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Final phase of Highway 5 safety improvements underway
A major highways project aimed to improve safety is in its final phase. The province is working on upgrading Highway 5 between Saskatoon and Humboldt, one of the most dangerous highways in the provinc...
Oct 18, 2025 Members of the Highway 5 improvement team posing with a sign as the final phase gets underway. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Most highway work between Saskatoon and Humboldt expected to wrap up this year
A major highway project between Humboldt and Saskatoon is edging closer to completion. Construction on the multi-year project on Highway 5 near St. Denis is expected to be completed this fall. Read mo...
Aug 04, 2025 There is still work to be done closer to Saskatoon, with twinning and resurfacing on a 10 km stretch of Highway 5 between Saskatoon and near the Highway 316 junction (Submitted/Ministry of Highways)
Jansen potash mine delayed, BHP cites rising costs
Less than a year after reporting that construction was ahead of schedule, BHP now says its Jansen potash project near Humboldt will face major delay and a significant cost increase. According to BHP's...
Jul 18, 2025 An aerial photo of the BHP Jansen potash mine. (BHP/Submitted)
Man suffers serious injuries in Humboldt machete assault: RCMP
A 48-year-old Humboldt man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting another man with a machete last week, leaving him seriously hurt. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers were called to th...
Feb 13, 2025 Police said the alleged attacker was arrested on Friday at a rural property near Humboldt. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mounties seize drugs, smokes, guns after searching home near Humboldt
Mounties seized thousands of illegal cigarettes, along with nearly two kilograms of drugs and several weapons after executing a search warrant at a Saskatchewan home. According to the RCMP, the search...
Feb 07, 2025 At the home, police seized a kilogram of methamphetamine, 801 grams of cocaine, 35,000 illegal cigarettes, four guns and bear spray. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Director of Humboldt bus crash survivor series shares connection to tragedy
A survivor of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is at the centre of a new documentary series. The six-part series follows Ryan Straschnitzki as he works toward his goal of making Canada's Paralympic bask...
Dec 02, 2024 The docuseries featuring Ryan Straschnitzki is set to air in May. (Lucas Frison/Submitted)
Wanted Yorkton man arrested after two-hour standoff in Humboldt
A Yorkton man wanted by Saskatchewan RCMP was arrested after a two-hour standoff with police in Humboldt on Friday. RCMP said in a news release on Tuesday that the 24-year-old man was wanted on 22 cha...
Nov 26, 2024 Saskatchewan RCMP found five guns and ammunition in a home in Humboldt on Nov. 22, 2024 after they arrested a man wanted on multiple warrants. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Supplied)
Meet the Sask. blacksmith sparking a revival of the age-old craft
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - When Tyler Dies goes to work each day, he steps into a workshop where the air is thick with the heat of a blazing forge. "When you realize what metal is capable of doing at your will...
Sep 23, 2024 Tyler Dies is no stranger to metal working. He is a welder by trade, but made the shift to blacksmithing full-time two years ago. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Jansen potash mine ahead of schedule, more growth planned
Stage 1 of BHP's multi-billion dollar Jansen potash mine project is halfway complete and ahead of schedule, the company announced last week. The project is being built just outside of Humboldt, and wi...
Sep 03, 2024 An aerial photo of the BHP Jansen potash mine. (BHP/Submitted)
Saskatoon men who died in Humboldt Lake rescue receive Carnegie Medal
Two Saskatoon men have been awarded the Carnegie Medal - described as "North America's highest honor for civilian heroism" - for their courage during a rescue on Humboldt Lake in November. Christopher...
Jul 02, 2024 Joseph Novecosky (left) and Christopher Novecosky have both been awarded the Carnegie Medal for their heroics during a rescue on Humboldt Lake in November. (Carnegie Hero Fund Commission)
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