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Prince Albert to limit liquor store hours in effort to cut crime
In about six weeks' time, late-night liquor store runs will be a thing of the past in Prince Albert. Mayor Greg Dionne said the city's executive committee has voted to reduce the hours of liquor store...
Jan 13, 2024 Liquor stores in Prince Albert will soon be limited in an effort to cut down on crime. (paNOW file photo)
Fire breaks out on upper floors of Saskatoon flour mill
Firefighters are braving the cold to battle a fire on the upper floors of a Saskatoon flour mill. According to the fire department, firefighters got the call about the fire at the P&H Milling faci...
Jan 12, 2024 Firefighters said the fire was located on the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of the flour mill. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Sask. adds six new cameras to Highway Hotline
Saskatchewan's Highway Hotline is making it even easier to keep an eye on highway conditions around the province. The provincial government announced the addition of six new highway cameras to the ser...
Jan 12, 2024 The provincial government is making it easier to monitor highway conditions around the province through the addition of new cameras. (Highway Hotline/Twitter)
Extreme cold warnings blanket all of Saskatchewan Friday
The entire province is waking up in a deep freeze Friday. Extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada covered the entirety of Saskatchewan on Friday morning, with wind chills as low as -55 C expecte...
Jan 12, 2024 Extreme cold is expected to persist through the weekend across Saskatchewan. (650 CKOM file photo)
Deep freeze forces school bus cancellations in Saskatoon
Plummeting temperatures and dangerous wind chills forced school buses in Saskatoon to remain parked Friday morning. Bus service for both public and Catholic schools has been cancelled for the entire d...
Jan 12, 2024
Two arrested after attempt to flee from cops foiled by icy road
They were slip-slidin' but didn't get away. Two men are facing charges after their attempt to flee from a traffic stop in Saskatoon was hampered by icy road conditions. According to police, officers s...
Jan 11, 2024 Police say an attempt to flee from a traffic stop was short lived due to the icy roadways. (650 CKOM file photo)
STF says Sask. teachers to hold single-day strike on Tuesday
Saskatchewan teachers will hold a single-day strike on Tuesday. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, made the announcement during a virtual news conference Thursday mo...
Jan 11, 2024 Thousands of teachers and supporters rallied in front of the legislative building in Regina in April. (980 CJME file photo)
Cold warnings issued for Sask. as polar vortex sweeps in
After being seemingly on hold, winter is making a bold statement this week in Saskatchewan. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for northern and west central areas of Saskatchewan as a...
Jan 11, 2024 Environment Canada issued is warning people to prepare for extremely cold temperatures and dangerous windchills over the next few days. (File photo)
Battery-powered toy behind blaze at College Park home
A small toy created some big trouble in Saskatoon's College Park neighbourhood this week. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, an electronic component in a small toy - powered by AA alkaline ba...
Jan 10, 2024 The fire was sparked by a battery-powered toy, which malfunctioned. (Saskatoon Fire Department/Submitted)
Saskatoon police release photo, video of suspect in December murder
Saskatoon police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect in the shooting death of a 33-year-old man in the city on Dec. 14. On Wednesday, police released a photo and video footage of th...
Jan 10, 2024 Saskatoon police are trying to identify this man, who's a suspect in a murder that occurred Dec. 14. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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