Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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All-female air ambulance crew makes history in Sask.
History was made in Saskatchewan last week after an air ambulance trip to Buffalo Narrows. It was a day like any other for pilot Tammie Kulyk as she showed up for work on Aug. 2, but she realized the ...
Aug 12, 2019
Bruno Cherry Sunday paints the town red
The Bruno Cherry Sunday is back. The one-day festival taking place in the small town, roughly 35 kilometres northeast of Humboldt, celebrates the area's favourite fruit. 16 years ago, Bruno Cherry Sun...
Aug 11, 2019 Many local businesses in Bruno rally behind Cherry Sunday as they spend weeks decorating interiors and exteriors. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
RCMP looking for seventh person charged in Laverdiere homicide case
The RCMP has charged a seventh person in connection with the homicide of Tiki Laverdiere - 31-year-old Nikita Sandra Cook now faces a first-degree murder charge. The Onion Lake Cree Nation woman is wa...
Aug 09, 2019 Nikita Sandra Cook is the seventh person charged in the homicide death of Tiki Laverdiere. (Submitted by RCMP)
Professor says mosquitoes responsible for over 50 billion deaths
A professor from Colorado Mesa University thinks mosquitoes are the deadliest predator in human history. Dr. Timothy Winegard told 650 CKOM's Gormley that approximately half of all humans since our ev...
Aug 08, 2019
Saskatoon man speaks out after brush with alleged drunk driver
Curtis Korchinski is fed up with people who still choose to drink and drive. "They aren't getting hog tied, and having beer and hard alcohol poured down their throat. They are continuously making that...
Aug 08, 2019 Curtis Korchinski says he was nearly killed in a collision with a suspected drunk driver on Aug. 6th near Christopher Lake. (Facebook)
Sask. couple shakes off intense traffic stop with RCMP
The hunt for two B.C. murder suspects resulted in a heart-stopping event for a Saskatchewan couple. On July 31, Dakota Shepherd and Jade Primeau were on their way to a powwow in Kawacatoose when they ...
Aug 06, 2019 Facebook screen grab of Dakota Shepherd and Jade Primeau who filmed a high risk traffic stop with RCMP on July 31, 2019
Riders will add Zack Evans to 6-game injured list, trade for receiver Kenny Stafford
The Saskatchewan Roughriders could be looking to a few new faces for production in the near future. The team’s depth on the defensive line will soon be tested as defensive linemen Zack Evans and...
Aug 05, 2019
Impaired driving, no seatbelts claim most lives in 2018 crashes: SGI
According to the latest numbers from SGI, impaired driving and not wearing seatbelts were the leading causes of death in auto collisions on the province’s roads in 2018. Each type of infraction ...
Aug 02, 2019
Heat warning lingers into day 2 in south Sask.
Saskatchewan's high heat remains across all southern portions of the province, with Environment Canada issuing heat warnings for those regions. As of 8 a.m. Friday, the weather office had issued heat ...
Aug 02, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP find body at Blackstrap Lake
Mounties from Saskatchewan and Manitoba have retrieved a body from Blackstrap Lake, south of Saskatoon. A news release from the RCMP said the body was located along the lake Wednesday afternoon. Mount...
Aug 01, 2019 Members of the Manitoba RCMP underwater recovery team prepare to enter the water. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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