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Woman charged with murder in connection with Patuanak man's death: RCMP
A 22-year-old woman is facing a murder charge in connection with a death in the northern community of Patuanak. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home in Patuanak at around 1 a.m. on Fr...
Mar 18, 2024 The RCMP say a 22-year-old woman was arrested in Prince Albert in connection with the death. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Hoopla to be cancelled if STF sanctions aren't lifted by Wednesday: SHSAA
If the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation's sanctions aren't lifted by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Hoopla will be cancelled. According to the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA), the provin...
Mar 18, 2024 Basketball athletes from high schools in Moose Jaw protest the possible cancellation of Hoopla. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Two arrested after stolen vehicle gets stuck on grid road: Police
A rough grid road brought a stolen vehicle to a halt on Sunday, ending a police chase. According to Saskatoon police, officers in the police airplane spotted a suspicious vehicle at around 9:30 p.m., ...
Mar 18, 2024 Police say a chase involving a stolen vehicle ended after the driver got stuck on a grid road. (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Sex offender at centre of Sask. Amber Alert sentenced to 52 months by U.S. judge
A convicted sex offender who was at the centre of an Amber Alert in Saskatchewan in 2022 has been sentenced in the United States. Benjamin Martin Moore illegally entered the U.S. in August of 2022 alo...
Mar 18, 2024 Moore's photo was displayed at an RCMP news conference in 2022 during the Amber Alert. (980 CJME file photo)
Higher SIGA profits bring millions to First Nations, Métis groups in Sask.
An extra $35.2 million is flowing to First Nations and Mtis organizations around Saskatchewan thanks to higher-than-expected profits by SIGA and Crown casinos. According to the provincial government, ...
Mar 18, 2024 The province said better-than-expected performance by casinos means an extra $35.2 million is flowing to First Nations and Métis organizations. (980 CJME file photo)
STF announces single-day strike, sanctions affecting Hoopla basketball tournament
Saskatchewan students' Hoopla dreams may be on hold after the latest announcement of sanctions by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. According to the union, a one-day provincewide strike will be h...
Mar 18, 2024 The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says 4,000 of its members will picket at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday. (980 CJME file photo)
'Disturbance' at Mount Royal school results in charges against five teens
Five teenagers are facing a variety of charges after Saskatoon police broke up what they called "a disturbance" at a community gathering in the Mount Royal neighbourhood. In a media release, police sa...
Mar 15, 2024 Officers responded to the call Thursday at around 10:30 p.m. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. Research Council to oversee microreactor development
Saskatchewan's microreactor program is now officially in the hands of the Saskatchewan Research Council. On Friday, the provincial government announced that the SRC will oversee the nuclear power prog...
Mar 15, 2024 A microreactor like this one could be helping power Saskatchewan by 2029. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
No noon supervision in some school divisions Monday and Tuesday, STF says
Schools in some divisions will be without noon-hour supervision on Monday and Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says. According to the union, the latest round of its rotating sanctions wi...
Mar 15, 2024 An STF member displays her sign calling for more education funding on the picket line in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon philanthropist Les Dubé dead at age 91
A well-known local philanthropist has died. Leslie Dub passed away Wednesday at the age of 91. Dub, who was born in Wynyard in 1933, founded the Concorde Group of Companies in Saskatoon. Beginning wit...
Mar 14, 2024 Philanthropists Irene and Les Dubé. (Terry Feltham/Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation)
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