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More than a dozen temperature records broken as Sask. says goodbye to summer
Monday marks the first day of autumn, but it still feels a lot like summer in many parts of Saskatchewan. A hit of hot weather was felt in the province over the weekend, toppling several temperature r...
Sep 22, 2025 A 108-year-old record was broken in the Scott area on Sunday when the mercury hit 30.1 C, toppling a record set in 1917. (milangucci / Depositphotos.com)
Poems for $1: Meet the Saskatchewan girl selling kindness by the line
CORMAN PARK, SASK. - On a sunny weekend at a small-town flower market, nestled between rows of blooms and handmade crafts, one table stood out. Not for its size or decorations, but for the unexpected ...
Sep 11, 2025 With a poem in hand and a smile as bright as her verses, Genevieve Lacelle proves that even the smallest voices can spark joy. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Northern skies, family ties: The Paceys and the legendary Beaver
Beside a quiet dock in La Ronge, a floatplane bobs gently on the surface of the lake. It's old, unmistakably so, its paint faded from decades of sun, wind and water. The engine is loud, the cockpit sm...
Sep 09, 2025 Father and son, side by side — one keeps it flying, the other keeps it running. Between them, a legacy that still climbs skyward. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
'In this together': Historian reflects on Saskatchewan's 120th birthday
This week marks 120 years of Saskatchewan. On Thursday, an event was held at Saskatoon's Remai Modern gallery, with speakers from across the province sharing the history of Saskatchewan, its treaties ...
Sep 05, 2025 Historian Bill Waiser speaks at an event in Saskatoon marking Saskatchewan's 120th birthday on Sept. 4, 2025. (Steve Hiscock/Submitted)
Carney sending MP Blois to China to help Saskatchewan push back on canola tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says he is sending his parliamentary secretary to China to join Saskatchewan's efforts to get Beijing to scrap its canola tariffs and address other "trade irritants...
Sep 04, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at Elmsdale Lumber Yard with then-agriculture minister Kody Blois during a campaign stop in Elmsdale, N.S. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Artists wanted: YXE community colouring book accepting submissions
What does a better world look like? A Saskatoon artist is inviting other creatives in the city to help draw the answer. A seasoned graphic designer with more than 15 years of experience, Mal Cloke onl...
Sep 03, 2025 Mal Cloke, the artist behind a new community colouring project, believes art can do more than decorate walls — it can build bridges. Now, she’s inviting Saskatoon to draw a better world, together. (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)
Saskatchewan golfer aiming to tee off at every course in the province
It's a long journey for Ian McLaren, a Saskatchewan golf enthusiast, as he aims to tee off at every golf course in the province. He set the goal for himself five years ago, and says he's close to achi...
Aug 31, 2025 Ian McLaren says he’s played on 209 different courses since he set the goal to visit every golf course in Saskatchewan five years ago. (IgorVetushko/Depositphotos.com)
Harvest 12 per cent complete across Sask., lagging behind long-term averages
Harvest is 12 per cent complete across the province, but is still lagging behind the five- and 10-year averages. According to the weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, whic...
Aug 28, 2025 Bertha armyworms in canola crops were the largest source of crop damage during the week ending on Monday, the ministry added, though the damage was “fairly minor and not widespread as many infested fields have been sprayed.” (650 CKOM file photo)
Camp Easter Seal: The Saskatchewan summer camp that embraces disability
In a world that too often tells people with disabilities what they can't do, there's a place in Saskatchewan that starts every day with one simple word: yes. Perched on the edge of Manitou Beach, Camp...
Aug 26, 2025 Seventeen-year-old camper Izzy Cross loved her week at Camp Easter Seal. From belting out "Let It Go" at the talent show to pulling off pranks on the boys’ cabin, she made every moment count. (Submitted)
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