Category Archives: (650 CKOM) *Saskatchewan News (Shared)

Passengers were treated by paramedics after a would-be robber sprayed bear spray on a Saskatoon Transit bus on Friday night. According to police, officers were called to the area of 15th Street West a...

A train sparked a large grass fire on Circle Drive on Monday evening. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, the blaze was caused by a CN train that was heading south. The fire stretched between ...

The hamlet of Waskesiu Lake Resort has watched its neighbours evacuating while fires rip through the north. The community of Waskesiu is just around a 50-minute drive from Weyakwin, which saw its resi...

There are currently 25 active wildfires burning in the province; six are not contained. The Shoe Fire burning about 10 km away from Candle Lake is now over 500,000 hectares in size. The Saskatchewan P...

Human remains found near Highway 7 on June 4, have been identified as 31-year-old Chad Romanski of Saskatoon. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on June 9 that Romanski's death is b...

The rain and cool weather in northern Saskatchewan this past weekend helped firefighters slow the spread of the destructive wildfires. "We got a little bit of a reprieve. We got some cooler temperatur...

It's the type of heroic story usually only seen in the movies, but for a group of 20 people in Wadin Bay, north of La Ronge, it's reality. Wadin Bay is home to 30 residents, but in cottage season - th...

By Nick Nielsen After a full week of events to kick off Pride Month, community members pivoted their plans to gather near the river in Prince Albert and instead went to Studio Q, where they circled up...

The Shoe Fire, which is approximately 500,000 hectares in size, has caused an unprecedented amount of damage in the Lower Fishing Lake area. As the biggest fire in Saskatchewan, it's been a serious ch...

Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. Here are some questions and answers from the June 8 show: Read mo...