Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Reshaun Norman Cote arrested in Regent Park May 2024 fatal shooting
Reshaun Norman Cote has been arrested and charged with Second-Degree Murder after a homicide back in May of 2024. The 22-year-old was added to Canada's top-25 most wanted list in connection with the f...
Jan 08, 2025
Michael Gordon Jackson appealing verdict in daughter's abduction
A Saskatchewan man convicted of abducting his daughter to stop her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine is appealing both his conviction and sentence. A jury found 55-year-old Michael Gordon Jackson guilty...
Jan 08, 2025
Sask. town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program
MOOSOMIN, Sask. - An official with a town in southeastern Saskatchewan says its plan to offer $30,000 cheques to anyone building homes in the community is paying off. Moosomin, located about 230 kilom...
Jan 08, 2025 Moosomin, located about 230 kilometres east of Regina, announced the cash initiative in August to attract development to the community in desperate need of housing. (The Canadian Press)
More than 83,000 people visited Enchanted Forest in 26th season
The Enchanted Forest in Saskatoon had another amazing season. The drive-through holiday light display at the Forestry Farm Park & Zoo played host to 83,540 visitors during its 26th season, marking...
Jan 08, 2025 The drive-through holiday light display at the Forestry Farm Park & Zoo played host to 83,540 visitors during its 26th season. (Submitted)
Three fined $17,240 after social posts prompt illegal hunting investigation
Three Saskatchewan residents were handed hunting licence suspensions and fined a total of $17,240 after an investigation into posts on social media. According to Saskatchewan's environment ministry, M...
Jan 08, 2025 The investigation began in 2023, when conservation officers spotted suspicious posts on social media. (650 CKOM file photo)
Despite inventory woes, Saskatchewan saw strong housing sales in 2024
Last year was Saskatchewan's second best year on record for resale housing, capped off by 776 sale in December. According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, 2024 saw 16,119 sales across the pro...
Jan 08, 2025 There were 16,119 sales across the province in 2024, a big increase over 2023. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Cut the cat-itude, To bee or not to bee: Top 10 RCMP calls of 2024
Saskatchewan RCMP has released some of what they deemed calls that "missed the mark" in 2024 and reminds people 911 is for emergencies and crimes in the process only. Saskatchewan RCMP's Divisional Op...
Jan 07, 2025 Saskatchewan RCMP's Divisional Operational Communications Centre (DOCC) had 367,707 calls for service. (The Canadian Press)
Donald Trump will go ahead with tariff threat against Canada, Mexico
WASHINGTON - United States president-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his plans to impose tariffs on Canada in his first news conference since the certification of his election win. Trump says h...
Jan 07, 2025 Donald Trump says he will be putting substantial tariffs against Canada and Mexico when he returns to the White House in less than two weeks. The president-elect has previously said he’ll put 25 per cent duties on America’s closest neighbours unless they can stop the flow of illegal drugs across the border. (The Canadian Press)
Lost internal support behind Trudeau resignation, political scientists say
With the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Liberal Party continues to search for what comes next. Jim Farney, professor at the Johnson Shoyoma Graduate School of Public Policy, said th...
Jan 07, 2025
Regina homicide 2024: 21-Year-Old arrested in city's 5th murder
The Regina Police Service charged a 21-year-old man, Jerek Dorian Tyler Favel with Second Degree Murder. In a news release, police said the victim, 22-year-old Latavia Kay died in the hospital on Dec....
Jan 07, 2025
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