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SaskPower rate increase approved, SaskEnergy also seeking rate hike
Homeowners in Saskatchewan will be paying more for power in the coming months - and their energy bills could be going up too. In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel announced it...
Jul 11, 2022
Saskatchewan bracing for sweltering heat
A blast of summer heat is about to blanket the province, according to Environment Canada. Meteorologist James Colangelo says we can expect some scorching heat. "A ridge of high pressure is moving into...
Jul 11, 2022
Saskatoon Fire responds to structure fire in Westview
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) received several calls about a structure fire Saturday night in the Westview neighbourhood. It was located at the apartment complex of Westview Place, just off 33rd...
Jul 10, 2022 (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
'This is the most absurd thing:' Local business in The Centre Mall reacts to Rogers outage
A major power outage from Rogers left many shoppers and businesses hung out to dry on Friday. Due to the outage, debit transactions and ATM machines were down for most of the day, not to mention cell ...
Jul 10, 2022 Jewels is one of many stores to shop from at The Centre Mall in Saskatoon. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Missing five-year-old Frank Young found deceased
RCMP is confirming that five-year-old Frank Young's body has been found. Carrot River RCMP received a report on Saturday night at 7:06 pm that Young's body had been located deceased in the river on Re...
Jul 10, 2022 (RCMP/Submitted)
Multiple fires deemed suspicious in Saskatoon
The Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) responded to several small fires that were each deemed suspicious. Each fire took place between the hours of 12:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. early Saturday morning. The fi...
Jul 09, 2022 Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a fire early Saturday morning on the 800 Block of Avenue H South. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
'It was pretty scary': People recount blustery evening in Saskatchewan
There was no shortage of intense weather throughout Saskatchewan on Friday evening. Marlene Durkin lives in the Blaine Lake area, roughly 80 kilometres north of Saskatoon. In her 20 years living there...
Jul 09, 2022 A picture by Jeff Wizniak taken near Blaine Lake, Sask., on July 8, 2022.(@WizniakJeff/Twitter)
Boy dead, man missing after canoe capsizes in Bradwell Reservoir
A five-year-old boy is dead and a man is missing after their canoe capsized in the Bradwell Reservoir on Thursday evening. At about 6:35 p.m., officers from the Saskatoon RCMP detachment responded to ...
Jul 08, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Watch out for blue-green algae this summer: Water Security Agency
Warm summer weather means lots of people are heading to the lake, but don't jump in water where blue-green algae is blooming. That's the message from Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency, which cautio...
Jul 08, 2022 A blue-green algae bloom at Crooked Lake Provincial Park. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Family burned in firework fiasco at Emma Lake
A festive display on Canada Day didn't quite go as planned at Emma Lake. Andrew Fitch said he and his family were vacationing over the long weekend at their cottage in the area. "My four-year-old fina...
Jul 08, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
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