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'I'm grateful they survived': Mother reflects on daughter's accident in Vegas
By Nigel Maxwell Recalling a phone call she received at 3:30 in the morning from a police officer, informing her daughter had been injured, Roberta Sinclair says she experienced every parent's worst n...
14h ago Katrine Sinclair and her friend Charlie Lastowsky are on the road to recovery. (Roberta Sinclair/Submitted)
Saskatchewan's uranium and potash industries set production records in 2024
Saskatchewan's potash and uranium industries broke records for production in 2024, while the province's uranium industry also set a new sales record. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy a...
Apr 23, 2025 New records were set in Saskatchewan for the production of both potash and uranium in 2024. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?
An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada's rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to...
Apr 19, 2025 The area where finished red potash is stored at Nutrien Allan Potash Mine in Saskatchewan before shipping to the 40 countries the company supplies. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
The Remarkable Klara Belkin: A cello's perilous journey to Canada
In the third chapter of Klara Belkin's extraordinary journey, we follow her out of the ashes of war and through the struggle of rebuilding her life in a world forever altered. After surviving the horr...
Apr 16, 2025 Klara Belkin reflected on a moment of unexpected joy after the war, recalling a summer in a small town where she played music outside. A curious pig, captivated by her performance, responded to different pieces, its ears perking up for classical music and drooping for romantic tunes. "It’s true!" she laughed, sharing a cherished photo of the pig, ears alert, in the garden. (Submitted)
Sask. expands rural health recruitment incentive to 16 more communities
The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding a health-care recruitment program to 16 more communities around the province. The Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive offers up to $50,000 to new, full-t...
Apr 14, 2025 The program is being expanded to include Arborfield, Balcarres, Beechy, Candle Lake, Carrot River, Central Butte, Cut Knife, Elrose, Foam Lake, Grenfell, Kerrobert, Maryfield, Pinehouse Lake, Raymore, Spiritwood and Wakaw. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
The Remarkable Klara Belkin: A Holocaust survivor in Saskatchewan
Most of us are familiar with the story of Anne Frank: a young Jewish girl who, along with her family, hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II. After two years of hiding, they were betrayed...
Apr 14, 2025 Until 1944, Klara Belkin's family lived in an apartment in the city of Szeged in Hungary. The entire family was forced to move into a ghetto in Szeged before eventually being sent to the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. (Submitted)
How to keep kids safe: Preventing impaired driving tragedies in Sask.
Drinking and driving is known as a taboo - yet still 32 people die every year in Saskatchewan due to it. Recently, Brittany Barry, a 32-year-old from the RM of Blucher, mother of two, was driving on h...
Apr 13, 2025 A vehicle driving unreasonably fast could be an indicator for impaired driving according to SGI. (Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan/Twitter)
Sask. MLA's duties scaled back after Jagmeet Singh comments
A Saskatchewan MLA's official duties have been scaled back after she called the leader of the federal NDP a terrorist. Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert, a member of the governing Saskatchewan Part...
Apr 11, 2025 During the budget debate last month, Racquel Hilbert, the Sask. Party MLA for Humboldt-Watrous, referred to federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as a “terrorist in India.” (Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly)
Sixteen Grains: Building a legacy of food, family and tradition
Imagine a slow Sunday morning. The sun streams gently through the kitchen window, casting a warm, golden glow on the wooden table. The smell of pancakes, fresh off the griddle, fills the air. The soun...
Apr 11, 2025 Sixteen Grains is a century farm. The land has been in Tricia Dery's family for more than 100 years. Her parents and brother are heavily involved in the family business. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
New trial to determine Métis hunting rights begins Monday in Meadow Lake
By Julia Lovett-Squires "Where are the Mtis allowed to be Mtis?" That question is the crux of an upcoming trial that is scheduled to begin at the Meadow Lake Provincial Court next Monday. Read More: M...
Apr 10, 2025 (File Photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
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