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LISTEN: NDP Leader Carla Beck opens up after election
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck sat down with 650 CKOM's Evan Bray on Thursday morning to share her thoughts on the results of the provincial election and everything that comes next. While Scott Mo...
Oct 31, 2024 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck opened up to share her thoughts on the election during Thursday's Evan Bray Show. (Alex Brown/650CKOM)
Coverage expands as dental program has 1M patients in first 6 months
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says a million Canadians have received care under the federal dental-care plan six months after the program began. Starting Friday, the program will also cover mo...
Oct 31, 2024 Starting Friday, the program will also cover more complex procedures.
That means people who have coverage under the federal program can request pre-authorization for things like crowns and the initial placement of partial dentures. (The Canadian Press)
Saskatoon Westview goes to Sask. NDP after second count
Elections Saskatchewan is conducting its second preliminary count, and at least one riding has a different result. The second count includes mail-in ballots which were received by Oct. 26. Saskatoon W...
Oct 30, 2024 Workers open, count and verify the first set of mail-in ballots in the second preliminary count for the 2024 provincial election. Oct. 30, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Four of Saskatoon's mayoral candidates to face off in Chamber debate
Four of the five candidates running for mayor in Saskatoon will face off in a debate on Wednesday afternoon. The 90-minute event will be hosted by the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce, with moder...
Oct 30, 2024 The debate on Wednesday will include four of the five candidates on the ballot. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Yields were above average during 2024 harvest in Sask.: Crop Report
Despite concerns of a late harvest due to wet weather in May and June, the Saskatchewan's 2024 harvest began earlier than usual, and yields were generally above average for many crops. According to th...
Oct 30, 2024 According to the Ministry of Agriculture, producers are still working hard to get their last field work done before the ground freezes. (Ashley Heavin/Submitted)
Wanted man arrested, charged after failed bid to flee from police
A 33-year-old wanted man is facing a list of new charges after a failed attempt to flee from a traffic stop in a Dodge Journey early on Wednesday morning. According to police, officers tried to stop t...
Oct 30, 2024 Police say the 33-year-old driver was wanted on numerous warrants, and found to be breaching court-ordered conditions. (Mia Holowaychuk /650 CKOM)
City says washroom trailer pilot was 'a very positive experience'
Saskatoon's washroom trailer pilot project is being called "a very positive experience" by the director of the city's emergency management organization. The trailer, which was staffed at all times by ...
Oct 30, 2024 Pamela Goulden McLeod, director of the Saskatoon Emergency Management Organization, said the project provided a safe place where people were treated with respect. (City of Saskatoon/Twitter)
That's a lot of pie! Sask. farmer grows 500-pound pumpkin
A few miles west of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan lies a charming farm and U-Pick called The Fruit Basket. It's owned by Glen and Shannon Caffet, and has been a supplier of crisp vegetables and sweet fruit...
Oct 30, 2024 Glen Caffet with his 500-pound pumpkin, at the Fruit Basket farm near Spiritwood. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Police plane used to arrest four teens for assault in downtown Saskatoon
Four teens were arrested and charged with assault after an incident in downtown Saskatoon on Monday night. Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on Monday that three girls aged 13, 14,...
Oct 29, 2024 Saskatoon Police Service's air support unit. (SPS Air Support Unit/X)
Riders put loss behind them as playoff showdown nears
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace still believes he made the right choice to rest some starters in the regular-season finale. But he still would have liked to have seen more of a response...
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