Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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RCMP responds to multiple collisions on Saskatchewan highways
Police in Saskatchewan have responded to a large number of collisions on roads and highways after the first snowfall of the season pummeled the province. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, between mi...
Oct 24, 2023 Police have responded to a number of crashes Tuesday after the first major snowfall rolled into Saskatchewan. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Southern Sask. coated in snow, expected to stay through Halloween
A preview of winter weather greeted Saskatchewan on Tuesday morning with a combination of rain and snow. Environment Canada continued snowfall warnings for southern and southwest areas of the province...
Oct 24, 2023 Drivers struggled to navigate an icy University Bridge Tuesday morning (650 CKOM/Shane Clausing)
First snowfall coming to much of Sask. on Monday: Environment Canada
Saskatchewan is bracing for its first taste of winter. Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for much of western and west-central Saskatchewan, saying 10 to 15 centimetres of snow could fall...
Oct 23, 2023 Saskatchewan is bracing for its first snowfall of the season. (650 CKOM file photo)
Fog advisories lifted for western Saskatchewan
Environment Canada has lifted the advisory it issued after dense fog blanketed the western half of the province Wednesday morning. The weather agency had warned that visibility may be significantly an...
Oct 18, 2023 A view of the Saskatoon riverbank during fog. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Climatologist believes Saskatoon will see a warm September
The leaves may be falling and the temperatures are starting to drop but senior climatologist David Phillips believes September will still be a warm month. "Our models are suggesting that it's going to...
Sep 17, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan records just one tornado in 2023
Only one tornado touched down in Saskatchewan this summer. It's an unprecedented number, as Saskatchewan usually sees one of the highest numbers of tornadoes among all provinces. Saskatchewan's only c...
Sep 13, 2023 Saskatchewan had just one confirmed tornado touch down in 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
Smoke expected to improve in Sask this week: Environment Canada
Smoky weather in Saskatchewan is expected to improve throughout the week, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with ECCC, said the smoke covering the ...
Sep 04, 2023 (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Wildfire smoke in Saskatoon beats 70-year record
Saskatoon is having one of its worst years on record for wildfire smoke. The city has been spending more hours with smoke in 2023 than any year since 1953. This year, Environment and Climate Change Ca...
Aug 16, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Air quality alerts continue in Saskatchewan
Much of Saskatchewan will remain in a smoky haze Wednesday as wildfire smoke lingers. Environment and Climate Change Canada continued special air quality alerts for parts of northern and central Saska...
Aug 16, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Expert says warm, dry conditions to blame for huge grasshopper population
Grasshoppers have been a menace across Saskatchewan this summer. They’ve been destroying crops, bouncing around yards and hanging off screen doors. James Tansey, the Ministry of Agriculture̵...
Aug 08, 2023
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
