News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 hour 19 min ago
A fire in a home said to include four rental units on Central Avenue was put out on Thursday night by Saskatoon firefighters, who had trouble getting into the home because of clutter. “Crews had a difficult time making entry due to the amount of contents in the home,” a release from the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 hour 20 min ago
A 21-year-old man is facing charges in a case that saw police track an allegedly stolen Land Rover from a seller in Saskatoon all the way to Ghana, in west Africa. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers got a report about a fraud case back on Jan. 14. Police said a man from Alberta... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 hour 27 min ago
BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue divers in Laos on Friday night safely evacuated the first of five local villagers who had been trapped in a cave for more than a week by floodwaters. Lao and Thai rescue workers posted the news on social media, along with a video showing the first rescued villager with a lamp... Read more

Saskatoon StarPhoenix - 2 hours 43 min ago
Jay'siiah Webb-Long's home and family were in Brampton, Ont., yet the 16-year-old's body was found earlier this month in a northern Saskatchewan community nearly 3,000... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 hours 42 min ago
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $55.28 billion for its 2025-26 fiscal year compared with a $43.15-billion deficit a year earlier, according to the Finance Department's monthly fiscal monitor report. The department cautioned the figures were not the final result for the 2025-26... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 hours 59 min ago
An Ontario man accused of selling deadly substances online to people at risk of self-harm has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide. Kenneth Law entered the pleas in a Newmarket, Ont., court this morning. Read more:
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News Talk 650 CKOM - 3 hours 28 min ago
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News Talk 650 CKOM - 3 hours 30 min ago
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick legislators have agreed to hold hearings on systemic failures within the province's child welfare system. The hearings are in response to a report from the youth advocate that severely criticized the Social Development Department in the overdose death of a teenager.... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 3 hours 35 min ago
Social media posts shared a rumour originating from an anonymous forum that claimed Ontario pilots were being hired to spread ticks from the air. The posts fuelled a conspiracy theory that the ticks were being dropped with the intention of infecting more people with Lyme disease. While it's true... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 3 hours 41 min 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 the CFL’s new broadcast deal and,... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 3 hours 46 min ago
Sarah Mills says she doesn’t exactly have a green thumb, but with childhood memories of summer in Preeceville, she’s hoping to get something out of the garden this year. The Mills Minute is a daily commentary heard on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME, where Sarah Mills offers... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 3 hours 52 min ago
With the Saskatchewan Marathon coming up on Sunday, runners have been out in full force along the South Saskatchewan River, getting in their final shake-out runs before the event. The marathon marks its 48th year in 2026. The race – which features a full and half-marathon course, as well as 10-... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 4 hours 2 sec ago
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is in secrecy-by-default mode, opposition critics say after reviewing the content of blue licence plate documents the province had been prepared to fight the release of in the courts. The province's information and privacy commissioner ordered the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 4 hours 30 min ago
8:30 – Hot outside and hot in Ottawa. There’s a lot happening in federal politics, from Alberta referendum and separation tensions, to a major defence announcement sure to upset Donald Trump, to former environment minister Steven Guilbeault leaving politics altogether. ... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 hours 2 min ago
Statistics Canada says economic growth stalled in the first quarter and real gross domestic product was slightly negative on an annualized basis. The agency mainly blames higher imports of gold and a weak month for Canada’s resource extraction industries in March for dragging down recent economic... Read more

Global Saskatoon - 5 hours 5 min ago
The CFL has inked a landmark broadcast rights deal that the league promises will bring three-down football to new audiences. Where does it leave teams and current fans?

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 hours 16 min ago
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will be speaking at the Canada-India Business Council’s annual summit in Regina on Friday. His audience will consist of dignitaries and business leaders, with the summit focused on expanding economic co-operation between Canada and India and diversifying their... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 hours 33 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Iran did not immediately confirm any deal... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 hours 40 min ago
Biggar knows what decline looks like. Like hundreds of small towns across Saskatchewan, its downtown slowly emptied out over the years. Stores closed. Buildings aged. People stopped lingering on Main Street the way they once did. What had once been the centre of community life became quieter,... Read more

Saskatoon StarPhoenix - 5 hours 42 min ago
A variety of theatre and music performances, an anniversary celebration and a local craft market are just a few of the indoor and outdoor events to support and explore this weekend.... Read more

The Sheaf - 5 hours 43 min ago
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Global Saskatoon - 7 hours 42 min ago
Paramedic services across Canada are reporting a concerning rise in violence against workers that is, in part, leading to staffing shortages and issues retaining staff.

News Talk 650 CKOM - 9 hours 28 min ago
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... China's foreign minister Wang Yi set to meet Carney, Anand today China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade. He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 9 hours 43 min ago
OTTAWA — China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade. He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will include meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The prime minister visited China in January and met with... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 9 hours 43 min ago
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will reveal this morning how ongoing tariffs and the start of the Iran war affected the economy in the first quarter of the year. The agency's initial estimates suggest the economy rebounded somewhat after a mild contraction in the final quarter of 2025. StatCan estimated... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 9 hours 42 min ago
NEWMARKET — Prosecutors are expected to withdraw more than a dozen murder charges against Kenneth Law today, with the Ontario man at the heart of an international investigation instead pleading guilty to aiding suicide. Law, 60, is accused of selling deadly substances online to people at risk of... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 9 hours 43 min ago
Kenneth Law, an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives, is expected to plead guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide after murder charges against him are withdrawn. Police have alleged that Law ran several websites that were used... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 9 hours 42 min ago
OTTAWA — Canadians claimed more than $122 million in federal subsidies for new electric vehicles since Ottawa reintroduced its rebate program in February, but many car dealers say they're still waiting to get the funds they are owed. Transport Canada published the database for the new electric... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 12 hours 26 min ago
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's budget bill, which includes a tax cut on some foods, passed through a final vote early Friday after long days and nights of acrimonious debate. The move paves the way for the elimination of the provincial sales tax from snacks, soft drinks and prepared meals at grocery and... Read more

Global Saskatoon - 13 hours 25 min ago
The reduction has prevented the boat from going out on cruises, forcing the company to cancel excursions into next week.

News Talk 650 CKOM - 16 hours 30 min ago
Devin Adams is looking to be a force for the Saskatchewan Roughriders along the defensive line. But he played a number of positions before he eventually became a professional... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 16 hours 37 min ago
CFL fans will have new options to watch the sport beginning next summer, following a landmark new Canadian broadcast rights agreement announced on Thursday. The league announced a six-year deal with Bell Media for the 2027 season, which will keep TSN as the primary broadcaster for 60 of 81 regular... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 16 hours 49 min ago
Mixed results from a pilot project that provided free transit to students at a Regina high school have some city councillors trying to find a way to extend the service without... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 17 hours 14 min ago
2:05 – Starting Lineup The CFL has announced a brand new television deal for 2027. The Ottawa REDBLACKS have named their QB1. The Carolina Hurricanes embarrass the Montreal Canadiens. Team Canada eliminates the U.S.A at the World Hockey Championship. And SGA will try to lead... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 17 hours 23 min ago
A local reeve is frustrated that the province is not moving quickly enough to impose fire bans in provincial forest land. Rural Municipality (RM) of Duck Lake Reeve Remi Martin said the municipality has already put a fire ban in place, but the same restriction is not currently in effect in the... Read more

Global Saskatoon - 17 hours 34 min ago
As a heat wave stretches across Saskatchewan, outdoor workers are seeking ways to beat the scorching record-breaking temperatures.

News Talk 650 CKOM - 18 hours 26 sec ago
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) board of directors approved a record $5.59 billion operating budget for its 2026-27 fiscal year, about 5.05 per cent higher than last year. According to a release from the health authority, the board also approved a capital expenditure plan of $596.72 million... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 18 hours 13 min ago
The trial of a Regina music teacher accused of sexual assault won’t resume proceedings again for months. Justice Holli Kuski Bassett has scheduled the trial to return on Nov. 16. Claro Belen is accused of sexual assault in connection to a nine-year-old girl’s percussion lesson two years ago... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 18 hours 26 min ago
ABBOTSFORD — Family and friends of Arnold and Joanne De Jong filled a courtroom in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday for the reading of anguished victim impact statements, weeks after three men were convicted of murdering the couple. Abhijeet Singh, Gurkaran Singh and Khushveer Toor sat hunched over... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 18 hours 46 min ago
The soaring heat this week has people doing anything they can to stay cool, including turning AC units on. Because of the heat, local air conditioning companies have been... Read more

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