Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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North Battleford man accused of murdering his mother
A 45-year-old North Battleford man is accused of killing his mother. The RCMP said officers were called to a home in North Battleford on Tuesday morning after reports said a person was injured. When o...
Jun 24, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Mental health professionals paired with police on Estevan crisis team
A new pairing of mental health professionals and police officers could make a big difference when someone is undergoing a mental health crisis in Estevan. The city's new Police and Crisis Team (PACT) ...
Jun 24, 2022
Family law dispute resolution requirement extended to all of Sask.
After successful pilot programs in Prince Albert and Regina, the Government of Saskatchewan is extending mandatory early family dispute resolution across the province. The dispute resolution program i...
Jun 24, 2022
Police chief unsure if Saskatoon is ready for drug decriminalization
Saskatoon's chief of police still thinks decriminalization of drugs could be an ill-fitting approach for the city. "I haven't changed my mind," Chief Troy Cooper said when asked if he still believes d...
Jun 24, 2022 Saskatoon Police Service Chief Troy Cooper. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
'It was very close': Person rescued from under train in Prince Albert
It was a very close call for someone who passed out on the railroad tracks Thursday morning in Prince Albert. The person was lying between the rails and had to be extricated from under the locomotive,...
Jun 24, 2022 Prince Albert Superstore (Google)
Six bison calves born at Wanuskewin
Six bison calves - three male and three female - have been born at Wanuskewin Heritage Park, a major milestone for the reintroduced herd at the national heritage site. Wanuskewin began its reintroduct...
Jun 23, 2022 (Wanuskewin/Submitted)
Sask. Ministry of Health moving to monthly COVID reporting
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan decline, so will the number of COVID updates provided by the Ministry of Health. In Thursday's weekly epidemiological report, the provincial government ...
Jun 23, 2022
Meewasin CEO 'ecstatic' after major donation
The head of the Meewasin Valley Authority says she's ecstatic after receiving a $100,000 donation from Rawlco Radio on behalf of long-time 650 CKOM morning show host Brent Loucks. CEO Andrea Lafond sa...
Jun 23, 2022 Brent Loucks with Meewasin Valley Authority CEO Andrea Lafond at the interpretive panel with information about the revitalization program. (650 CKOM)
COVID deaths, infections, hospitalizations decline in Saskatchewan: Ministry of Health
The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all dropped in Saskatchewan during the latest reporting period. Lab tests confirmed 231 new cases of COVID in Saskatchewan between June 12 and...
Jun 23, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
City says flash floods did not warrant public safety alert
As many of Saskatoon's streets were filling with water Monday afternoon, no notifications were sent out through the City of Saskatoon's public safety alert program. Pamela Goulden-McLeod, Saskatoon's ...
Jun 23, 2022 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
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