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Bruce Cockburn to headline Sask Jazz Fest on July 10
Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn will headline the final day of ticketed performances during the Sask Jazz Fest this summer. The 80-year-old "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" singer will take the ...
Mar 06, 2026 “Bruce Cockburn is obviously a Canadian favourite, and will be joined by Royal Wood, who is a newly minted Saskatoonian, actually, and Eileen Laverty, who is a Saskatchewan Artist,” Shannon Josdal, the festival’s executive director, said in a statement. (Sask Jazz Fest/Submitted)
Sask. finance minister shares details of provincial budget as Iran war upsets oil prices
Saskatchewan's finance minister is hinting that the province is still expecting a deficit budget, despite rising oil prices due to the war in the Middle East. Jim Reiter joined The Evan Bray Show on F...
Mar 06, 2026 Finance Minister Jim Reiter says resource prices may be higher than expected, but hinted that the province should still expect to see a deficit budget tabled on March 18. (Roman Hayter/650 CKOM)
Sask. Mounties working to find man charged in Red Earth Cree Nation shooting
RCMP officers are working to track down a man who is facing charges in connection with a shooting on the Red Earth Cree Nation. According to police, the shooting happened on Tuesday afternoon, leaving...
Mar 06, 2026 Julian Kitchener, 24, was described as six feet tall, weighing 220 pounds, with black hair. His left eye is gray and may appear partially closed, police said, while his right eye is brown. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Mounties ask public for tips as officers investigate homicide in Sucker River
RCMP officers are appealing to the public for any information that could help solve a homicide case in Sucker River. According to police, officers get a report of an injured person at a home in the La...
Mar 06, 2026 Police said the victim has been identified as 39-year-old Stephen McKenzie, of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, and his family has been notified of his death. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon teacher in Saudi Arabia feels 'very safe' despite feds urging Canadians to leave Middle East
An oilfield instructor who lives in Saskatoon, but works 28-day rotational shifts in Saudi Arabia, says he feels safe where he is and feels no need to leave the country to come back to Canada right no...
Mar 06, 2026 Douglas Tompson says even if there are charter planes arranged for Canadians in the Middle East, he's going to stay and finish his 28-day work rotation. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Costly gaps found in updated $10-a-day childcare agreement
Months after Saskatchewan signed the new $10-a-day childcare agreement, families are learning their children don't qualify. Back in November 2025, the provincial government announced it had reached an...
Mar 05, 2026 NDP leader Carla Beck, standing in front of Matt Thompson, Sarah Magnus, and Christie MacNeill with CUPE, said the government won't be facing the brunt of the backlash. Instead, parents who are now "getting a bill for up to eight times the amount," will voice their frustrations to childcare providers first. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
SARM, highways ministry to spend $46 million on rural road infrastructure
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and the Saskatchewan Associations of Rural Municipalities (SARM) plan to spend $46 million on bridge, road and culvert projects in rural parts of the province. Th...
Mar 05, 2026 “Rural Saskatchewan faces substantial transportation infrastructure needs, as many of the goods and resources driving our provincial economy originate in rural municipalities,” said SARM president Bill Huber. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police ask public to report sightings of inmate mistakenly released from P.A. jail
Police in Prince Albert are asking the public to keep an eye out for an inmate who was released from the city's provincial correctional centre by mistake. "On March 4, 2026, police were dispatched the...
Mar 05, 2026 According to police, Dagan Mckenzie is considered unlawfully at large after he was “released in error” from the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. (Prince Albert Police Service/Submitted)
Two deaths may be linked to Battlefords mystery beverage
RCMP have confirmed there is a possibility that two deaths in the Battlefords area are linked to an unknown beverage. Earlier this week, RCMP and the Ministry of Health issued an alert out of concern ...
Mar 05, 2026 Battlefords RCMP responded to a fatal crash on Tuesday morning that left a 21-year-old woman dead and two others with serious injuries. (Battlefords RCMP/Submitted)
Police investigating death of three-year-old boy in Prince Albert
Police in Prince Albert are investigating after a young boy died in a local hospital this week. According to the Prince Albert Police Service, officers were called to a home on Second Street East just...
Mar 05, 2026 Police said the boy was taken to the Victoria Hospital by paramedics, where he was later pronounced dead. (paNOW file photo)
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