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Ministry of Highways reminds drivers to slow down in construction zones
Construction season is underway on Saskatchewan's highways, and the provincial government is asking everyone to do their part in order to keep drivers and workers safe. This year, the Ministry of High...
May 13, 2024 The provincial government plans to improve more than 1,100 kilometres of highways this construction season. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Government of Saskatchewan opens ballistics lab in Saskatoon
Saskatchewan's new ballistics laboratory is up and running in Saskatoon. The forensic laboratory - which will help support gun-related criminal investigations - is currently operating in a temporary l...
May 13, 2024 Saskatoon police used a legal gun to demonstrate how the new ballistics laboratory works. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alerts in northeast Saskatchewan
Wildfire smoke continues to cause poor air quality in parts of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada issued a new round of special air quality alerts on Monday for the areas around Prince Albert National P...
May 13, 2024 A total of 15 wildfires were burning in Saskatchewan as of Monday, bringing smoky conditions along with them.(Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
STF members to vote on possibility of sanctions beyond school year
Teachers in Saskatchewan will vote on the possibility of more sanctions next week. According to the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, union members will vote on Wednesday and Thursday "on giving the ...
May 10, 2024 The teachers' union will vote next week on whether sanctions could continue beyond the current school year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Traffic restricted on Circle Drive, Eighth Street due to crashes: Police
Traffic on two of Saskatoon's main roads was backed up badly on Friday afternoon due to two separate crashes. According to police, the northbound lanes and one southbound lane of Circle Drive were res...
May 10, 2024 Traffic on Circle Drive was restricted following a crash on Friday. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Damaged pedestrian bridge in Gabriel Dumont Park won't reopen until June
A popular pedestrian bridge that connects Saskatchewan Crescent West to Gabriel Dumont Park won't reopen until at least early June. On April 11, the Saskatoon Fire Department was called to the area af...
May 10, 2024 According to the fire department, there were signs of an encampment in the area where the fire broke out. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Moose Jaw police find red Civic in connection with armed robbery
Police in Moose Jaw are say they've located a car connected to an armed robbery, but the suspect wasn't inside. On Friday, police asked the public to keep an eye out for a red, 2020 four-door Honda Ci...
May 10, 2024 Police in Moose Jaw are looking for a red, 2020 four-door Civic. (Moose Jaw Police Service/Submitted)
WATCH: Saskatoon zoo welcomes baby ring-tailed lemur
Lucy, a ring-trailed lemur at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo, will celebrate her first Mother's Day on Sunday. Jeff Mitchell, the zoo's operations manager, said Lucy gave birth on Monday m...
May 10, 2024 The new baby lemur bonds with its mother at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Sask. added 12,300 new jobs in April, as labour force reaches all-time high
The Government of Saskatchewan is celebrating strong employment numbers from April. The province added 12,300 new jobs in last month on a year-over-year basis, while the provincial labour force of tho...
May 10, 2024 According to the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training, Saskatoon’s employment was up by 8,200 jobs when compared to April of 2023, while Regina’s employment was up by 6,900. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. teachers reject contract offer with 90% of votes opposed
Saskatchewan teachers rejected an offer by the provincial government seeking to end a lengthy labour dispute on Thursday. The three-year offer included salary increases of three per cent for the first...
May 09, 2024 The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation office in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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