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Teenage boy charged in relation to a fatal hit-and-run on Halloween: Police
A teenage boy has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision that happened Oct. 31 in La Loche. La Loche RCMP said it received a report from paramedics on Halloween about a collisio...
Nov 05, 2025 Teenage boy charged in connection with fatal hit-and-run collision that happened on Halloween in La Loche. (The Canadian Press)
Saskatoon police briefs: Taxi driver, 75, hit with his own cab during attempted robbery
A 75-year-old taxi driver was allegedly hit with his own cab during an attempted robbery on Tuesday night. According to police, officers responded to a call about a robbery in progress in a motel park...
Nov 05, 2025 Police said the 75-year-old cab driver was not seriously injured during the alleged attack. (650 CKOM file photo)
Carney's first budget gets mixed marks from Saskatchewan economics professor
Mark Carney's first federal budget is getting a C- grade from a Saskatchewan economics professor. The budget, tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday by Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne, ...
Nov 05, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up a copy of the budget as he and Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne, not shown, make their way to the House of Commons for the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Sarah Mills: Players deserve better than hate from fans in the aftermath of a loss
A Toronto Blue Jays player has received disturbing threats in the aftermath of the World Series loss. Sarah Mills says athletes already have to live with the heartbreak without having to put up with f...
Nov 05, 2025
First look at budget disappoints Sask. producers association, business expert
The federal budget released on Tuesday has drawn a muted reaction in Saskatchewan. The budget tabled Tuesday prioritized capital project spending over programs and services and projects a $78.3-billio...
Nov 04, 2025 Bill Prybylski, head of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said he was somewhat disappointed that agriculture didn’t have more of a “prominent” view in the federal budget. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan creating provincial award to honour fallen public safety workers
Saskatchewan will soon unveil a new way to honour the public safety workers who have died on the job. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced the creation of the Saskatchewan Memorial Emblem, ...
Nov 04, 2025 “An extraordinary debt of gratitude is owed to all of our public safety personnel,” said Tim McLeod, Saskatchewan’s public safety minister. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
2025 C95 Radio Marathon raised record-breaking $528,032 for breast cancer research
Thanks to generous donations from listeners across the province, this year's C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research raised a record-setting $528,032. The funds raised during the 12-hour broadca...
Nov 04, 2025 C95 hosts Rob Suski and Shauna Foster hosted the 12-hour radiothon at Midtown mall in Saskatoon, sharing stories from breast cancer survivors and encouraging donations to help fund important research. (Rawlco Radio)
Vassy Kapelos tells Evan Bray it's 'anybody's guess' if Carney's first budget will pass
Mark Carney's Liberal government is set to table its first budget on Tuesday afternoon, in what many political watchers see as the first real test for the new prime minister and his cabinet. The Liber...
Nov 04, 2025 The Canadian flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Murray Wood: Thin-skinned Trump gets his apology after being triggered by TV ad
Donald Trump is vowing to add more import taxes to Canada after taking umbrage with a TV ad aired by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, but Murray Wood says things may improve now that he's got a token apolog...
Nov 04, 2025
Sarah Mills: Carney's first federal budget has a lot to live up to
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney was presented as a financial whiz who could make life more affordable and solve the economic woes brought on by tariffs. He'll need to convince Canadians that was true wit...
Nov 04, 2025
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