Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of ...
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Boy found unresponsive at Pike Lake has died: Coroners service
The nine-year-old boy who was found unresponsive at Pike Lake on Tuesday has died. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service confirmed to 650 CKOM Thursday morning that the death was a result of drowning. On ...
Aug 27, 2020 (@63wildcat/Tourism Saskatchewan)
Storms across southeastern Sask. drop tennis ball-sized hail
Severe storms across parts of southeastern Saskatchewan produced swift winds, massive hail and large amounts of rain Wednesday evening. Environment Canada issued a tornado warning late Wednesday after...
Aug 13, 2020 (Darren Schmidt/Submitted)
COVID Alert app not yet fully functional in Saskatchewan
The federal government has launched a smartphone app to inform people when they've come in contact with someone who has tested positive with COVID-19 -- but the app isn't yet fully operational in Sask...
Aug 07, 2020
Sask. Party releases list of MLAs, candidates with DUIs
In a move the party says is part of its candidate disclosure process, the Saskatchewan Party released a list of its MLAs and candidates who have impaired driving convictions in their past. The list re...
Jul 31, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Heavy Construction Association sees slow return post-COVID shutdown
The Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association had concerns coming out of the COVID-19 shutdown. A major issue was whether municipalities would invest in construction projects or use stimulus money t...
Jul 23, 2020
‘If the line hadn’t been so long’: Family from Unity was on icefield at time of crash
A father and daughter from Unity are reflecting on a choice they made Saturday in Alberta. “We are pretty happy we didn’t go on the bus,” Chris Bunz said. Chris and his daughter Park...
Jul 21, 2020
Employee at Saskatoon bar tests positive for COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Health Authority issued an advisory Thursday evening after confirming an employee working at The Canadian Brewhouse pub and restaurant in Saskatoon's Stonebridge neighbourhood tested ...
Jul 10, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Black Lives Matter YXE raising concerns about video of police arrest
Black Lives Matter YXE is raising concerns about a video that shows Saskatoon police trying to subdue a man using punches and a taser. The group posted the video on its Facebook page Monday morning, l...
Jul 06, 2020
Sask. campgrounds open to 100 per cent capacity for overnight stays
More sites at Saskatchewan campgrounds are available starting Friday. The province bumped up the capacity from 50 per cent to 100 per cent as part of Phase 4 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan. Campgrou...
Jun 26, 2020
SHA, Hutterian Safety Council working together to implement pandemic protocols
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has teamed up with the Hutterian Safety Council after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at two Hutterite communities near Maple Creek. Joe Kleinsasser is the chair of ...
Jun 24, 2020
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