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Crash closes Highway 10 near Fort Qu'Appelle
RCMP officers were on the scene Tuesday afternoon of what the Mounties called "a serious collision" on Highway 10 about seven kilometres southwest of Fort Qu'Appelle. In an update just before 4 p.m., ...
Jun 20, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man facing additional voyeurism charges
A 61-year-old Saskatoon man charged with voyeurism earlier this year is facing three more charges -- and police believe there may be more victims in the city. In a media release Tuesday, Saskatoon pol...
Jun 20, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's new food bank could begin construction next spring
The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre (SFBLC) has multiple facilities spread across the city and a new building would help localize all of its services under one roof. The other buildings will c...
Jun 20, 2023 Future site for the Saskatoon Food Bank at the corner of Avenue P and 17th Street. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Students' artwork being displayed on the side of Saskatoon buses
The faces of kids from Chief Whitecap School lit up Tuesday as they saw their artwork proudly displayed on the side of Saskatoon buses. Saskatoon Transit hosted an art contest for elementary school st...
Jun 20, 2023 Students stand next to their artwork (Halyna Mihalik/650 CkOM)
Man charged with second-degree murder in Esterhazy-area slaying
A 48-year-old man from Calder has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 61-year-old man from the same community. Curtis Sokoloski is also charged with offering an in...
Jun 20, 2023
Saskatchewan Rattlers sprucing up basketball courts across Saskatoon
Saskatoon basketball courts are getting a refresh this summer. The Saskatchewan Rattlers kicked off the Rim Revamp Project by replacing the nets on basketball hoops with fresh twine in Holiday Park on...
Jun 20, 2023 Saskatchewan Rattlers launch Rim Revamp Project.
'Literally raw with blood:' Sask. Survivor contestant reflects on reality show
A Moose Jaw man didn't win the million-dollar grand prize on the 44th season of 'Survivor,' but he did lead the season's jury as it crowned the season's champion. Kane Fritzler - 25 and a recent law g...
Jun 20, 2023 Moose Jaw's Kane Fritzler competed on the 44th season of Survivor. (Submitted/CBS Broadcasting)
Zebras at Saskatoon zoo are part of wildlife investigation
As a dazzle of five zebras settles into its new foster home at Saskatoon's Forestry Farm Park & Zoo, an investigation into the animals continues. 650 CKOM received confirmation from the provincial...
Jun 19, 2023 (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Snowbirds pilot charged with sexual assault
A pilot with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds has been charged with sexual assault. On Saturday, the Royal Canadian Air Force announced that a pilot with the Moose Jaw-based aerobatic demonstration team ...
Jun 19, 2023 (CF Snowbirds/Twitter)
Two dead after separate crashes on Sask. highways
The Saskatchewan RCMP is investigating two fatal crashes that happened Sunday. The first incident - a single-vehicle rollover - happened on Highway 47 south of Springside shortly before 1 p.m. Officer...
Jun 19, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
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