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Woman and boy arrested after firearms investigation in Saskatoon
A boy with a sawed-off rifle and a woman carrying ammunition were arrested Tuesday in Saskatoon. Police said officers with Saskatoon's Gangs and Guns Unit were watching a home on Avenue J South Tuesda...
Jun 29, 2022
Gaming grants supporting nearly 1,000 organizations around Sask.
Almost 1,000 different groups around Saskatchewan are benefiting from more than $2 million in charitable gaming grants. Each quarter, 25 per cent of all net proceeds from SLGA-licenced charitable gami...
Jun 29, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon senior with dementia duped by elaborate phone scam
Judy King and Mitch Empey say they are disturbed by how far people will go to take advantage of vulnerable people. Their father, 88-year-old Harold Empey, is out $2,500 after the siblings claim he was...
Jun 29, 2022 Mitch Empey, Judy King, and their father, Harold Empey. (Submitted)
Students of all ages thrilled for summer break
As school wraps up for the year, students of all ages said they're glad to see the year behind them and summer plans unfolding ahead. Matthew James Hutcheson just finished Grade 1 at Buena Vista Schoo...
Jun 29, 2022 Matthew James Hutcheson walks home from school with his mom, Marie, on June 28, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Construction complete on VIDO vaccine manufacturing facility
Construction on a $28-million vaccine manufacturing facility at the University of Saskatchewan has been completed. Media and government dignitaries including Federal PrairiesCan Minister Dan Vandal, P...
Jun 28, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
21-year-old woman killed in collision with semi near Rosetown: RCMP
A 21-year-old woman is dead after her car and a semi collided at an intersection near Rosetown Tuesday morning, RCMP said. The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 7 and Marshall Avenue about...
Jun 28, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
SLGA employee and client information compromised in 2021 cyberattack
Hackers accessed sensitive information on employees and clients of the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) during a 2021 cyberattack, according to the Government of Saskatchewan. According...
Jun 28, 2022
Prince Albert distillery makes big donation to Ukrainian Canadian Congress
A distillery in Prince Albert is showing its support for Ukraine by selling vodka. Over the past six weeks, Phantom Light Distillery donated $2 from every bottle sold to the Ukrainian Canadian Congres...
Jun 28, 2022 (Phantom Light Distillery/Facebook)
Indigenous couple excited to take on new roles with Saskatoon Blades
A Saskatoon Blades alumnus is returning to help coach the team in their upcoming season, and his wife is taking on an ambassador role with the Blades at the same time. Wacey Rabbit played for the Sask...
Jun 28, 2022 (left to right) Ashley Callingbull, Wacey Rabbit and Blades general manager Steve Hildebrand pose after Rabbit is announced as the new Blades assistant coach on June 27, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Brief relief at the pumps as gas prices dip before long weekend
It was a sight many people were waiting for early Tuesday morning: relief at the gas pumps. For the first time in weeks, gas was under $2 per litre at a number of stations. Saskatchewan will not be th...
Jun 28, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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