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Saskatchewan's unemployment rate lowest of any province in November
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate of 5.6 per cent last month was the lowest of any Canadian province. According to figures released on Friday by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's November unemployment ...
Dec 06, 2024 Saskatchewan’s November unemployment rate of 5.6 per cent was the lowest of any province. The unemployment rate dropped slightly from six per cent in October. (650 CKOM file photo)
Jagmeet Singh on GST holiday, U.S.A. tariffs and border security
Evan Bray welcomed federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to the show after the announcement and vote last week to table a GST holiday for Canadians over the coming months. Singh said, "For folks out there ...
Dec 06, 2024 NDP leader Jagmeet Singh rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/ The Canadian Press)
Riders confirm one-year extension for quarterback Trevor Harris
Trevor Harris is back in the huddle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. "It was pretty much a no-brainer. I feel like I'm playing the best football of my career, I think some of the best football I am g...
Dec 06, 2024 Trevor Harris signed a one-year contract extension with the Riders. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
Two wanted by RCMP after homicide on White Bear First Nation
Two men are wanted for murder and manslaughter after the death of a 33-year-old man on the White Bear First Nation. Saskatchewan RCMP officers were called to a home on the First Nation at around 2:30 ...
Dec 06, 2024 The RCMP say 26-year-old Dwayne Maxie (left) and 22-year-old Jeremy Whitebear are both wanted in connection with the death of Talon Lonethunder. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Affordable living in Sask.: Key bills pass, awaiting federal reply
Including support from the NDP, the Saskatchewan Party government's two affordability bills were rushed through and passed Thursday. The first, the Saskatchewan Affordability Act, makes many of the ta...
Dec 05, 2024
Snow and freezing rain to sweep southern Sask. this weekend
We are still on a temperature teeter-totter in Saskatchewan. Environment Canada forecasts temperatures around the freezing mark heading into the weekend in Regina and Saskatoon. It comes after large p...
Dec 05, 2024
How slow is too slow on Circle Drive?
As winter hits Saskatoon, many commuters are driving well below the speed limit on Circle Drive. But when a driver is going slower than the posted limit on the city's busiest freeway, they should be c...
Dec 05, 2024 According to the Saskatoon Police Service, speed limits are set for ideal driving conditions, and snow and ice can create safety hazards. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Lane closed at 108th Street Circle Drive overpass after oversize load crash
A crash involving an oversized load has closed the northbound curb lane on Circle Drive under the 108th Street overpass. According to the City of Saskatoon, the crash will leave the lane closed until ...
Dec 05, 2024 The city says the lane closure is expected to last until Friday afternoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Guns and Drugs: Police arrest 2 men in Briarwood traffic stop
A 37-year-old man and a 32-year-old man were arrested following a traffic stop on Dec. 3 by Saskatoon Police Service. At around 2 p.m. on Dec. 3, SPS had a call about a suspicious vehicle. Read More: ...
Dec 04, 2024 Saskatoon Police Service said "The passenger of the vehicle was also arrested for breach of conditions." Police found a handgun in the 37-year-old's pocket as well as Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Fentanyl. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Melfort RCMP: Two dead from Birch Hills and Melfort after SUV crash
A fatal collision happened on the morning of Dec. 3 near Yellow Creek on Highway #41. Melfort RCMP reported a two-vehicle collision, both were SUVs just after 7 a.m. EMS declared both drivers deceased...
Dec 04, 2024 Melfort RCMP reported a two-vehicle collision, both were SUVs just after 7 a.m. EMS declared both drivers deceased on the scene. (650 CKOM)
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