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UK emergency workers race to cut water levels at damaged dam
LONDON - Emergency workers raced Saturday to lower water levels behind a damaged dam in northwest England as forecasters warned more bad weather is on the way. Pumps have reduced the water level in To...
Aug 03, 2019
'He's clutch': Fajardo proving himself to teammates on, off the field
While Saskatchewan Roughriders fans might have been surprised to see quarterback Cody Fajardo lead a last-minute comeback Thursday, his teammates weren't. Fajardo engineered a 42-yard drive that ended...
Aug 03, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, withdrew from consideration Friday after just five days as he faced growing questions about hi...
Aug 03, 2019
Hong Kong protesters throw Chinese flag into iconic harbour
Hong Kong protesters removed a Chinese national flag from its pole and flung it into the city's iconic Victoria Harbour on Saturday after a pro-democracy rally once again continued into the evening de...
Aug 03, 2019
Give bears lots of room and stay calm, conservation officer
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...
Aug 03, 2019 The bear spotted at Stabler Point in Makwa Lake Provincial Park. (submitted/Travis Hiebert)
Evacuation of Alberta hamlet rescinded after CPR train derailment
IRVINE, Alta. - Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a train derailment in southeastern Alberta that forced people from their homes and the temporary closure of a stretch of the Trans-Ca...
Aug 02, 2019 A train derailed near Irvine, Alta., on Aug. 2, 2019. (Trehia May/Facebook)
RCMP responds to two drownings in northern Sask.
The RCMP is urging the public to practise proper water safety following two recent cases of individuals drowning in northern Saskatchewan within two days. On Wednesday, officers from the Pelican Narro...
Aug 02, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina police investigating after coffee thrown at two men
Regina police are investigating reports that two men had coffee thrown at them and the possibility the attacks were racially motivated. The bizarre attacks happened Tuesday in a parking lot near a Wal...
Aug 02, 2019
Five charged in Laverdiere's death appear in court
By Angela Brown and Tyler Marr Carol Laverdiere said her daughter Tiki was just trying to be there for Nicole Cook at her son Tristen Cook-Buckle's funeral when "something terrible happened." Carol ma...
Aug 02, 2019 Tiki Laverdiere’s mother, Carol, spoke to reporters outside of court after five people charged in her daughter’s death appeared on Aug. 2, 2019. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW)
Saskatoon man has run-ins with bear
A Saskatoon man had multiple encounters with a bear while camping at Makwa Lake Provincial Park. From July 26 through Sunday, Travis Hiebert had three run-ins with the wild animal. Their first meeting...
Aug 02, 2019 The bear spotted at Stabler Point in Makwa Lake Provincial Park (Submitted by Travis Hiebert)
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Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 10
On Friday's show, Evan talked about the fire and flood season in the province, the final hometown show for the Canadian ...