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

The premiers of Saskatchewan and Alberta have written to Prime Minister Mark Carney, urging him to reverse the federal government's decision to ban the use of strychnine to control gopher populations....

A doctor from B.C. has chosen to give up the mountains to care for the bumps and bruises of people in Saskatchewan. Despite the many criticisms and hiccups Saskatchewan's health-care system is facing,...

Unlike many in Saskatchewan this winter, Saskatoon's 14-year-old Georgia Nataraj and her family won't be heading for a vacation to Mexico due to safety issues WestJet says it has with transporting her...

Robots are having a big impact on surgeries in Saskatchewan. A fourth robot-assisted surgical system is up and running at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital. Two other surgical robotic systems are ...

Corman Park Police Service (CPPS) is undergoing a minor visual re-brand and it's one that will enhance security, the force says. On Feb. 13, the service announced it would be adopting its official her...

Saskatoon's week-long Winter Shines festival kicked off this weekend with mild temperatures, but not everyone's so happy about the warm-up. Ice sculptor Julio Martinez from Mexico has his creations on...

Saskatchewan Air Ambulance is celebrating 80 years of providing critical care air transport to the province. The provincial service is the oldest "formally organized, non-military air medical transpor...

The Saskatoon Freestyle Ski Club has been locked on to the Olympics as one of their own gets the chance to chase the podium. Saskatoon's own Maa Schwinghammer made her Olympic debut on the ski hill in...

A northern Saskatchewan high school that was the site of a deadly shooting a decade ago closed for weeks before students returned to class. Jason Young with the Northern Lights School Division says ti...

Police in Saskatoon seized a huge quantity of illegal drugs on Thursday after making two arrests which led to SWAT team raids on four homes. According to police, officers arrested a 22-year-old on Alb...