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Saskatoon man, 44, allegedly attacks bike cop during arrest
An unruly 44-year-old Saskatoon man is facing assault charges after allegedly assaulting an officer who was trying to arrest him on Wednesday afternoon. Police said officers were called to an establis...
Sep 04, 2025 Police said the officer was not injured during the fight. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Three Saskatoon cops fired following investigation into 'off-duty gathering'
Three Saskatoon police officers have been fired after the force deemed them "unsuitable for police service." According to a statement released on social media by the Saskatoon Police Service, the thre...
Sep 03, 2025 “The decision to dismiss a police officer is never made lightly, but is necessary when the conduct falls short of the standards our community expects and deserves,” said Saskatoon Police Chief Cam McBride. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Flying Dust teen model makes debut at New York Fashion Week
At just 17, Grace Nguyen of Flying Dust First Nation is about to see her face in lights - high above the streets of Manhattan. The teenager has been selected to walk at New York Fashion Week this Sept...
Sep 03, 2025 Grace Nguyen of Flying Dust First Nation walked the runway at Edmonton Kids Fashion Week in August 2025. The 17-year-old will make her New York Fashion Week debut this September. (Melissa Nguyen/submitted)
Some tobacco settlement money to be used in Saskatchewan for cancer care, prevention: Minister
Saskatchewan is set to get millions from a legal settlement with tobacco companies, but it appears only some of that money will go toward cancer care and prevention. Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan's he...
Sep 03, 2025 Rain and hail battered the highway on Sunday evening south of Blaine Lake near the Petrofka Bridge while a tornado watch was in effect. (Justin Blackwell/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's urgent care centre 25 per cent complete, opening 2027
Saskatoon's urgent care centre is now 25 per cent complete and is expected to open in early 2027. The project is currently being built on the former Pleasant Hill School site near St. Paul's Hospital,...
Sep 02, 2025 Saskatoon's Urgent Care Centre is currently being built on the former Pleasant Hill School site near St. Paul’s Hospital (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Estevan man, 66, dead after ATV collision near Arcola: RCMP
A 66-year-old Estevan man was pronounced dead after an ATV crash over the Labour Day weekend. According to the RCMP, officers got a call about the collision on Range Road 2044 near Arcola on Sunday. P...
Sep 02, 2025 “Investigation determined that a group of three ATVs were travelling together and that two of the ATVs had collided,” the RCMP explained in a statement. (NewAfrica/Depositphotos.com)
Education minister discusses funding, end of provincial exams as school resumes in Saskatchewan
As students head back to classes across Saskatchewan, Everett Hindley, the province's education minister, joined the Evan Bray Show to discuss the ways the provincial government is working to give kid...
Sep 02, 2025 Students are heading back to class across Saskatchewan, and Education Minister Everett Hindley sat down with Evan Bray to discuss a few of the big issues in the province's schools. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Once upon a classroom: A touch of Tinkerbell at Wildwood School
In the middle of a math problem, or maybe while reviewing the weekly spelling list, there's going to be a magical moment. It hasn't happened yet. But Emma Tink knows it's coming. She waits for it ever...
Sep 02, 2025 Students smile at her last name. “Like Tinkerbell,” she tells them. And in her classroom, belief really does make you fly. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Cree/English bilingual school celebrates language in Saskatoon
School is back in session today, and it's a special day for Saskatoon's Catholic school division. After two years of construction, awsisak k-nmhtocik St. Francis School, an English/Cree bilingual scho...
Sep 02, 2025 The school will also feature various specific classrooms that will be used by elders to share stories, a lab where kids will be able to learn about animals and even how to butcher animals like deer, elk or moose, and a media lab focused on teaching technology. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Wildfire smoke brings more high-risk air quality warnings to Saskatchewan
Air quality warnings remain over a large area of the province on Monday, with wildfire smoke expected to affect many areas into Tuesday. Heat warnings that covered areas from just north of Humboldt st...
Sep 01, 2025 Environment Canada says the smoke will bring air quality considered to be “high risk” or “very high risk” to areas stretching from Lloydminster to Saskatoon as well as northern Saskatchewan. (solu78/Depositphotos.com)
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