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Rosthern man wins nearly $1.2 million on VLT
Michael Tokarz is joining a pretty exclusive club. He's one of just 15 people to win a Vault Breaker jackpot in Saskatchewan since 2017. On February 12 all five icons fell into place while he was play...
Feb 20, 2021 Michael Tokarz
(Photo submitted/Western Canada Lottery Corporation)
Large crowds look to embrace the outdoors during winter warm-up
The return of more season conditions for this time of year is welcome news after a frigid deep freeze across the province. Those warmer temperatures are expected to bring many people outdoors. Gail Mo...
Feb 20, 2021 A father and son snowboard down Optimist Hill on Feb. 10, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
'He loved his job,' says friend of Battlefords-area health care worker who died after testing positive for COVID-19
Tom Thomas was an active member in his church and in the community, a caring man who would help anyone - and a man who loved his job. Antony Mathew, who knew Thomas since his arrival in Canada in 2016...
Feb 19, 2021 A GoFundMe has been set up in the family honour of 34-year-old Tom Thomas, a health care worker who allegedly died from COVID-19. (GoFundMe)
Dairy farmers dismiss hard butter claims
There's been some discussion lately that bricks of butter have gotten harder and more difficult to spread on your toast. But according to SaskMilk that's a baseless claim. SaskMilk said a phone call l...
Feb 19, 2021 A group of dairy cows seen grazing in a field. (SaskMilk.ca)
Saskatoon police investigating second homicide of 2021
The Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section is investigating the city's second homicide of the year. On Thursday afternoon police were called to a home in the 700 block of 33rd Street West where ...
Feb 19, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Demand for seeds, plants and gardening supplies could be up in 2021
Even though the ground is still covered in snow and everything's frozen outside, you can still get a head start on your 2021 gardening. According to at least one Saskatoon expert - the demand for just...
Feb 18, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Supreme Court of Canada ends 13-year dispute between CRA, Cameco
The Supreme Court of Canada has ended a long-lasting dispute between Cameco and the Canada Revenue Agency. In a news release on Thursday, Cameco said the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the CRA's ap...
Feb 18, 2021
Plans in place for mass COVID immunizations in Saskatchewan
The COVID-19 doses aren't there yet, but the Saskatchewan government is showing off that it's ready to put them in people's arms when they arrive. The Premier and Health Minister took a tour of the ne...
Feb 18, 2021 Mass immunization clinic at the International Trade Centre at Evraz Place in Regina. (Submitted photo)
February cold stretch leads to record-breaking temperatures
It was a record-breaking cold stretch for parts of Saskatchewan. February saw some of the coldest days on record as extreme cold settled in for over a week. Nearly 50 cold weather records were broken ...
Feb 18, 2021 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Saskatoon family trying to recover tattoo artist's preserved skin
A Saskatoon family is launching a desperate attempt to keep a loved one close to home. Chris Wenzel, a Saskatoon tattoo artist with tattoos covering most parts of his body died, in November 2018. To h...
Feb 18, 2021 photo attached: Cheryl Wenzel poses with framed photos of her husband Chris Wenzel shortly after his death in early 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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