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Cankerworms leaving some Saskatoon trees defoliated, but not dead
Some trees in Saskatoon are looking a little worse for wear due to the cankerworms that have been running rampant throughout the city this spring. Cate Francis, the City of Saskatoon's superintendent ...
Jun 17, 2025 Defoliated trees along Taylor Street in Saskatoon. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatoon police briefs: Explosives, stabbings and imitation guns
Police in Saskatoon seized an explosive device that was discovered inside a vehicle last week. Officers were called to a compound on English Crescent just before 10 a.m. on Friday after getting a repo...
Jun 17, 2025 Officers were called to a compound on English Crescent on Friday after getting a report that an explosive device was located inside a salvaged vehicle. (650 CKOM file photo)
From plates to pendants: Saskatchewan artist makes jewelry from dishes
In the quiet heart of Saskatoon, in a cozy home nestled among tree-lined streets, there is a basement known as "the pit." It's not a glamorous place - walking through it requires sturdy shoes thanks t...
Jun 17, 2025 From her Saskatoon home, Sheri Wollf gives shattered dishes a second life — turning what was once tucked away in cupboards and basements into cherished pieces worn close to the heart. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Premier Scott Moe pitches 'port-to-port corridor' for energy and other exports
CALGARY - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is pitching the idea of a "port-to-port corridor" that would connect energy and other goods to Canada's northern Pacific and Arctic coasts. Moe made his remark...
Jun 16, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on Saturday that threat of 100 per cent tariffs is "further degradation of the free and fair trade system we took for granted for decades.". (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards)
New water bomber hasn't flown since arriving in Saskatchewan
A new water bomber in La Ronge sat unused while wildfires burned in surrounding communities. The plane was delivered from Abbotsford, B.C. on May 30 and records show the aircraft, a Conair Dash 8-Q400...
Jun 16, 2025
Martensville youth, 17, charged after stabbing, assault at business
The man and youth arrested after a stabbing and assault at a business in Martensville on June 13 that police said was "not random" have now been charged. In an update provided on June 16, Warman RCMP ...
Jun 16, 2025 (650 CKOM files)
Two people seriously injured in crash on Highway 55 Friday: RCMP
Two people were seriously hurt in a crash on Highway 55 last week. According to a statement released on Monday by the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report of an injured man on the highway at aroun...
Jun 16, 2025 The RCMP said two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after the crash on Friday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mounties searching for rightful owner of coin and jewelry collection seized in 2023
Saskatchewan RCMP officers are hoping to find the rightful owner of a collection of coins and jewelry seized by Mounties in Warman during an investigation in December of 2023. "They may be someone's s...
Jun 16, 2025 Included in the collection is a gold pocket watch that appears to be an antique, an brooch in the shape of an insect and a variety of different rings. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Four tornadoes reported, two confirmed over stormy weekend in Sask.
It was a stormy weekend in Saskatchewan, with four tornadoes reported. Two of the tornadoes have been confirmed by Environment Canada. The first happened near Coleville on Friday afternoon, and the se...
Jun 16, 2025 Environment Canada Meterologist Dan Fulton said it’s “highly probably” that a tornado reported near Coleville on Friday touched down. (Justin Becker/Facebook)
Weekend rain helps firefighters battling flames in northern Saskatchewan
After weeks of battling intense wildfires in northern Saskatchewan, firefighters got some help from Mother Nature over the weekend. "We saw precipitation on all our fires this weekend, and that was gr...
Jun 16, 2025 Marlo Pritchard, president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, said on Monday that rain over the weekend helped firefighters battle the devastating blazes buring in northern parts of the province. (La Ronge Regional Fire Department/Facebook)
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