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Oink oink, cha-ching: $3 million found in barrels of pork
SHELBY, N.C. - Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies. Approximately $3 million in cash was recovered from the barrels Saturday, the C...
Dec 11, 2019
Trudeau’s minority Liberal government survives first confidence vote
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberals survived Tuesday their first test of confidence in the House of Commons but got a pointed reminder of how opposition parties can still make life complicated for a mi...
Dec 11, 2019
Extreme cold hits parts of Sask.
The cold, arctic air continues blanketing Saskatchewan, prompting Environment Canada to issue extreme cold warnings for certain areas of the province. As of 4:30 on Wednesday morning, the weather agen...
Dec 11, 2019
Tigers dominate Blades Tuesday
The Medicine Hat Tigers rolled over the Saskatoon Blades 11-3 at the SaskTel Centre on Tuesday night Western Hockey League action. Former Blade Cyle McNabb and Lukas Svejkovski helped the Tigers to a ...
Dec 11, 2019 Saskatoon Blades forward Eric Florchuk keeps his eye on the play during WHL action at home against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Dec. 10, 2019. (Saskatoon Blades Twitter page)
Regina police investigating north-end Walmart fire
The Regina Police Service is asking for the public’s help as it investigates a fire that broke out in the city’s north Walmart on Rochdale Boulevard. A media release from the police servic...
Dec 11, 2019
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time ‘person of the year’
NEW YORK - Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was named Time's youngest "person of the year" on Wednesday. Thunberg, 16, has become the face of the youth climate movement, drawing large c...
Dec 11, 2019
Missing woman found freezing on U of S campus
A missing woman in Saskatoon is a safe after being exposed to the elements. Police located 20-year-old Sadie Keillor Tuesday afternoon on a bench on the U of S campus. They said she was "very cold" fr...
Dec 11, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
City's cold weather strategy aimed at helping most vulnerable
It's that time of year where it can be a struggle to keep warm. That's especially true for Saskatoon's homeless population. Pamela Goulden-McLeod is the city's director of emergency services. She said...
Dec 11, 2019
Province funds organizations to implement anti-gang strategy
Organizations in Regina and Saskatoon have been tasked with helping people get out of gangs in Saskatchewan. On Tuesday, the provincial Ministry of Corrections and Policing announced it’s invest...
Dec 10, 2019
Taxpayers’ watchdog launches probe of child benefit rules, program
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's signature child benefit will undergo a critical review by a federal watchdog amid concerns that eligibility rules that can be "stringent to a fault" are preventing pa...
Dec 10, 2019
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