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Going swimmingly: Women to swim 163 km of Diefenbaker
Six swimmers are going to take turns until they've covered 163 kilometres of Lake Diefenbaker. The Diefenbaker Dip: 163 Swim is a fundraiser for the La Ronge Native Women's Council and YWCA Regina. It...
Jul 17, 2022 Dionne Tatlow is preparing to swim in Lake Diefenbaker. (Dionne Tatlow/Submitted)
Sask. woman in need of lifesaving medication calls on provincial gov't for more assistance
Morgan Buyaki has been suffering from a rare condition called eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) for the last 18 months. The rare disease causes the loss of white blood cells, making...
Jul 16, 2022 April Mcivor (left) and Health Critic Vicki Mowat (right) are fighting for more funding from the provincial government. Mcivor's 23-year-old daughter Morgan Buyaki suffers from a rare condition (EGMA). (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Plumes of black smoke seen in Saskatoon's north industrial area
Fire trucks, tankers, ambulances, Saskatoon police and CN Rail Police were called to Saskatoon's north industrial area Friday afternoon. Plumes of black smoke rising from 71st Street and Wanuskewin Ro...
Jul 15, 2022 Smoke billows into the sky as a fire burns in north Saskatoon on July 15, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Suspected vehicle thief rams police cruiser making getaway in Wynyard
Officers from multiple RCMP detachments are investigating a string of vehicle thefts involving a suspect who also rammed a police cruiser. Last Friday, the Wynyard RCMP got a call about a theft of fue...
Jul 15, 2022
Sask. pediatrician thrilled kids' COVID vaccine gets approved
A Saskatoon pediatrician is filled with "so much happiness" now that a COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of five has got the green light. "This is a group that hasn't been able to get vaccin...
Jul 15, 2022 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Kamsack hospital loses a number of services due to staffing shortage
The health-care situation in Kamsack is not great, according to the town's mayor. The hospital lost its last five acute-care beds and the emergency room is running on limited hours from 8 a.m. to 6:30...
Jul 15, 2022 (Google Maps)
Saskatoon police ask for public's help to find missing woman
The search continued in Saskatoon on Friday for a missing 53-year-old woman. Search teams -- including members of the Saskatoon Fire Department and the Saskatoon Emergency Measures Organization -- are...
Jul 15, 2022 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Severe thunderstorm warning, watches issued for areas of Sask.
What Environment Canada called "an unstable airmass" in the Saskatoon area resulted in severe thunderstorm warnings and watches Friday morning -- and a possible tornado near Allan. Meteorologist Terri...
Jul 15, 2022 A funnel cloud near Allan on July 15, 2022. (Daniel Wollman/Submitted)
Sask. fertility rates plummet since COVID: Demographer
Fertility rates in Saskatchewan took a nosedive - and are still low - thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Laura Wright, a family demographer and University of Saskatchewan associate professor of sociolog...
Jul 15, 2022 (CKOM files)
Bison convention roams through Saskatoon
After bison almost became extinct in the late 1800s, work to conserve and produce the animal continues. The International Bison Convention is being held in Saskatoon this week. The event brings togeth...
Jul 14, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
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