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Evacuation ordered due to forest fire burning near Cigar Lake mine
Cameco has ordered the evacuation of all non-essential personnel from the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. A press release from the company issued Thursday morning said the action is ...
Jul 01, 2021
A sea of orange takes over Kiwanis Park for Cancel Canada Day event
Canada Day had a different feeling in Saskatoon for 2021. People gathered at Kiwanis Memorial Park to support residential school survivors, those who did not make it home and the Indigenous community,...
Jul 01, 2021 Event Speaker Andre Bear Carrying an Orange Flag at Kiwanis Memorial Park for Cancel Canada Day (Payton Zillich/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon unofficially breaks daily heat record; scorcher to continue
The year was 1962. It was the same year the Beatles released their first single - when a new home cost around $12,000 USD to buy - and it was also a scorcher in Saskatoon on Canada Day. The daily reco...
Jul 01, 2021 (file photo/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan woman facing fraud charges involving total of $250K
A woman from Langham is facing charges after allegedly defrauding and attempting to defraud a retail company of around $250,000. A Canadian company that wasn't identified by the Saskatoon Police Servi...
Jun 30, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Regina music trio helps Saskatoon police save man's life
It was a typical Saturday night in downtown Saskatoon last weekend -- the parks were busy with people strolling, jogging and biking along the trails next to the South Saskatchewan River. Indigenous si...
Jun 30, 2021 Jared Bird holds a drum (left) and stands alongside Joseph Twist (middle) and Jeff Longman (right holding drum). (Jared Bird/Facebook)
Saskatoon man faces fourth charge of sexual assault
A 38-year-old Saskatoon man is in police custody after another charge of sexual assault was filed against him. Kyle Edward Norman, who already was facing three charges of sexual assault, was arrested ...
Jun 30, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update June 30: 31 new cases, 17,000+ vaccine doses given
More than 17,000 new doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan. The additional 17,420 vaccinations bring the total number of vaccines given in the province to date to 1,153,720....
Jun 30, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Saskatoon doctor offers tips on how to avoid heat illness
Being exposed to extreme heat can pose more of a threat than some may consider. Sunburns aren't the only consequences people may face in this heat if they're not careful. Saskatoon physician Carla Hol...
Jun 30, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Riversdale businesses say tax hikes a 'slap in the face' after challenging year
The end of the pandemic is welcome news for businesses that have been operating under COVID-19 restrictions. However, owners in Saskatoon's Riversdale district say their reward for sticking it out are...
Jun 30, 2021
Saskatchewan completely covered in heat warnings
Heat warnings are now in place for the entire province. The prolonged heat wave started in northern and west-central Saskatchewan over the weekend and by Monday and Tuesday it had stretched to include...
Jun 30, 2021
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