Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Saskatchewan and COVID: Our stories -- Doing business in a pandemic
March 12 marked one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Saskatchewan. Over the next week, 980 CJME and 650 CKOM will bring you stories from across the province reflecting on the past ye...
Mar 17, 2021 Annabel Townsend owns The Penny University book store in Regina and had a bumpy start trying to open the shop during the pandemic. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon woman turned away from surgery following false-positive COVID tests
Adelle Ooms has been patiently waiting for two years for her thyroid surgery. The day finally came Monday to head into St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon. Her husband dropped her off and she was not onl...
Mar 16, 2021
RCMP trying to identify human remains found near Watrous
The RCMP's Major Crimes Unit South is investigating after a human skull was found in a field in the RM of Morris. In a media release Tuesday, the Mounties said officers from the Watrous detachment wer...
Mar 16, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Four-vehicle crash leads to impaired driving charges
A 42-year-old Saskatoon woman is facing two impaired driving-related charges after a four-vehicle crash early Tuesday. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers responded at about 12:10 a.m....
Mar 16, 2021 (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Broncos crash survivor Kaleb Dahlgren writes book about life before, after tragedy
Kaleb Dahlgren never thought he would be an author, but he also never imagined he would have a story that could help and inspire others. Dahlgren, one of 13 survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash...
Mar 16, 2021 (Kaleb Dahlgren/Facebook)
Two Saskatoon companies fined in wake of worker's death
Two Saskatoon companies have been fined in connection with a death at a worksite in Corman Park nearly three years ago. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, a worker was...
Mar 16, 2021
PHR requests $1.3M for safe consumption site; organization hits fundraising goal
Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR), the site of Saskatchewan's only functional safe injection site, is looking for its slice of the pie in the upcoming budget. According to executive director Jason Mercredi...
Mar 15, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Staying safe on the ice; fishing ice shack deadline now here
Another true sign of spring has sprung. Fishing shacks need to be removed from the ice on bodies of water south of Highway 16 by the end of the day Monday. The deadline for shack removal north of the ...
Mar 15, 2021
Man arrested following theft of specialized adaptive bike
A Saskatoon family has its adaptive bike back, and Saskatoon police have one man in custody. Last Monday, Tobi-Dawne Smith told 650 CKOM about the theft of the adaptive bike, which allows her child Re...
Mar 15, 2021 (Tobi-Dawne Smith/Facebook)
Craven man killed in crash on Yellowhead Highway
A man from Craven is dead after a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 16 near Paynton early Sunday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Maidstone detachment were called at about 5 a.m., to a colli...
Mar 15, 2021 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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