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Saskatchewan should brace for a blast of snow, rain and high winds
Saskatchewan is bracing for some more messy winter weather this weekend, with snow, rain and high winds expected across much of the province. According to Justin Shelley, a meteorologist with Environm...
Dec 06, 2024 The heaviest snowfall is expected along the Yellowhead Highway, with the majority of the snow expected to fall on Sunday. (OlafNaami / Depositphotos.com)
Bernadette McIntyre will be Saskatchewan's 24th lieutenant-governor
Bernadette McIntyre has been appointed Saskatchewan's 24th lieutenant-governor. McIntyre was Wascana Centre Authority CEO, has held senior positions with SGI and served on dozens of boards of director...
Dec 06, 2024 Bernadette McIntyre was named Saskatchewan's 24th Lieutenant Governor on Dec. 6, 2024. (Government of Saskatchewan/submitted)
Sask. Research Council provided $887M, total of 1,682 jobs since 2023
The Saskatchewan Research Council has had a big impact on the provincial economy. The Government of Saskatchewan says that the research council had a big impact on the province's economy and jobs duri...
Dec 06, 2024 Equipment used in the Monazite Processing Unit of the SRC's Rare Earth Processing Facility. (Saskatchewan Research Council/Submitted)
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)
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