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Cops seize 7.5M unstamped cigarettes in traffic stop near Swift Current
RCMP and Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers seized roughly 7.5 million cigarettes during a traffic stop on Highway 1 last month. According to the RCMP, the highway patrol stopped a tractor and trail...
Mar 05, 2025 Police said roughly 7.5 million unstamped cigarettes were found when officers searched the trailer. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
New flight simulator at Sask. Polytech elevates commercial pilot program
Saskatchewan Polytech's commercial pilot students now have a second flight simulator on which to learn and hone their skills. The school unveiled its second ALSIM flight simulator on Tuesday in Saskat...
Mar 05, 2025 The new simulator was unveiled Tuesday in Saskatoon, offering new opportunities for students in the commercial pilot program. (Saskatchewan Polytech/Submitted)
$20M for class complexity added to Sask. teachers' collective agreement
Twenty million dollars to address class complexity - the number of students in each class who require additional help beyond what teachers normally provide - has been added to the provincial collectiv...
Mar 04, 2025 Samantha Becotte, head of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, will join The Evan Bray Show on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina cheer coach recalls weekend in Dallas: live shooter scare chaos
A Regina cheerleading coach who was caught up in a panicked mob during an active shooter scare is still finding herself revisiting the moment she and the athletes she was responsible for, could be hur...
Mar 04, 2025
Scott Moe calls cabinet meeting to consider Sask. response to tariffs
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has called a meeting of his cabinet for Wednesday to consider the provincial government's reaction to the U.S. tariffs imposed on Tuesday. Moe said in a social media pos...
Mar 04, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has called a meeting of his cabinet for March 5, 2025 to consider the provincial government's reaction to the U.S. tariffs imposed on March 4. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Man attempts to bear mace Carrot River RCMP
An RCMP bear-maced call turned on them after a 25-year-old sprayed it in their direction. Just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, Carrot River RCMP got a report of a residence on Red Earth Cree Nation where a m...
Mar 04, 2025 The 25-year-old also had an outstanding warrant for a November assault from the Carrot River RCMP. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Three charged after high-speed chase follows truck stolen by hitch-hiker
Three people have been charged after a man who picked up a hitch-hiker on Saturday had his truck stolen, resulting in a high-speed chase that at one point saw the truck being driven on its rims. Princ...
Mar 04, 2025 Police stand beside the damaged truck, which at one point was driven on its rims after a tire deflation device was used. (Submitted to PA Now/Facebook)
Trudeau says U.S. launched a 'very dumb' trade war, Canada fighting back
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has launched a "dumb" continental trade war and Canada is fighting back. Addressing U.S. President Donald Trump directly at an Ottawa press conference on Tu...
Mar 04, 2025 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference on U.S. tariffs as Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty look on in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Sask. increases graduate retention tax credit, offering up to $24,000
The Government of Saskatchewan has increased the tax credits offered to post-secondary students who remain in the province after graduation. The provincial government announced the increase on Tuesday...
Mar 04, 2025 The provincial government says graduates will see their first increased credit when filing their 2025 taxes. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. ice shelter removal deadlines quickly approaching
The deadlines to remove ice shelters from waterways in Saskatchewan are quickly approaching. Shelters on the ice anywhere south of Highway 16 must be removed by March 15, while shelters north of that ...
Mar 04, 2025 “Spring weather can be unpredictable, and deteriorating ice conditions can make it dangerous to retrieve shelters later in the season,” the provincial government noted. (650 CKOM file photo)
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