News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 1 hour ago
The reopening of Saskatoon’s Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre has been delayed. According to the City of Saskatoon, deficiencies were found during the process of inspecting and testing the centre’s pool, and the issues must be corrected before the pool can be tiled and finished. The issues – which were... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 2 hours ago
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week’s news and decides who’s hot… and who’s not. This week’s list includes weeds in Regina parks and some credit given to the Saskatchewan RCMP. Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful commentary... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 2 hours ago
The Republic of Ireland has begun the painful process of reconciling its past. Sarah Mills says the country is going through the difficult task of exhuming graves in a compassionate, respectful way. The Mills Minute is a daily commentary heard on 650... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 2 hours ago
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Colt Gray, 16, entered the plea Friday without having reached a deal with prosecutors. He had previously pleaded not guilty to charges in the Sept. 4,... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 3 hours ago
A Canada-only ceremony is taking place today to mark the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, after a joint celebration with the U.S. was cancelled earlier this week. The federal government said Tuesday that in light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, Canada... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 3 hours ago
For several quiet minutes on Thursday night, the score, the standings and the rivalry did not matter. Thousands of fans stood inside Mosaic Stadium as the Saskatchewan Roughriders honoured Bhishma Rajyaguru and team captain Jayden Dalke, who were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 near... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 3 hours ago
8:30 – We continue to keep a close eye on our neighbours down south, following Trump’s announcement on Monday that he would impose 50 per cent tariffs on many Canadian goods. Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan Minister of Trade and Exports, joins Evan to explain... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 4 hours ago
The governments of Canada and Ecuador are signing a free trade deal in Ottawa today. Mujtaba Hussain, a spokesperson for International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, confirmed a signing ceremony is taking place but said there are no public events scheduled. Read more:
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News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Canada, Ecuador signing free trade deal in Ottawa The governments of Canada and Ecuador are signing a free trade deal in Ottawa today. Mujtaba Hussain, a spokesperson for International Trade Minister... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
VICTORIA — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says voters in the province face a choice between the "worst government in B.C. history" and an opposition headed by an unelectable leader. "She cannot win an election," Clark said of Conservative Party of B.C. Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. "... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
OTTAWA — The governments of Canada and Ecuador are signing a free trade deal in Ottawa today. Mujtaba Hussain, a spokesperson for International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, confirmed a signing ceremony is taking place but said there are no public events scheduled. Lucero Gutiérrez, a... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
ELIZABETHTOWN — A New York jury is expected to hear testimony from more police officers as the trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter resumes. Luciano Frattolin is charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in the death of his daughter, Melina... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 11 hours ago
A four-year playoff drought has finally come to an end for the Saskatoon Mamba. For the first time since the 2022 Canadian Elite Basketball League season, the Mamba franchise will play post-season basketball after defeating the Brampton Honey Badgers 98-92 on their home court Thursday. The win ends... Read more

Global Regina - 2 days 12 hours ago
Vincent Blanchard kicked a 57-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift the Edmonton Elks to an exciting 36-34 CFL victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday.

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 12 hours ago
In one of the most exciting games of the CFL season, the Edmonton Elks walked it off with a 57-yard field goal to beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 36-34 on Thursday night at Mosaic Stadium. The passing attacks for both offences were firing on all cylinders in the game. Trevor Harris finished the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 16 hours ago
ABBOTSFORD — A hit man who is already serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of a former suspect in the Air India terrorist attack has been sentenced to another 15 years for an unrelated killing that took place less than four months earlier. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 25-... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 16 hours ago
Another person has pleaded guilty in a human smuggling case that involved the drowning of nine people in the St. Lawrence River as they tried crossing into the United States. Two families from Romania and India, along with the man allegedly piloting their vessel, died in March 2023 after they... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 16 hours ago
A new pea production plant and an expanded canola processing at Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) are bringing... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 16 hours ago
The subject of a coroner’s inquest in Prince Albert has been described as a gangster, a drug dealer and a man possessed with super human strength when he resisted half a dozen members... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 16 hours ago
2:05 – Starting Lineup It’s gameday with the Edmonton Elks in town to take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The defensive struggles continue for the Toronto Blue Jays. The streak is over for the Boston Red Sox. Patrick Kane is going home to Chicago. And the Columbus... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 17 hours ago
Prime Minister Mark Carney says “everything’s on the table” if Canada can’t secure a deal to avoid a dramatic escalation in U.S. tariffs planned for next month. Carney was asked... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 17 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday it is hitting dozens of countries, including Canada, with duties citing forced labour in supply chains hours before its previous tariff tool was set to expire. Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom are among the countries getting hit with a 10 per... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 17 hours ago
JASPER, ALTA. — The Armed Forces says three members were injured last week after falling into a crevasse during a training exercise in Jasper National Park. Maj. Bradley Roy says the three-person rope team was performing a rescue exercise when they dropped about 20 metres into the crevasse on the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 18 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on... Read more

Global Regina - 2 days 18 hours ago
The family of Jayden Dalke, the Saskatchewan Roughrider who died last weekend, expressed grief not only over their loss, but also that of Bhishma Rajyaguru, who was killed as well.

Global Regina - 2 days 18 hours ago
A man found guilty of forcible confinement and sexual assault with a weapon will remain labelled a 'dangerous offender,' and will continue serving his indeterminate sentence.

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 19 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on... Read more

Global Regina - 2 days 19 hours ago
With temperatures in the mid to low 30s C expected to blanket the Prairie provinces over the next few days, much the area is under both heat and air quality warnings.

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 20 hours ago
Mosquito season is buzzing across Saskatchewan this summer and retailers in the province are feeling the bite. Saskatoon’s mosquito count for last week... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 20 hours ago
CALGARY — Alberta’s Opposition says the cost of just getting the word out on the province’s looming separation referendum is setting taxpayers back at least a third of a million dollars. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the new numbers come from a freedom of information request. He says contracts show... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 20 hours ago
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he could have done a better job of explaining the details of a deal that will see the Gordie Howe International Bridge open to traffic between Ontario and Michigan next week. The text of an agreement to open the new border crossing released this week... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 21 hours ago
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland to help reduce street disorder and crimes targeting businesses. It says the government is tracking up to 865... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 21 hours ago
The Saskatchewan RCMP said a homicide investigation in Green Lake has led to a second-degree murder charge against a 47-year-old woman. The incident was reported to Meadow Lake/Green Lake RCMP at around 10:35 p.m. on on July 21, when police were told there was an injured man in Green Lake. ... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 21 hours ago
The identity of the man found buried in a Regina backyard on June 9 remains a mystery for now. But Regina police chief Lorilee Davies hopes that may change, when DNA testing results are returned to investigators within the next few weeks. Read more:
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News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 22 hours ago
Saskatoon’s development appeals board has about three weeks to come to a decision on whether to grant an appeal of a... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 22 hours ago
Warm weather over the past week has helped Saskatchewan farmers get back into the fields in many parts of the province and helped speed up crop development, but the high humidity has also created favourable conditions for diseases, leading to another challenge for producers. According to the weekly... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 22 hours ago
Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month. Gasbuddy.com, which crowdsources pump price data from across Canada and the U.S, says the Canadian national average now sits above $1.80 a litre — a two-cent... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 22 hours ago
OTTAWA — New statistics indicating crime has dropped almost everywhere in Canada show the Liberal government’s three tough-on-crime bills were not based on facts, one advocate says. Statistics Canada said Wednesday both the rates and severity of reported crime were down almost across the board in... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 23 hours ago
Saskatoon police made several arrests this month, including a teen suspect wanted in another province and two suspects in local assaults. A 16 year old wanted on a Canada-wide warrant by police in Quebec has been arrested by the Saskatoon Police Service. The Service de police de la Ville de... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 22 hours ago
CALGARY — Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month. The Canadian national average sat above $1.80 a litre on Thursday — a two-cent increase from a day earlier and an eight-cent bump from a week ago,... Read more

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