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Farm Credit Canada denies rumours its head office is moving out of Sask.
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says it is not relocating its head office from Regina to Quebec. FCC is Canada's largest farm lender, and has operated out of Saskatchewan for around 60 years. In a news relea...
May 02, 2024 Farm Credit Canada's Regina headquarters will be staying in the Queen City, despite rumours to the contrary. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Man assaulted on Confederation Dr. after trying to stop fire extinguisher attacks
Police say a good Samaritan was attacked by five people last week after he tried to stop them from spraying people with a stolen fire extinguisher. While the alleged attack happened last Wednesday, po...
May 02, 2024 Police in Saskatoon say a man was attacked by a group of five people after he tried to stop them from spraying people with a fire extinguisher. (Saskatoon Police Service/Facebook)
Bus passenger stabbed at intersection of 12th Street and Broadway: Police
An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital on Wednesday, after he was stabbed while riding a city bus. According to police, officers were called at 5:43 p.m. for a report of a stabbing on a Saskatoon Tr...
May 02, 2024 Police say the attacker fled the scene before officers arrived. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. inks new partnership with Alberta on nuclear power, decarbonization
The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have joined forces as they push ahead with the development of nuclear power. The provinces signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, agreeing to col...
May 02, 2024 Saskatchewan is forging new partnerships on nuclear technology, which will help in the province's push towards nuclear power. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Province to provide financial help to parents requiring care for kids outside Sask.
The Government of Saskatchewan says it will offer financial assistance to families when they need to leave the province to get health care for their children. The move comes after Kaitlyn Soron and he...
May 01, 2024 Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan’s health minister, says the government is taking steps to reduce the financial burden on parents forced to travel for their kids' health care. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon Food Bank kicks off citywide food drive
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre serves almost 8,000 clients each month, and during May the bank is holding a citywide food drive to help ensure nobody in the community goes hungry. The t...
May 01, 2024 The food bank is encouraging businesses and faith-based groups to organize food drives during May. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan's GDP grew by 1.6% in 2023, ahead of national average
Saskatchewan's gross domestic product grew by 1.6 per cent in 2023, beating the national GDP growth of 1.2 per cent. According to figures released on Wednesday by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's GDP...
May 01, 2024 The government said the biggest driver of Saskatchewan's economic growth in the province last year was the construction industry, which grew by 13.6 per cent. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. will require all regulated workplaces to develop policies on violence
All provincially regulated workplaces in Saskatchewan will soon need to have a violence policy and prevention plan in place. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, changes...
May 01, 2024 Later this month, provincially regulated employers will need to have a violence policy in place. (650 CKOM file photo)
Cookie campaign helps Hope's Home create Saskatoon childcare centre
Hope's Home is aiming to raise funds for a medically inclusive child care centre in Saskatoon. CKOM Morning Show's Mark Loshack sat down with Sash Broda to learn more about the non-profit organization...
Apr 30, 2024 Hope's Home aims to build a medically inclusive child-care centre in Saskatoon. (Hope's Home/Facebook)
Woman hit with pipe, guard assaulted at Midtown mall
Two separate incidents at Midtown mall on Monday saw a woman hit over the head with a pipe and a security guard assaulted by an intoxicated man. According to police, the first incident happened at aro...
Apr 30, 2024 Police said two separate assaults occurred at Saskatoon's Midtown mall on Monday. (650 CKOM file photo)
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