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Teen girl facing charges after bomb threat on U of S campus: Police
A 17-year-old girl is facing criminal charges after allegedly making a threat about a bomb on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called to the 100 b...
Mar 06, 2025 Police said the teen girl was arrested Wednesday. She's now charged with public mischief and breaching court-ordered conditions. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. pushing provinces to reduce trade barriers amid tariff war with U.S.
As the tariff war between Canada and the United States heats up, Saskatchewan plans to push other provinces to reduce trade barriers on goods flowing across the country. According to the provincial go...
Mar 06, 2025 The Government of Saskatchewan says it's advocating for the removal of interprovincial trade barriers in the wake of the tariffs put in place in both Canada and the United States. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan to end U.S. alcohol sales, procurement in response to tariffs
Saskatchewan's premier unveiled the province's response to tariffs from the United States on Wednesday afternoon. Speaking in Regina, Premier Scott Moe said he has directed the Saskatchewan Liquor and...
Mar 05, 2025 Premier Scott Moe announces his government's response to Donald Trump's tariffs, flanked by Finance Minister Jim Reiter (L) and Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding (R). (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Cops seize 7.5M unstamped cigarettes in traffic stop near Swift Current
RCMP and Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers seized roughly 7.5 million cigarettes during a traffic stop on Highway 1 last month. According to the RCMP, the highway patrol stopped a tractor and trail...
Mar 05, 2025 Police said roughly 7.5 million unstamped cigarettes were found when officers searched the trailer. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
New flight simulator at Sask. Polytech elevates commercial pilot program
Saskatchewan Polytech's commercial pilot students now have a second flight simulator on which to learn and hone their skills. The school unveiled its second ALSIM flight simulator on Tuesday in Saskat...
Mar 05, 2025 The new simulator was unveiled Tuesday in Saskatoon, offering new opportunities for students in the commercial pilot program. (Saskatchewan Polytech/Submitted)
$20M for class complexity added to Sask. teachers' collective agreement
Twenty million dollars to address class complexity - the number of students in each class who require additional help beyond what teachers normally provide - has been added to the provincial collectiv...
Mar 04, 2025 Samantha Becotte, head of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, will join The Evan Bray Show on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. (980 CJME file photo)
Scott Moe calls cabinet meeting to consider Sask. response to tariffs
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has called a meeting of his cabinet for Wednesday to consider the provincial government's reaction to the U.S. tariffs imposed on Tuesday. Moe said in a social media pos...
Mar 04, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has called a meeting of his cabinet for March 5, 2025 to consider the provincial government's reaction to the U.S. tariffs imposed on March 4. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Man attempts to bear mace Carrot River RCMP
An RCMP bear-maced call turned on them after a 25-year-old sprayed it in their direction. Just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, Carrot River RCMP got a report of a residence on Red Earth Cree Nation where a m...
Mar 04, 2025 The 25-year-old also had an outstanding warrant for a November assault from the Carrot River RCMP. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Three charged after high-speed chase follows truck stolen by hitch-hiker
Three people have been charged after a man who picked up a hitch-hiker on Saturday had his truck stolen, resulting in a high-speed chase that at one point saw the truck being driven on its rims. Princ...
Mar 04, 2025 Police stand beside the damaged truck, which at one point was driven on its rims after a tire deflation device was used. (Submitted to PA Now/Facebook)
Trudeau says U.S. launched a 'very dumb' trade war, Canada fighting back
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has launched a "dumb" continental trade war and Canada is fighting back. Addressing U.S. President Donald Trump directly at an Ottawa press conference on Tu...
Mar 04, 2025 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference on U.S. tariffs as Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty look on in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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