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Some Sask. provincial parks getting $14M in upgrades in 2023-24
Some of Saskatchewan’s provincial parks are getting a facelift this year. In a media release Wednesday, the provincial government said it’s investing $14 million in provincial park facilit...
Jun 07, 2023
Warnings continue, but blistering heat expected to ease Thursday
The heat wave is set to break in Saskatchewan. Heat warnings persisted in the province on Wednesday, but Environment Canada said the end is in sight. "Hot and humid weather is expected to continue for...
Jun 07, 2023
Minister accepts auditor's recommendations, but defends program
With a list before him, Saskatchewan's social services minister thanked the provincial auditor's office for its work and accepted the recommendations, but also defended the work the ministry has done ...
Jun 07, 2023
New funding allows special heart valve surgery to be done in Saskatchewan
People in Saskatchewan won't have to travel out of the province to get a new specialized cardiac procedure done. This year, the province began providing $330,000 in funding to help establish the Trans...
Jun 06, 2023 An overview of the Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair system used to treat patients at Royal University Hospital. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Man facing murder charge after incident on Moosomin First Nation
A 31-year-old man from the Moosomin First Nation has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of another man from the community. Wade Frenchman was arrested Monday in North Battleford. He's ...
Jun 06, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Making a splash: Riversdale Pool is now open in Saskatoon
Kids screamed with joy Tuesday as they splashed into the water after going down the Riversdale Pool waterslide. The pool in Saskatoon is now open for the summer season, with more outdoor pools set to ...
Jun 06, 2023 Riversdale Pool and waterslide. (Halyna Mihalik/650 CKOM)
New transformation possibly coming for old Saskatoon bus barn
After searching for six years for a buyer for the former "bus barn," the City of Saskatoon seems to have finally found one. At its finance committee meeting Wednesday, the city is expected to approve ...
Jun 06, 2023 Southwest corner of the old bus barn. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Areas of Saskatchewan beset by thunderstorms again
Stormy weather continued in Saskatchewan on Tuesday. As of 5:30 p.m., Environment Canada had severe thunderstorm warnings in place for areas around Strasbourg, Rowan's Ravine, Chamberlain, Dilke, Huds...
Jun 06, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
New temperature records set in some Sask. communities Monday
Three communities in Saskatchewan that weren't included in Monday's collection of heat warnings managed to reach record-breaking temperatures. Environment and Climate Change Canada said Buffalo Narrow...
Jun 06, 2023
Saskatchewan group looking for regulation to preserve wetlands
A Saskatchewan group is looking for regulation intervention to help save wetlands in the province as more and more are drained to make way for agriculture. Aura Lee MacPherson is chair of the Saskatch...
Jun 06, 2023
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