Murray Wood: Reconciling sorrow and anger in the death of a Roughrider
Murray Wood says the death of Roughrider Jaden Dalke on the weekend, and another man who was in a vehicle struck by Dalk...
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"We’re all in it together,’ but are we?' production company owner questions restrictions
Al Vickaryous isn't a happy man when it comes to restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vickaryous is the owner of Barndog Productions, supplying audio, lighting and staging for events across Sask...
Jul 22, 2020 (Facebook/Barndog Productions)
Charge laid after Clearwater River Dene First Nation loses $1M to fraud
A former general manager of the Clearwater River Dene First Nation is facing a fraud charge after the community was defrauded of more than $1 million. Jonny Cheecham, a 61-year-old resident of La Loch...
Jul 22, 2020
Saskatoon Fire Dept. to close motel due to unsafe, unsanitary conditions
Saskatoon Fire Chief Morgan Hackl says a motel on Idywyld Drive that has had a long history of problems is to be closed down, displacing about 150 people. In a release Wednesday, the fire department s...
Jul 22, 2020 City Centre Inn and Suites.
(Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Woman faces impaired driving charges after incident in Westmont
An 18-year-old woman is facing impaired driving-related charges after an incident in the Westmont area Tuesday evening. Police say at around 5:20 p.m., officers on patrol observed a grey Nissan Titan ...
Jul 22, 2020
Regina loses bid, Winnipeg tentatively chosen as 2020 CFL hub city
If the CFL is played in 2020, it's going to be in Winnipeg. The league announced Tuesday afternoon the league would play in Manitoba's capital instead of in Regina or Calgary. "We wanted to host this ...
Jul 21, 2020 Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
(980 CJME/Adriana Christianson)
Provincial economic stimulus money aimed at Saskatoon sidewalk repair and maintenance
Saskatoon city councillors have voted to divvy up more than $12 million in provincial economic stimulus money. The money will come from the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP). It's a one-ti...
Jul 21, 2020 A crumbling sidewalk along Cumberland Avenue South
'A tough thing to measure:' Looking at Langham's Ag in Motion void with 2020 virtual event
The town of Langham usually boasts a population of around 1,500, but that all changes when Ag in Motion gets to town. But, like many things, 2020 is a different story. Due to COVID-19, the annual agri...
Jul 21, 2020 A rainy start to day 1 at Ag in Motion near Langham, on July 17, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Two people are charged after multiple break and enters at Saskatoon businesses
A 30-year-old man and a 36-year-old man are facing multiple break and enter charges in Saskatoon's north end.On July 9, 2020, the two men were arrested by officers after they were caught leaving the i...
Jul 21, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
‘Seatbelts would have changed everything,’ says boyfriend of bus crash victim
EDMONTON - The boyfriend of a woman killed when the sightseeing bus the couple was on rolled in the Rocky Mountains believes she would still be alive had passengers been wearing seatbelts. Devon Ernes...
Jul 21, 2020 Devon Ernest and his girlfriend Dionne Durocher are shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Devon Ernest
'This community needs it:' Safe consumption site overlooked in numerous provincial funding announcements
Jason Mercredi knows how big the Saskatchewan Roughriders are, and how much they mean to the province. But, as the executive director of AIDS Saskatoon sits and reviews security camera footage from ou...
Jul 21, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 21
8:30 - Yesterday, the RCMP released a statement regarding the death of Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jayden Dalke....
