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Sask. harvest 15 per cent complete, with southwest furthest ahead
Despite scattered storms, harvest in Saskatchewan is 15 per cent complete, up from six per cent a week ago. According to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week...
Aug 22, 2024 Some crops experienced damage from heavy rains and hail. The report noted the increased heat in some regions has resulted in grain fill yield reductions. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
Elmwood residents celebrate newly accessible Eastview Bowl
Hunter's Eastview Bowling Alley reopened this month after renovations to make the building fully wheelchair accessible. Elmwood Residences, an organization in Saskatoon that supports individuals with ...
Aug 22, 2024 The competition was fierce as Elmwood residents celebrated the new renovations. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
'We don't want to be here': Sask. CPKC workers frustrated by rail lockout
Just hours after Canadian Pacific Kansas City locked them out of their workplaces, many rail workers were out on the picket lines early on Thursday morning in Saskatoon, pleading for the union and com...
Aug 22, 2024 Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers after months of difficult negotiations. Workers in Saskatoon say they want a deal done as soon as possible. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan to receive $350M through federal infrastructure fund
The Government of Saskatchewan has inked a deal with Ottawa that will bring $350 million in infrastructure funding to the province over five years. The two governments signed a 10-year renewal agreeme...
Aug 22, 2024 The federal government said renewing the fund means infrastructure to support housing will be built and maintained. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man shot after confrontation outside 22nd Street apartment: Police
A 46-year-old man was hospitalized on Wednesday night after a shooting outside an apartment building on 22nd Street in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called to Avenue Q South for a repo...
Aug 22, 2024 Police say the shooting happened outside an apartment building in the 1700 block of 22nd Street West. There are several apartments on that block, but police did not identify the specific building. (Google Maps)
North Battleford man dead from gunshot wounds: RCMP
An early morning shooting on Aug. 9, left a man in hospital. Police are now saying he has died. RCMP identified the victim as 37-year-old Dustin Pewean from North Battleford. Officers found the victim...
Aug 22, 2024 At 2 a.m. on Aug. 9, Battleford RCMP got a report of a gunshot in the 108 Street area. Officers found a man with serious injuries from a gunshot outside of a residence on 108 Street. He was taken to hospital. (650 CKOM)
Dutch elm disease case identified in Saskatoon
The City of Saskatoon's parks department says it has identified a positive case of Dutch elm disease in the city's Varsity View neighbourhood. The city has initiated its Dutch elm disease response pla...
Aug 22, 2024 The city said the infected tree will be removed, and parks staff will monitor the area to determine if other trees are infected. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon proposes $1.22B in unsecured funding for arena project
The City of Saskatoon released the total project costs for the Downtown Event and Entertainment District on Wednesday, estimating it will take $1.22 billion to make it a reality in 2024 prices. Of tha...
Aug 21, 2024 A design rendering for Saskatoon's proposed Downtown Event and Entertainment District. (City of Saskatoon)
Corman Park man recalls encounter with brush fire south of Saskatoon
Don Sych had a front-row view of Tuesday's brush fire in the RM of Corman Park, just west of Highway 11. According to Reeve Judy Harwood, the fire damaged two homes and several outbuildings, with some...
Aug 21, 2024 The Saskatoon Fire Department said nobody was hurt in the fire, which burned an estimated 800 acres south of Saskatoon on Tuesday. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
RCMP drone finds armed robbery suspect on Poundmaker Cree Nation
Mounties from the Cut Knife RCMP detachment used an aerial drone to track down a robbery suspect earlier this month. According to the RCMP, officers got a report of an armed robbery on the Poundmaker ...
Aug 21, 2024 Insp. Devin Pugh talks about the capabilities of the drone aircraft in North Battleford. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW file photo)
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