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With people flocking to beaches and campgrounds this August Long Weekend a Saskatchewan conservation officer is asking people to pay close attention for bears. Brett Diemart told 650 CKOM if you encou...

A well-respected leader and elder in Saskatchewan has died. Tony Cote passed away Wednesday at the age of 84. "We lost a great man today," Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Camero...

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...

The RCMP has completed an underwater search for a missing 36-year-old man in Blackstrap Lake. In an update Wednesday afternoon, the RCMP said its underwater recovery team wrapped up its search on Tues...

In a quickly evolving investigation into three deaths -- two homicides -- in British Columbia, RCMP members with the Yorkton, Sask. detachment are now saying they pulled over a suspected vehicle, but ...

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for several areas in central and southern parts of the province. That includes Saskatoon and Regina. Unsettled conditions are expected throughout the day We...

The stormy weather is back. At 12:27 p.m. Sunday, Environment Canada wide area of communities were put under a severe thunderstorm watch. "Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous th...

It's been a hit and miss weather weekend across Saskatchewan, with isolated showers bringing a wide range of rain accumulation from border to border. From Friday to Sunday morning, Saskatoon saw aroun...

The cost of education continues to rise in Canada, but the authors of a new study say Saskatchewan is not getting good bang for its public investment. A study by the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of...

Toronto-based Onex Corp. has signed what it describes as a friendly agreement to buy Calgary-based WestJet. Under the agreement, Onex is set to pay out $31 per share for the airline which works out to...