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Meet the alpacas turning heads on a Saskatchewan grain farm
PERDUE, SASK. - Just a half-hour drive from the hum of city life, tucked amid fields of wheat, there's a little farm that promises something a bit more whimsical than your average rural escape. Prairi...
May 26, 2025 Karen Pashovitz, proud matriarch of Prairie Fire Alpacas, has been known to brag about her herd like a stage mom at a llama pageant. One of her alpacas snagged a Supreme Champion ribbon in 2010. "It was just like I won a beauty pageant," she said with a laugh. "It was so awesome.” (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Explore Freba Pottery: Saskatchewan's honour-system shop on Hwy 16
WYNYARD, SASK. - Next time you're driving along Highway 16 in Saskatchewan, with the open sky stretching out in every direction, a sign might catch your eye. The sign simply reads "POTTERY," with an a...
May 15, 2025 Marea Olafson opened her roadside honour-system pottery shop 12 years ago. She said she trusts people will do the right thing and pay for her creations. She's been in business for more than a decade, and that trust has yet to be broken. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
From seed to stem: A Sask. flower farmer's spring frenzy begins
CLAVET, SASK. - For Kristen Raney, springtime on her flower farm doesn't start when it's warm outside. It starts when the snow has barely melted. "I do a lot of early plantings. Basically as soon as t...
May 13, 2025 Kristen Raney owns and operates a flower farm near Clavet, Sask. Springtime is one of her busiest seasons, as she bustles around her garden prepping beds, hardening off plants and finally planting them. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan mothers inspire with boundless love, talent and bravery
Happy Mother's Day, the day when Canadians honour mothers, grandmothers, and other important female figures with gift-giving, small celebrations and expressions of appreciation. Here are a selection o...
May 11, 2025 Just over two years after being diagnosed with stage four appendix cancer, JJ Zimmer is thriving. She continues to be an active and involved mother. (Submitted)
Eight Saskatchewan residents to receive order of merit next month
Eight people are set to receive Saskatchewan's highest honour at a ceremony early next month. The provincial government announced the list of recipients for the Saskatchewan Order of Merit this week, ...
May 10, 2025 This year’s ceremony will be a special one, as it marks the 40th anniversary of the order of merit. (Government of Saskatchewan)
A mother's miracle: Ferland's journey from preemie to pro football
Cathy White Ferland has to look up - way up - when her son walks into the room. At six-foot-four and 310 pounds, Logan Ferland is everything you'd picture when you think of a football player: broad sh...
May 09, 2025 From a fragile premature baby to a towering football star, Logan Ferland has defied the odds — with his mother Cathy White Ferland standing proudly by his side. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
VIDEO: First Canadian futsal title leaves Saskatoon players and coaches stunned
When Jerson Barandica-Hamilton returned home to Saskatoon from Guatemala on Monday night, he still couldn't believe that Canada's inaugural women's futsal team was able to bring home a trophy from the...
May 06, 2025 From left, Canadian women's futsal assistant coach Jerson Barandica-Hamilton, Erica Hindmarsh, goalkeeper Jadyn Steinhauer and Jade Houmphanh helped lead Canada to its first trophy in women's futsal this past weekend at the CONCACAF W Futsal Championship. (Jerson Barandica-Hamilton/submitted)
Wildlife rehabilitation centres in Regina, Saskatoon issue warning as bird flu spreads
Saskatoon's Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitiation and Regina's Salthaven West Wildlife Rehabilitation centres are warning the public about handling sick or dead wild birds and mammals as cases of bird f...
May 05, 2025 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza HPAI (H5N1) is suspected in many snow geese returning to Saskatchewan. (vagabond54 / Depositphotos.com)
Ukrainian Canadian Congress 'disappointed' as funding for settlement services cut
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress of Saskatchewan says provincial funding that helps provide settlement services to displaced Ukrainians coming to the province has ended. In a statement, the organizatio...
May 02, 2025 A Ukrainian flag flying outside the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Meet the 11-year-old girl raising thousands for breast cancer research
Lexi Curren is just like most 11 year olds in Saskatchewan. She loves spending time with her friends, playing hockey and visiting her grandparents' farm any chance she gets. Read More: One in a millio...
May 02, 2025 Lexi Curren may only be in fifth grade, but she's already making a big impact. In just three years, she's raised almost $7,000 for breast cancer research by crafting and selling handmade items. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
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