SaskEnergy looking to lower customers' bills in October
Homeowners in Saskatchewan could be getting some relief on their energy bills. On Wednesday, SaskEnergy announced it will apply Thursday to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel for adjustments to its co...
Jun 28, 2023
Sask. gymnasts preparing for international performance this summer
A Saskatchewan gymnastics team is Amsterdam-bound in a month's time to compete as a group on a global stage. But, the gymnasts noted, the team is all about performance over competition results. With m...
Jun 28, 2023 Members of Team Saskatchewan Gymnaestrada Adisyn Helfrick, Breanna Schultz and Devyn Cole (left to right) at Ritmo Gymnastics on June 11, 2023. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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