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Highway 11 traffic returns to normal after crash
RCMP and STARS Air Ambulance responded to a collision on Highway 11 south of MacDowell on Tuesday night. The southbound lanes were closed overnight, but reopened early Wednesday, according to the High...
Jul 27, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Candlelight vigil shares sorrow, hope for missing woman
Indigenous community members want to know how many vigils they will have to attend for their people. A couple hundred people gathered with candlesticks encased by paper cups to protect hands against f...
Jul 27, 2022 A distraught child hugs a woman at the candlelight vigil for Dawn Walker and her son on JUly 26, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Missing woman's sister pleads for help, FSIN calls for thorough search
Search efforts for Dawn Walker and a boy are continuing just outside Riverside Country Club near Saskatoon. On Tuesday morning, a tent serving as a hub was set up at the end of the road, just outside ...
Jul 26, 2022 Walker's sister, Patricia Dorion, speaks to media on July 26, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Drivers feeling relief at the pumps as gas dips below $1.80 per litre
If you've been waiting for gas prices to dip before filling up your vehicle, now is the time to do it. Regular gasoline prices across the province have dipped below $1.80 per litre in most areas. Whil...
Jul 26, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Waterspout confirmed over Lake Athabasca
Environment Canada has confirmed a waterspout was spotted over Lake Athabasca on Monday. In a statement Tuesday, the weather service said the waterspout was observed at about 5:30 p.m., over the lake ...
Jul 26, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Cumberland House RCMP seek arson suspect after home goes up in flames
RCMP officers in Cumberland House are on the hunt for a man accused of arson, assault and uttering threats. Police said officers were called to a home on the Cumberland House Cree Nation on Monday aft...
Jul 26, 2022 Lawrence McGillivary, a 29-year-old resident of Cumberland House, has been charged with arson, uttering threats, and assault causing bodily harm. (Submitted/RCMP)
Cold case: Wanted man pushes freezer into Nipawin RCMP officer
By Susan McNeil An RCMP officer is fine after being hit by a freezer that was recently pushed into him by a fleeing suspect. Officers in Nipawin were called to a store on the 100 block of First Avenue...
Jul 26, 2022
Major gift kicks off Saskatoon Food Bank's campaign to fund new location
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre's campaign to fund its move to a new location is off to a great start, thanks to a $2.5-million gift from Nutrien Ltd. The food bank has purchased a new p...
Jul 26, 2022 Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank. (File photo/650 CKOM)
Prairieland Park vaccine clinic to close Wednesday
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is closing its vaccination clinic at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park on Wednesday. According to the health authority, the lease agreement for the space is ending, and as...
Jul 26, 2022 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Province's plan to reduce surgical wait times raises questions for health-care workers
The Saskatchewan government's plan for cutting into provincial surgical wait times comes with more questions than answers for the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). The province laid out some ideas i...
Jul 25, 2022
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