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Lawyer challenging Sask. pronoun law 'relieved and happy' after appeal decision
A lawyer for Egale Canada was very happy with the decision that came down on Monday morning from the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on the provincial government's pronoun law. In a 4-1 decision, the cou...
Aug 12, 2025 A 36-year-old cyclist is dead after a crash with a vehicle in Swift Current. (650 CKOM file photo)
Fire ban to remain in place after rain fails to quench fires in northern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's fire ban will remain in place, as recent rain wasn't enough to douse the many fires still raging in northern parts of the province. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, t...
Aug 12, 2025 “Although there were periods of rainfall in the north this past weekend, the heavier rainfall was located in the south,” the public safety agency said in a statement. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Multiple outages across Saskatchewan leave thousands without power
It's been an on and off start to the week for some people in southwest Saskatchewan. A Friday night storm left roughly 4,100 SaskPower customers without power starting at 11 p.m., according to company...
Aug 11, 2025 SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry said the spar of a transmission tower was likely struck by lightning Friday night, plummeting thousands into darkness. (Joel Cherry/submitted)
'We were forgotten': Denare Beach resident calls for accountability
Dustin Trumbley watched as the fire that destroyed the northern community of Denare Beach burned his home down. He and his fiance, Joanne Churchill, had evacuated to his family's home in Swan River, t...
Aug 11, 2025 Dustin Trumbley’s home after the wildfire. (Joanne Churchill/submitted)
Behind the drawings: The work of a Saskatoon police composite sketch artist
Long before staff sergeant Terry Laverty picked up his Saskatoon police badge, he picked up a pencil. Laverty has always had artistic talent, sketching during his high school and post-secondary educat...
Aug 11, 2025 “It just intrigued me that this was still a viable tool utilized by police services,” said staff sergeant Terry Laverty. “I immediately reached out and was able to kind of latch on to that type of training.” (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon mayor to review conditions allowing controversial MAGA Christian singer's concert
Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block has posted a video to social media addressing questions and concerns about a concert that's scheduled to take place in Saskatoon on Aug. 21. Controversial MAGA U.S. Chris...
Aug 11, 2025 Controversial MAGA U.S. Christian pastor and singer Sean Feucht has been granted a permit by the city to hold a concert at Diefenbaker Park on Aug. 21. (Submitted)
Two charged after fatal police shooting at Deschambault Lake
Two people are facing charges after a man was shot dead by an RCMP officer at Deschambault Lake on Friday. Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on Aug. 9 that the man was shot after officers from ...
Aug 10, 2025 RCMP said that a confrontation occurred between officers and a man from Deschambault Lake, which resulted in the officers discharging their firearms and shooting him. (CKOM files)
Truck stolen in Shellbrook had unsecured firearm inside, RCMP says
Saskatchewan RCMP is looking for a truck they say was stolen in Shellbrook with a firearm inside on Friday. RCMP said in an Aug. 9 news release that officers at the Shellbrook detachment were called a...
Aug 10, 2025 RCMP said the truck reported stolen (top) is a red 2005 GMS Sierra 2500 with Saskatchewan licence plate 297 MLE. Police also want to speak to the occupants of a grey Ford F150 truck (bottom), who they say may have information about the theft. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
New Saskatoon BRT stations and platforms expected to be completed by October
Saskatoon's spring and summer construction season is always busy, but possibly even more so this year. It includes construction on the Broadway Bridge, which began on May 12, a variety of resurfacing ...
Aug 10, 2025 An artist's rendering of what a the bus platforms will look like in the future, with a shelter. (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Call to drop PST on labour to help communities rebuild after devastating wildfires
As people in northern Saskatchewan begin to pick up the pieces after wildfires, Saskatchewan NDP on Friday called for the Saskatchewan Party government to step up to help rebuilding efforts. Nathan Pi...
Aug 09, 2025 Cabin damaged by Shoe Fire at East Trout Lake. (Carla Beck/Facebook)
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