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'We will do better:' Alberta company apologizes for Greta Thunberg decal
CALGARY - An Alberta energy services company says its management accepts full responsibility for a decal the business distributed bearing its logo beneath a sexually ...
Mar 02, 2020
Western separatist group applies for provincial party status
There are five political parties in Saskatchewan, but the sixth one could be added in time for the next provincial election.The Saskatchewan branch of the western separatist movement, Wexit, announced...
Mar 02, 2020 Members of Wexit Saskatchewan encourage supporters to sign a petition necessary to register as a provincial political party on Nov. 24, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Police find guns, knives, and ammunition inside Creighton home
Several hundred rounds of ammunition, over a dozen guns, and two explosive detonator cords, were among the items found by police last week at a residence in Creighton.On Feb. 28, members of the Prince...
Mar 02, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
The World According to Randy Ambrosie
CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie brought his message of pigskin development to Rider fans Saturday afternoon.The stop was part of the Commissioner's Road Trip where he makes stops in all CFL cities. Am...
Mar 02, 2020
4th Annual Ice Fishing Derby at Meadow Lake
The Royal Canadian Legion #76 is hosting its 4th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, March 7 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Meadow Lake.The Grand Prize is $2,400.Get your tickets before the even...
Mar 02, 2020
Two decades after death, Schmirler’s legacy a merger of winning and motherhood
Sara England is accustomed to people she doesn't know telling her they held her when she was a baby.The 22-year-old knows that's how they connect to her mother still revered by the Canadian curling co...
Mar 02, 2020 Team Canada skip Sandra Schmirler waves to family in the crowd as third Jan Betker centre and second Joan McCusker, right, look on prior to the first draw of the Canadian women's curling championships in Regina, Saturday, Feb.22, 1998. Schmirler died 20 years ago Monday from cancer at age 36. Her legacy encompasses a gold standard every Canadian women's team strives to match in competition. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody
Budget on the brains of lawmakers as legislature’s spring session gets underway
When asked about the spring session ahead of time, the first and only thing Premier Scott Moe wanted to talk about was the upcoming budget.It's the final legislative session and final budget before th...
Mar 02, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Boys Curling Provincials in Meadow Lake
The Boys Curling Provincials: SHSAA Provincial Championship will be Friday, March 6 - Saturday, March 7 at the Meadow Lake Curling Club.Game 1: 11:00 a.m.Opening Ceremonies: 2:00 p.m.Game 2: :2:30 p.m...
Mar 02, 2020
Two Saskatoon men charged in relation to disappearance of Humboldt man
Two Saskatoon men have been charged following the disappearance of a Humboldt man after human remains were found this morning.Allan Douglas Garrioch (who also used the surname Glasier), went missing f...
Mar 02, 2020 (Submitted photo/Humboldt RCMP)
Junk Journals at the Library
Junk Journals with Josey Loughins will be at the Meadow Lake Library on Thursday, March 5 from 7 - 9:00 p.m.Transform old books into journals on Thursday evening and then return Saturday, March 7 from...
Mar 02, 2020