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Manitou Beach Busking Festival expanded to 10 days for 2026
Music fans will be flocking to Manitou Beach this weekend, as the community hosts its 6th annual Manitou Beach Busking Festival until July 5. The festival, which has been expanded to 10 days this year...
Jun 27, 2026 From guitar strings to juggling balls, the Manitou Busking Festival turns this lakeside village into a stage where creativity flows freely — inviting visitors not just to watch, but to join in, discover new talents, and find their own rhythm. (Manitou Beach Busking Festival/Facebook)
Saskatchewan's first ever helium public offering adds $15.9M to provincial coffers
Saskatchewan's first ever public offering for helium and associated gasses brought in $15.9 million this month. The Ministry of Energy and Resources said growing demand for helium and hydrogen rights ...
Jun 26, 2026 Two more public offerings are set to be held during this fiscal year, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources said, with one in August and the second in the fall. (Roman Hayter/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: Reporting live from beneath mounds of data
You can't say Saskatchewan isn't releasing annual reports on the Crown corporations, but Murray Wood says it's being done in such a way that it's harder to effectively analyze in the moment. Murray Wo...
Jun 25, 2026
VIDEO: Funnel clouds spotted over Saskatoon as Environment Canada warns of severe storms
Residents of central and southern Saskatchewan will want to keep an eye on the sky on Monday, as Environment Canada says conditions are right for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. The weather servic...
Jun 22, 2026 A funnel cloud spotted over Saskatoon on the afternoon of June 22, 2026. (Environment Canada)
Strychnine distribution begins after emergency use approved in parts of Saskatchewan
After the provincial government secured federal approval for strychnine to be used to control gophers in some parts of the province, the distribution of the pesticide has begun. According to the Saska...
Jun 22, 2026 While strychnine will be used to control Richardson’s ground squirrels – commonly referred to as gophers – the provincial government said its strychnine program includes “significant measures” to protect at-risk species, including the black-tailed prairie dog, the burrowing owl, the swift fox, the Ord’s kangaroo rat, the ferruginous hawk and the greater sage grouse. (k_v/Depositphotos.com)
More than paint: North Park students leave a legacy in Saskatoon
Not every Grade 8 student gets the chance to leave something behind. Most leave a school year with memories, a report card and a yearbook signed by friends. Twenty-eight Saskatoon students are leaving...
Jun 22, 2026 What began as a school project for a Grade 8 class has become something much bigger: a hand-painted mural, a lesson in Michif culture and a lasting gift to the city. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Life in rotations: A Father's Day story from Cigar Lake
There are some children who learn to tell time by clocks or calendars. Others learn by rotations. Two weeks in. Two weeks out. For Cessa Fern, that was simply the way life was. Read more Saskatchewan ...
Jun 21, 2026 Cessa Fern grew up counting the weeks until her dad, Victor Fern Jr., came home from Cameco’s Cigar Lake mine. Years later, she’s working there too — and seeing those years away in a different light. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen without them. Sarah Mills says that's what makes Saskatchewan so special. The M...
Jun 19, 2026
Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall to resign before fall sitting
Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall says she plans to resign her seat in the House of Commons at the end of the summer. Wagantall, who has represented the riding of Yorkton-Melville since 2015, previousl...
Jun 17, 2026 Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Minister answers questions about budget for wildfire review recommendations
The province plans to implement 11 recommendations from an independent review criticizing last year's wildfire response, but there's still no price tag attached. The review, completed by accounting fi...
Jun 16, 2026 Northern wildfires burning during the 2025 wildfire season in Saskatchewan. (La Ronge Regional Fire Department/Facebook)
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