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Saskie Spotlight: Saskatoon's Payton McHarg making headlines with homers in NCAA Division II
Baseball fans in Saskatoon will likely grow accustomed to hearing the name Payton McHarg this summer. The Saskatoon-born player is competing in college baseball for Washburn University in Topeka, Kan.. Washburn is a Division II college in the NCAA, and McHarg is among the home run leaders in the United…
Behind the Headlines: Saskatoon man facing long road to recovery after fire
Zakk Grant is recovering in an Edmonton hospital after he was badly burned in an apartment fire in Saskatoon on April 7. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet speaks to Grant's family about his recovery and the friends who have reached out to wish Grant well.
Behind the Headlines: Teacher, STF at odds over disability claim
Brooke Breti used to be outgoing, enthusiastic and not really scared of anything, but all that has changed after an incident more than a year ago with the Grade 6 class she taught. Breti’s been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, but that’s not her only fight. She also has been…
Behind the Headlines: Life-saving organ donation needed for Saskatoon baby
It should have been the best phone call of Megan Crawley's life. After weeks of searching for a living liver donor for her daughter, she learned her aunt was a perfect match. The news should have been cause for celebration, but it felt like a punch to the gut. Hours…
Behind the Headlines: Sask. producers looking for solutions to wolf attacks
Anytime a livestock producer puts their herds out to pasture for the summer, they can expect to lose a few. But some producers in the Kamsack area, near the Manitoba border, are seeing losses in the double-digits – which they believe is due to wolves. CJME's Lisa Schick reports.
Behind the Headlines: Saskatoon to relocate city archives
According to the city, the archives contain 450,000 photographs, 4,000 feet of shelves and 3,000 linear feet of records, along with thousands of maps and blueprints dating back to the early 1900s. About 3,500 boxes of material will be moved to a new location this week. 650 CKOM's Mia Holowaychuk…
Behind the Headlines: Saskatoon restoration breathes new life into historic Hanley home
When Jason Hattie gets out of bed every morning, his feet hit floorboards that are more than a century old. He’s spent the better part of a decade painstakingly restoring the home, and is now opening the doors to allow the public a glimpse into the past.
Behind the Headlines: Jac Cashin defies Down syndrome limits at Saskatoon track meet
Jac is a Grade 4 student at Holliston School in Saskatoon. He has Down syndrome, but he isn't letting it slow him down. The young running enthusiast recently participated in his very first relay race and left the crowd in awe, boosting him to near-celebrity status in his neighbourhood.
Behind the Headlines: SHA says private care homes decide which transitional patients to accept
In the wake of an alleged assault on a 92-year-old resident at a Warman care home, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is facing questions about who can receive transitional care at the province's care homes. 650 CKOM's Lara Fominoff spoke to the SHA about that practice and what the organization does…
Behind the Headlines: Finding a Saskatchewan soldier -- A family learns the truth
Prince Albert-area farmer Frank Hemsley died in the Battle of Hill 70 in August of 1917, but the location of his final resting place was lost. More than a century later, his remains have been identified -- and his family has some closure. 650 CKOM's Lara Fominoff has Hemsley's story.
Behind the Headlines: Finding a lost Saskatchewan soldier
650 CKOM Senior reporter Lara Fominoff spoke to Forensic Anthropologist Sarah Lockyer who helped identify a long lost soldier from the First World War with roots from Saskatchewan.
Behind the Headlines: Eyes in the sky: Police plane keeping watch over Regina
The Regina Police Service's Aerial Support Unit has been in the air for a little more than a year, and police say it's been a great success. 980 CJME's Lisa Schick spent an evening in the plane and got an up-close look at how it helps keep Regina residents and…
Behind the Headlines: Christine McDonald's Smurfs
It all started with a ballerina and Brainy Smurf, and 43 years later McDonald’s collection has grown to around 2,000 of the figures that first appeared in Belgian comics in the ’50s. Our Mia Holowaychuk takes you behind the headlines with the Saskatoon collector.
Behind the Headlines: Air Ambulance pilot hopes to inspire women in aviation
The sky is the limit for Tammie Kulyk, a captain and pilot with Saskatchewan Air Ambulance who is hoping to inspire women in a predominantly male field. Our Mia Holowaychuk reports.
Behind the Headlines: Regina-born curlers loving life at the 2024 Brier
Ben Hebert and Catlin Schneider are back in Regina for the 2024 Montana's Brier, but they're representing teams from other provinces. 980 CJME's Britton Gray has the story about Alberta's lead and B.C.'s skip as they return to the Queen City for the Brier.
Behind the Headlines: Pike Lake's Rylan Wiens is heading to his second Olympics
Wiens is set to compete in Paris in both the 10-metre individual and 10-metre synchronized competitions. 980 CJME's Britton Gray caught up with Wiens to talk about his expectations at this summer's Olympic Games in Paris.
Behind the Headlines: STF calls school violence a symptom of underfunded education system
A former Saskatchewan elementary teacher has detailed the physical abuse she experienced at the hands of a student. 650 CKOM's Mia Holowaychuk has more on the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation's appeal for more funding to address violence in the classroom.
Behind the Headlines: Davidson mayor pledges support after tragic fire
The Mayor of Davidson pledged her support for the family and community impacted by the fire and defended the response for the fire department on Tuesday. Our Shane Clausing sat down with her to see how the community is grieving.
Behind the Headlines: An inside look at the physical abilities test
Applicants hoping to be accepted into police college are required to take the Police Officers Physical Abilities Test. Our Mia Holowaychuk takes us behind the headlines to learn what's required during the test.
Behind the Headlines: Saskatoon's Dean Sopher grows exotic fruit indoors
Dean Sopher, the owner of local food production business Arkopia, has learned how to grow a variety of exotic fruits and plants – including bananas, guavas, passion fruits, oranges, eucalyptus and even bamboo – right in his own backyard. Mia Holowaychuk reports.