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Eight Saskatchewan residents to receive order of merit next month
Eight people are set to receive Saskatchewan's highest honour at a ceremony early next month. The provincial government announced the list of recipients for the Saskatchewan Order of Merit this week, ...
May 10, 2025 This year’s ceremony will be a special one, as it marks the 40th anniversary of the order of merit. (Government of Saskatchewan)
'It's a new chapter': Catholics in Saskatoon react to Pope Leo XIV
As people walked out of the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon after mass on Friday, their faces were all smiles came across their faces when asked about Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo was introduced t...
May 09, 2025 The Cathedral of the Holy Family after Friday's mass that included a prayer for Pope Leo XIV (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
SHA adds Regina and Lumsden to places in Sask. with measles exposure risks
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has added Regina and Lumsden to the places identified as risk of measles exposure in the province, with locations Saskatoon, Rosetown and Kindersley listed earlier to...
May 09, 2025 A measles virus particle is shown in an undated handout image. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Dry conditions prompt high fire risk, fire bans across Saskatchewan
As the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) issued a fire ban on Thursday for part of northern Saskatchewan, much of the southern half of the province was showing extreme and high fire risk throug...
May 09, 2025
Dorintosh man dead after single-vehicle rollover on Highway 4: RCMP
A 38-year-old man from Dorintosh, Sask. is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 4. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the scene of the rollover at around 2:40 a.m. on Thursday, alo...
May 09, 2025 The RCMP said the 38-year-old man was declared dead at the scene of the crash on Thursday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Highway Hotline sets new record with 60 million page and app visits over past year
The Saskatchewan Highway Hotline was used more than 60 million times over the past year, setting a new record for the provincial service. Between April of 2024 and March of this year, the hotline's we...
May 09, 2025 The Saskatchewan Highway Hotline was used more than 60 million times over the past year. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
EXCLUSIVE: Premier Scott Moe on Western separatism
Now that the NDP is looking to change the rules for triggering a referendum on separation in Saskatchewan, the debate is heating up. On Wednesday, NDP Leader Carla Beck introduced a private member's b...
May 09, 2025 Premier Scott Moe stated his government would consider holding a referendum if the current threshold—signatures from 15 per cent of voters — is met. That would mean gathering approximately 120,000 signatures from Saskatchewan residents. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME
Escaped Saskatchewan inmate eluded Mounties twice in Loon Lake area: RCMP
A man who escaped the Besnard Lake Correctional Centre last month has successfully eluded Saskatchewan RCMP officers twice, and remains at large. According to the RCMP, 26-year-old Kobe Kiseyinewakup ...
May 09, 2025 Kobe Kiseyinewakup, 26, was described as five-foot-six and 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
North Battleford man charged after allegedly injuring Mountie during arrest
A 52-year-old North Battleford man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting and injuring a police officer during his arrest on Wednesday. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers stopped a veh...
May 09, 2025 The RCMP said the officer who was allegedly assaulted was released from hospital but is receiving "ongoing treatment." (BrianAJackson/Depositphotos.com)
SPSA issues fire ban for much of northern Sask. due to 'extreme' risk
Dry conditions have increased the risk of wildfires, leading the Saskatchewan Public Safety to put a fire ban in place across much of northern Saskatchewan. The ban stretches from the provincial fores...
May 09, 2025 The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said there were 28 wildfires burning in the province as of 3 p.m. on Thursday. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
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