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'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)
'She was not yours to take': Family of woman missing for four years pleads for information
It's been nearly four years since Ashley Morin disappeared, and this year will mark the fourth time her family will walk the 136 kilometres from Saskatoon to North Battleford in her memory. Morin, a 3...
Jul 07, 2022 Janine Morin (far left) holds hands with her mother Diane Morin (centre) at SPS Headquarters (Lara Fominoff 650/CKOM)
New events announced for 2022 Grey Cup Festival in Regina
New events are being announced for the 2022 Grey Cup Festival in Regina. It’s happening thanks to $2 million from the Government of Canada's Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative. The mo...
Jul 07, 2022
New owner bringing new look to Aberdeen Recreational Complex
After a couple of rough years during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Aberdeen Recreational Complex has a new owner and will have a new look this fall. Wally Mah of Northridge Developments purchased the rin...
Jul 07, 2022 Aberdeen Recreational Complex. (Submitted)
Métis Nation Sask. announces investment for early learning child care program
The Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan is making a major investment in the next generation. A total of $3.5 million dollars is being committed to an early learning childcare program for children aged eight and ...
Jul 07, 2022 Members of the Métis Nation Saskatchewan announced a new early learning child care program in the province. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Hay salvage and highway mowing getting underway in Saskatchewan
Farmers in Saskatchewan can salvage hay from areas alongside provincial highways starting Friday. According to the Ministry of Highways, anyone is permitted to cut and bale hay along highways any time...
Jul 07, 2022
Sask. First Nation to receive $31.6 million in treaty land claim settlement
A Saskatchewan First Nation is to receive $31.6 million after settling a treaty land entitlement claim with the provincial and federal governments. The Mistawasis Nhiyawak First Nation signed Treaty 6...
Jul 07, 2022 (Mistawasis Nêhiyawak/Facebook)
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