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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Heavy rainfall prompts SaskPower emergency response at Island Falls Hydro Station
SaskPower says heavy rains in northern Saskatchewan has put the Island Falls Hydro Station in a heightened state of emergency preparedness. In a release, SaskPower says due to high water levels on the...
Jul 15, 2020 (SaskPower/Twitter)
RCMP arrests man after he barricaded himself in home on Sask. First Nation
A 26-year-old man is facing several charges after he barricaded himself in a home on the One Arrow First Nation. In a release, the RCMP says officers went to the home on Friday and were able to make c...
Jul 15, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine at VIDO-InterVac on track for human trials this fall
Work on a COVID-19 vaccine continues to show encouraging results at Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization -- International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatc...
Jul 15, 2020 (David Stobbe/StobbePhoto.ca)
'It's worrisome:' SPS officer discusses violent, firearm-related incidents and their link to gangs
Saskatoon police have been dealing with an increase in violent, firearms-related cases over the past several months, including incidents involving gangs. That from Saskatoon Police Service Staff Sgt. ...
Jul 15, 2020 File photo of a Saskatoon police drug and gun bust in July 2019. (file photo/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police arrest man carrying gun on city street
A 61-year-old man is facing six weapons charges after he was found walking around with a gun Tuesday evening. The Saskatoon Police Service says it got a call at around 8:10 p.m., about a man carrying ...
Jul 15, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
'She had a life she wanted to live:' Sister of murdered Saskatoon teen remembers Belanger-Weeseekase
Tamara Weeseekase was with a friend on Saturday in Saskatoon when a phone call came through, sharing news that would change her life forever. On the other end of the phone was her mom, calling from No...
Jul 15, 2020 Saskatoon police are still looking for information in the homicide of 19-year-old Hailey Belanger-Weeseekase. (submitted/Tamara Weeseekase)
Shahab explains why northern outbreak and current southwest cases treated differently
After the recent jump in cases in the southwest and some of them being attributed to Hutterite colonies, some had been asking why no restrictions were being implemented similar to those that were put ...
Jul 14, 2020
Advisory issued for multiple businesses in and around Swift Current due to COVID-19
An advisory has been issued by the Saskatchewan Health Authority after confirmation individuals who were at several businesses in and around Swift Current have tested positive for COVID-19 as of July ...
Jul 14, 2020
Post about Ashley Morin walk cost Sask. man job, minor hockey position: FSIN
A Facebook post riddled with backlash has allegedly cost one Saskatchewan man his job, along with his presidency of a local minor hockey association. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FS...
Jul 14, 2020 The family of Ashley Morin gathered before walking to North Battleford to raise awareness on the second anniversary of her disappearance. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon experiencing record number of overdose calls
Saskatoon paramedics are dealing with a crisis. Troy Davies, director of public affairs for Medavie Health Services West, is claiming there are more overdoses than ever in Saskatoon. "We have never se...
Jul 14, 2020 A kit containing two doses of naloxone and supplies for performing CPR. (650 CKOM file photo)
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