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Police charge man in August murder of Andrew Merasty
Saskatoon police have charged a 20-year-old man in the death of Andrew Merasty. The 20-year-old man faces charges of first-degree murder and weapons offences. On Aug. 18, Merasty, 25, was found injure...
Dec 05, 2019
Vaping: Nova Scotia first province to ban flavoured e-cigarettes, juices
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has joined a growing list of provinces clamping down on vaping. Health Minister Randy Delorey announced Thursday the province will be the first to ban sales of flavoured e-cigare...
Dec 05, 2019
Auditor calls for action to combat suicides in northwest Sask.
Saskatchewan's auditor has laid out a number of areas she believes the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has to improve to address the risk of suicide in northwest Saskatchewan. In her 2019 report, ...
Dec 05, 2019 Provincial auditor Judy Ferguson (centre) delivers her 2019 report on Dec. 5, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
H&M announces Midtown Plaza location to open in 2020
Swedish clothing retailer H&M is set to open its second Saskatchewan store in 2020. "H&M is excited to announce a new store at Midtown (Plaza) in Saskatoon," a news release said Thursday. The ...
Dec 05, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. government asks Ottawa for more control over immigration
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he wants more provincial say over immigration. Moe says he wants control in the areas of class categories and skills to help achieve his goal of grow...
Dec 05, 2019
City blames 'lack of appropriate procedures' in $1-million online fraud
The City of Saskatoon is blaming its own internal systems for how a fraudster managed to get their hands on more than $1 million this summer. The findings of an internal investigation into the online ...
Dec 05, 2019
Ottawa’s plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women due by June: Bennett
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will release its national action plan to respond to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by June 2020, says Crown-Indigenous Relati...
Dec 04, 2019
Wilkinson says carbon price hikes won’t be decided until 2022
GATINEAU, Que. - The federal Liberals will not make a decision about hiking the carbon price beyond $50 a tonne for at least another two years, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says. Wilkinson ...
Dec 04, 2019
Report says Canadian food prices to rise 2 to 4 per cent in 2020
Canada’s Food Price Report is forecasting prices in Canada will increase by between two and four per cent in 2020. The 10th annual edition of the report, which was released Wednesday, said the a...
Dec 04, 2019
Sask. RCMP asks for probe into circumstances of man’s arrest
The Estevan Police Service is to conduct an external investigation at the request of the Saskatchewan RCMP in the wake of a recent arrest on the Cote First Nation. According to a media release from th...
Dec 04, 2019
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