Murray Wood: Fish, biscuits and scenery drawing Americans to Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says Saskatchewan's north is a big draw to American anglers, for some obvious reasons.
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Packed hotel rooms this weekend create 'spark of optimism' for Regina hotel industry
If you're trying to book a hotel room in Regina this weekend, good luck. With several sporting events and thousands of people descending on the Queen City, for the first time in nearly 18 months, most...
Aug 05, 2021 Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Sask. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
'Role models:' Local soccer players inspired by Canadian women's journey to gold medal game
The Canadian women's soccer team is going for gold Friday morning and setting an example for young female athletes in the province. Jenna Muir has been playing soccer since she was three years old. Th...
Aug 05, 2021
Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo's 'Malcolm' the cougar dies
After 12-years at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo, "Malcolm" the cougar has passed away. According to a news release, in early March, care staff noticed Malcolm was having trouble walking and...
Aug 05, 2021 (City of Saskatoon)
Latest COVID update Aug. 5: Sask. active COVID-19 cases rise above 500 first time since June
For the first time in more than a month, active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan number more than 500. Today, the province announced 56 new cases of the virus, bringing the number of active cases to ...
Aug 05, 2021 (Lisa Schick/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. man facing voyeurism charge for photo found on device
A Battleford man has been charged with voyeurism after police discovered a photo in the course of another investigation. North Battleford RCMP said they received a complaint that a woman and a female ...
Aug 05, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Crop report shows harvest well ahead of average, dry conditions posing fire risk
Harvest has begun in Saskatchewan, with this week's crop report showing three per cent of the crop now combined. This is well ahead of the five-year average of one per cent harvested by this time of y...
Aug 05, 2021
Damning report points to numerous problems in deadly Parkside COVID outbreak
Last winter, residents at Parkside Extendicare in Regina endured the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak a Saskatchewan car home has seen, where only four residents didn't catch the virus, and 39 died. A repo...
Aug 05, 2021 Parkside Extendicare in Regina. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Woman dead in lone vehicle rollover near La Loche
A woman is dead after a single-vehicle rollover near La Loche. La Loche RCMP was dispatched to the scene on Highway 155, around 2 kilometres south of the village -- around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The wom...
Aug 05, 2021
Interim benefit increased to aid farmers facing drought losses
Producers in the province will be seeing a 50 per cent increase in their AgriStability interim benefit payment this year. To help support farmers who have been impacted by drought conditions in Saskat...
Aug 04, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP searching for male suspect in attempted sexual assault near provincial park
Saskatchewan RCMP are trying to locate a man suspected of attempted sexual assault The attempted assault occurred near Meadow Lake Provincial Park, at Highway 224 and Highway 950 in northwest Saskatch...
Aug 04, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
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