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As the cold sinks its teeth into Saskatchewan, another power consumption record has been shattered. SaskPower's new peak load reached 3,710 megawatts (MW) around 5:24 p.m. Monday. That broke the ...

Saskatchewan's chief RCMP officer is committed to a full review amid concerns about understaffing in the province's rural detachments. 650 CKOM published internal emails last week showing detachment c...

Meadow Lake RCMP is asking anyone with information on a fatal hit and run in July to come forward. Bobby Lachance, 24, died after being hit by a vehicle while on Matchee-Neeb Road, approximately 20 ki...

The premier of Saskatchewan has suggested a recent first minister's meeting felt like it could have happened in an alternate universe. Back in the province Tuesday, Brad Wall told 650 CKOM host John G...

Tomorrow is a big day for the Montreal Alouettes. The team has what it calls a major announcement. This once mighty franchise has won just 43 per cent of its games in the last four seasons. Those Grey...

A Saskatoon city bus experienced an unexpected service disruption Tuesday morning. The High School Extra servicing Holy Cross High School, Walter Murray and Aden Bowman collegiates was involved in a t...

Police are looking for a suspect in an armed robbery that happened early Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the Mac's convenience store in the 3700 block of Diefenbaker Drive around 2 a.m. A boy...

After four years without a contract, Saskatoon's transit workers are set to vote Tuesday on a deal offered by the city. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615 will vote in two meetings, one at...

CALGARY - A dramatic jump in oil prices linked to the promise of lower global production is fuelling hope the Canadian oil sector may soon recover from a two-year economic slump. Observers say they ar...

OTTAWA - The federal government is adopting a public-health approach to its drug control strategy, Health Minister Jane Philpott said Monday as she unveiled proposed new measures that would open the d...