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Grading and rut-levelling expected to finish citywide by week's end
The City of Saskatoon is asking residents to move their vehicles off the street if possible as graders begin clearing snow and ice from residential roads. "The City of Saskatoon has called in all avai...
Dec 09, 2024 The city has asked residents to move vehicles off the street to make way for graders. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
New primary health centre to open in Martensville this week
A new health centre set to open this week will give residents of Martensville more options for care in their home community. Like other health centres recently opened in the province, the Martensville...
Dec 09, 2024 The clinic will begin booking appointments at 1 p.m. on Monday. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Travel in Saskatchewan treacherous with slippery roads, vehicles in ditches
The freezing rain and mixed precipitation that fell overnight has now to turned snow in many parts, as the forecast Alberta Clipper moved across the province on Sunday. Travel on a number of Saskatche...
Dec 08, 2024 This truck was a victim of slippery road conditions on Grasswood Road, in the RM of Corman Park near Saskatoon on Dec. 8, 2024. (submitted)
RCMP still looking for man after White Bear F.N. murder suspect arrested
The man wanted for murder after the death of a 33-year-old man on White Bear First Nation on Dec. 3 has been arrested by Saskatchewan RCMP. RCMP said in a news release on Sunday that Jeremy Whitebear ...
Dec 08, 2024 Dwayne Maxie, 26, is wanted for manslaughter the death of a 33-year-old man on the White Bear First Nation on Dec. 3. He is about 6-foot-2 tall and weighs around 250 lbs, has brown eyes and black hair. Police say he should not be approached. (Saskatchewan RCMP/submitted)
Hudson Bay woman dies after vehicle drives off Highway 9
A 50-year-old woman from Hudson Bay is dead after a single vehicle incident on Highway 9 on Thursday. Hudson Bay RCMP said in a news release on Friday that officers were called about 5:40 a.m. on Dec....
Dec 07, 2024 (Saskatchewan RCMP/submitted)
Loaded gun thrown at Sask. RCMP vehicle leads to three arrests
Three people are facing charges after a loaded gun was thrown at a police vehicle during a high-speed chase on Highway 2 on Thursday. Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on Friday that Saskatchew...
Dec 07, 2024 (Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com)
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)
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