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What's happening Friday at the Grey Cup Festival
The Grey Cup Festival continues Friday as Regina prepares for the CFL's title game. Once again, most of the events are at the REAL District campus. Leading off the day is the Fan State of the League, ...
Nov 18, 2022
Regina woman's knee surgery put on hold due to new health concern
Pam Soveran's body is deteriorating. The retired chef said she's been waiting more than two years for a surgery to replace her right knee. She was able to have her left knee done, but is stuck living ...
Nov 18, 2022 Pam Soveran (second from right) surrounded by her family. (Pam Soveran/Facebook)
Enchanted Forest ready to power Christmas spirit again in Saskatoon
The Christmas lights of the Enchanted Forest are ready to be flipped on for another year. Saskatoon's holiday tradition opens Friday evening with the return of the walking tour. Cancelled the last two...
Nov 18, 2022
Riders' Dan Clark, Mario Alford win CFL awards
While the Saskatchewan Roughriders didn’t make the 2022 CFL playoffs, two of their players are still leaving Grey Cup week with some hardware. Centre Dan Clark was named the winner of the Jake G...
Nov 17, 2022
Hatchet Lake man accused of manslaughter after son's death
A 56-year-old man from the Hatchet Lake First Nation is facing a manslaughter charge in connection with his son's death. RCMP officers were called to a home on the First Nation after a report of an al...
Nov 17, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
New funding will let VIDO establish high-level containment for disease research
VIDO is getting an upgrade. The University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) announced new funding this week to establish high-level containment capacity. The $8.1-m...
Nov 17, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Property crime on the rise in rural Saskatchewan: RCMP
Property crime is on the rise in rural Saskatchewan once again. That's according to Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP. Blackmore addressed the is...
Nov 17, 2022 Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore. (RCMP/Facebook)
Weather affecting road conditions on some highways in Saskatchewan
Poor visibility was reported on a number of highways in Saskatchewan on Thursday. According to the Highway Hotline, drifting snow was a problem on the Trans-Canada Highway from Belle Plaine to Gull La...
Nov 17, 2022
More than 2,000 new child-care spaces to open in Saskatchewan
More than 2,000 new child-care spaces will soon be available in Saskatchewan, thanks to a funding agreement between the provincial and federal governments. An investment of $28.9 million by the govern...
Nov 17, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon council approves $25M land purchase for downtown arena site
Saskatoon's city council voted unanimously Wednesday to proceed with the purchase of land for the city's planned downtown arena. Council approved the $25-million purchase of the Midtown Shopping Cente...
Nov 16, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
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