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Museum administrator worries history could be lost if Duck Lake changes name
A recent decision in Duck Lake has many scratching their heads and worrying about the Saskatchewan community's future. On Wednesday, Duck Lake's town council announced it had voted in favour of sellin...
Oct 27, 2025 The Town of Duck Lake has put its naming rights up for sale, but at a hefty price: $10 million at least. (Town of Duck Lake/Facebook)
Sask. giving SCAN Unit new powers to target nuisance properties
The Government of Saskatchewan says it is expanding legislation aimed at nuisance properties. The provincial government said it is making amendments to the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) ...
Oct 23, 2025 A suspicious fire broke out at a boarded-up home on 20th Street West in Saskatoon in May of 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Newlywed to newly diagnosed: A young bride's breast cancer battle
On May 25, 2024, Brenna Gallet stood across from the love of her life and said, "I do." It was the kind of day she had dreamed about since she was a little girl; a beautiful wedding, full of magic, fa...
Oct 23, 2025 Before Brenna Gallet was diagnosed with breast cancer, she experienced her dream wedding day. But the discovery of a lump in her breast just weeks later dramatically changed the course of her newlywed life. (Submitted)
Quilt Extravaganza shines spotlight on Saskatoon textile artist
Among Debora Barlow's most treasured possessions are two quilts. Nearly a century old, delicately stitched, the fabric softened with age. They were made by her grandmother, a woman who quilted by hand...
Oct 22, 2025 Saskatoon's Debora Barlow is one of Canada’s most accomplished quilters. Her work will be on display as she is celebrated as the feature quilter of the Saskatoon Quilters' Guild Quilt Extravaganza this weekend. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan opens permanent lab for ballistics testing
Saskatchewan's first permanent ballistics lab is officially open. The provincial government announced the opening of the permanent location of the Saskatchewan Ballistics Laboratory on Monday in Saska...
Oct 20, 2025 The guns pictured here are located in the laboratory's tool room. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Meet the guardians of the Saskatoon Police Service's Lost & Found
When you think of detectives, what comes to mind? Maybe trench coats, crime scenes and grizzled police officers holding flashlights under flickering streetlights. But tucked away behind the scenes at ...
Oct 20, 2025 Carolyn Hyshka and Noe Hernandez have made it their mission to return lost items to their rightful homes through their roles with the Saskatoon Police Service Lost and Found. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
New 1,596-acre conservation area established in Cypress Hills region
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is celebrating the acquisition of a 1,596-acre property in the Cypress Hills area, which will become a conservation area for the preservation of natural plants a...
Oct 19, 2025 The Nature Conservancy of Canada said the Upper Bone Creek property, which features native grasslands, creek systems and hardwood forests, will provide “a much-needed boost for local plants and animals.” (Michael Burak/Submitted)
Back in brass: Saskatoon musician's tuba returned after six years
It vanished on a freezing February morning in 2019 - a professional-grade tuba, quietly lifted from the back of a vehicle and swallowed by the Saskatoon winter. No witnesses. No suspects. Read more Sa...
Oct 14, 2025 Michael Raney's tuba vanished on a cold winter's night in 2019. After being recovered in an abandoned apartment more than half a decade later, the instrument has been reunited with its rightful owner. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Sask. govt celebrates September employment gains as province adds 1,700 full-time jobs
The Government of Saskatchewan is celebrating strong job numbers for September. According to data released on Friday by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan added 1,700 full-time jobs between August and Se...
Oct 11, 2025 “Saskatchewan continues to experience strong year-over-year job growth,” Jim Reiter, Saskatchewan’s minister of immigration and career training, said in a statement. (650 CKOM file photo)
Meals in the field and hats in combines: A look at end-of-harvest traditions
The end of harvest is a special but stressful time in Saskatchewan. For farmers, it's the busiest season of the year, a time when a full spring and summer's worth of work culminate in the final push t...
Oct 10, 2025 After tossing his hat in the combine to signify the end of harvest, Robert Horner wears what's left of it. (Vera Horner)
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