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Wollaston Lake woman dead after single-vehicle rollover: RCMP
A single-vehicle rollover on Highway 905 claimed the life of a Wollaston Lake woman on Tuesday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Black Lake detachment were called to the scene about 68 kilomet...
Aug 21, 2024 Police say the crash happened on Highway 905, south of Points Landing, on Tuesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mexicans working for unlicensed paving company arrested in Moose Jaw
Police in Moose Jaw, working with the Canada Border Services Agency, arrested four Mexican citizens on Tuesday in connection with an unlicensed paving company operating in the city. According to polic...
Aug 21, 2024 Police say the company was operating under multiple names, including Tartans Paving and Hortons Paving and Masonry. (650 CKOM file photo)
'A sad day:' Reeve says two homes lost in brush fire south of Saskatoon
The reeve of the RM of Corman Park says the community is "devastated" after two homes were destroyed by a brush fire on Tuesday. "It's a sad day for the community," Judy Harwood said. "There's no doub...
Aug 21, 2024 The aftermath of a brush fire in Corman Park, south of Saskatoon. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Full-day kindergarten improving reading ability of Saskatoon kids
Kenso Ahenakew is a ball of energy. While most of the seven-year-old boy's free time this summer was spent jumping on the trampoline in his backyard, he's also made time for one of his new favourite p...
Aug 21, 2024 Angel Akenahew says her son Kenso, once a struggling reader, now loves books. She attributes the change to his past enrollment in a full-day everyday Kindergarden program funded by the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Sask. is addressing health-care issues, Premier Scott Moe says
A Saskatchewan family doctor quitting the province over problems with the health-care system has appealed to the government to "build the bottom of the pyramid." In a column submitted to the Saskatoon...
Aug 20, 2024 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said on The Evan Bray Show that the province was working towards the type of type of blended capitation model used in B.C., where doctors are paid both for their time and visits. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Who let the dogs out? Pets make a splash at Mayfair pool
Sit, roll over, and swim! On Tuesday, dozens of dogs big and small made a splash at the Mayfair outdoor pool as part of its seasonal closing event. The annual "Dog Day of Summer" city-hosted event let...
Aug 20, 2024 Pups make a splash in the pool for the city's Dog Day of Summer event. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Before hunting this fall, check out the new mandatory game testing rules
After bovine tuberculosis was detected in a cattle herd last year, the Government of Saskatchewan is making game testing mandatory in certain areas. The mandatory testing applies to hunters who draw e...
Aug 20, 2024 An Elk (David Watts Jr. | Dreamstime.com)
Yellow Quill man charged with second-degree murder
A man from the Yellow Quill First Nation has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a 24-year-old woman's death. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home on the first n...
Aug 20, 2024 Police say the 26-year-old man is facing charges of second-degree murder, assault and uttering threats. (650 CKOM file photo)
'I just fled for my life': Plunkett man recalls intense school fire
Nothing but charred rubble remains after a fire burned an old school building in the village of Plunkett, Sask. earlier this month. Residents of the small community, 93 kilometres east of Saskatoon, t...
Aug 20, 2024 Lyle Bentley suffered second-degree burns while trying to shield his shop from the fire.
(Lyle Bentley/Submitted)
Regina man arrested after allegedly slashing tires in Saskatoon
A 52-year-old Regina man found himself in handcuffs on Sunday morning after allegedly slashing tires on several vehicles. Police said officers were called to the area of Pendygrasse and McCormack road...
Aug 19, 2024 While the Regina man is not yet facing mischief charges related to damaging the vehicles, police said he has been charged with possession of a weapon, concealing a weapon, and breaching court-ordered conditions. (FotoPrivet / Depositphotos.com)
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