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Rising homelessness: SUMA advocates for strengthened income supports
More boots on the ground for policing, more addiction beds and expanding urgent care centres - those are among the things the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) liked from the govern...
Nov 27, 2024
RCMP lay charges in Pelican Lake First Nation 24-year-old's death
Pelican Lake First Nation had Spiritwood RCMP and EMS responding to an assault call on Monday. According to police, it ended with a 24-year-old man from the First Nation being pronounced dead at the s...
Nov 27, 2024 Pelican Lake First Nation had Spiritwood RCMP and EMS responding to an assault call on Monday.
According to police, it ended with a 24-year-old man from the First Nation being pronounced dead at the scene. His family has been notified. (The Canadian Press)
Sask. Government starts work on new student assessment program
The Government of Saskatchewan is working to develop a new student assessment program in order to get clear data on how well students across the province are performing in key areas. The Ministry of E...
Nov 27, 2024 The assessment will start in the 2025-26 school year with math and English assessments for students in certain grades. (paNOW file photo)
Tuesday traffic snarl on Circle Drive caused by semi losing tire: Police
A crash that slowed down traffic on Circle Drive on Tuesday morning was caused by a tire coming off a semi. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers got a report that a light pole had been ...
Nov 27, 2024 According to police, the crash was caused by a semi losing a tire. (Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook)
Mounties ask public for help after elderly man assaulted in Debden
RCMP officers are asking the public for help locating the suspect in an assault case. According to police, an elderly man was returning to a parked vehicle in Debden on Friday afternoon when he saw a ...
Nov 27, 2024 Police said the man who committed the alleged assault was driving this dark-coloured GMC truck. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Four arrested after allegedly ramming Mounties in stolen SUV
Four people were taken into custody late last week after allegedly fleeing from RCMP officers in a stolen SUV, ramming a police vehicle in the process. According to the RCMP, officers spotted the stol...
Nov 27, 2024 Mounties say the driver continued to attempt to escape and rammed an RCMP vehicle despite the massive damage to the SUV's tire. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Wanted Yorkton man arrested after two-hour standoff in Humboldt
A Yorkton man wanted by Saskatchewan RCMP was arrested after a two-hour standoff with police in Humboldt on Friday. RCMP said in a news release on Tuesday that the 24-year-old man was wanted on 22 cha...
Nov 26, 2024 Saskatchewan RCMP found five guns and ammunition in a home in Humboldt on Nov. 22, 2024 after they arrested a man wanted on multiple warrants. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Supplied)
Beef Australia travelled 30hrs to attend Canadian Western Agribition
People from around the globe have gathered in Regina for the Western Canadian Agribition this week. Beef Australia Chief Executive Officer Simon Irwin said he travelled 30 hours just to get here for t...
Nov 26, 2024 Canadian Western Agribition 2024 started on Nov. 25 and ends on Nov. 30 in Regina. (Abby Zieverink/980CJME)
How Canada is reacting to Trump's threat to impose a 25% tariff
OTTAWA - Here's how notable Canadian politicians and business groups are reacting to U.S. president-elect's threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming from Canada: "The fact is we need ...
Nov 26, 2024 "This is a moment when Canada needs to be united. We need to be strong, and we need to be smart," said Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. (The Canadian Press)
'Waste of Saskatoon taxpayers' money': CTF criticizes $300,000 design firm bill
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is slamming the City of Saskatoon for spending $317,757 on branding for its new bus rapid transit system. According to Gage Haubrich, the federation's prairie directo...
Nov 26, 2024 Saskatoon's new bus rapid transit system will be known as "Link," but according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the new name and branding came with a big price tag attached. (650 CKOM file photo)
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