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Applications open for Saskatchewan's MMIWG+ community fund
Projects that will help prevent violence and improve safety for Indigenous woman, girls and two-spirit people are now eligible for funding. The provincial government opened applications on Thursday fo...
Apr 11, 2024 The monument to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls outside Saskatoon police headquarters. (650 CKOM file photo)
O.J. Simpson dead at 76, family says
Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, his family says. He was 76. According to a statement shared on social media, the former football star, actor and accused killer...
Apr 11, 2024 In this March 24, 1978 file photo, O.J. Simpson, left, smiles next to San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. at a news conference where the 49ers announced that Simpson had been traded to them from the Buffalo Bills, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Sal Veder, file)
Sask. government touts big increase in ag exports to Vietnam
The Government of Saskatchewan is touting a major increase in the value of the province's agri-food exports to Vietnam. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan exported $46 million in a...
Apr 10, 2024 Non-durum wheat was the province’s largest agri-food export in 2023, growing almost 32 per cent. (650 CKOM file photo)
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady at five per cent
Canada's central bank is holding its key interest rate steady, but lower rates could be on the horizon. The Bank of Canada maintained its rate at five per cent on Wednesday, but governor Tiff Macklem ...
Apr 10, 2024 The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, which wasn't a shock to economists. (650 CKOM file photo)
91-year-old woman hospitalized after vehicle-pedestrian crash near Centre Mall
A 91-year-old woman was taken to hospital Tuesday after a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in a parking lot near The Centre Mall in Saskatoon. Police said the call came in at around 12:40 ...
Apr 09, 2024 Paramedics took the woman to a Saskatoon hospital with what police called "undetermined injuries." (650 CKOM file photo)
Signs of spring: Pelicans return to South Saskatchewan River
The pelicans have returned to the South Saskatchewan River. The return of the pelicans to their fishing grounds on the river typically heralds the arrival of spring in Saskatoon. Conservation organiza...
Apr 09, 2024 The first pelican landed on the South Saskatchewan River between the Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge and the Saskatoon Weir on the night of April 9, 2025 around 10:05 pm. Folks in Saskatoon use the first pelican to land in the city as sign that summer is on the way. (650 CKOM)
Pothole season: CAA kicks off annual Worst Roads Campaign
Spring is a season of rejuvenation, but it's also the season when our roads are in the worst shape. CAA launched its annual Worst Roads Campaign on Tuesday, with the goal of finding the worst stretch ...
Apr 09, 2024 A driver approaches a pothole in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Two injured in crash on College Drive: Police
A major route in Saskatoon has reopened after a crash on Tuesday morning. According to police, officers responded to a collision at the intersection of College Drive and Wiggins Avenue North, and traf...
Apr 09, 2024 The fire department said four vehicles were involved in the crash. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Man charged after allegedly stabbing teen boy in downtown Saskatoon
A 24-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing a teen boy several times in downtown Saskatoon on Monday afternoon. Police said officers were called to an area near...
Apr 09, 2024 A teen boy was hospitalized after he was allegedly stabbed multiple times on Monday afternoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Additional payments coming to Sask. livestock farmers through feed program
More money is coming to drought-stricken producers enrolled in the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program. The federal-provincial program was launched in October to help maintain Saskatchewan's breedin...
Apr 08, 2024 Last year's drought hit many livestock producers in Saskatchewan hard, creating issues with both feed and water. (650 CKOM file photo)
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