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Sask. has Canada's highest rate of teen smoking: report
Saskatchewan teens are lighting up at nearly three times the average rate of their peers across the country. New data from Health Canada shows 22 per cent of Saskatchewan teenagers aged 15 to 19 smoke...
Nov 01, 2018 As of 2017, about 16 per cent of all Canadians aged 12 and older smoked either daily or occasionally, according to Statistics Canada. (Tomasz Sienicki/Wikimedia Commons)
Police investigate synagogue damage as attempted break-in
Police are treating damage to a Saskatoon synagogue as an attempted break-in - not vandalism. Members of the Congregation Agudas Isreal synagogue found the building's doorbell ripped off Tuesday morni...
Oct 31, 2018 Damage to the doorbell at the Congregation Agudas Israel synagogue seen on Oct. 30, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Lawyer questions StatsCan collection of financial data
A Winnipeg-based expert in privacy law is raising concerns about a Statistics Canada program to collect financial details on some 500,000 Canadians. The Statistics Canada initiative has seen the agenc...
Oct 31, 2018
Justin Timberlake postpones Edmonton concerts
Singer Justin Timberlake has postponed his concerts scheduled for Nov. 4 and Nov. 5 in Edmonton. A media release from Live Nation, the concert promoter, said Timberlake is dealing with bruised vocal c...
Oct 30, 2018 (Live Nation)
FSIN criticizes move to give conservation officers carbines
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is coming out against a Saskatchewan government move to arm conservation officers with semi-automatic rifles. The AR-type weapons are due to be is...
Oct 30, 2018 Saskatchewan conservation officers train at a firing range on May 14, 2014. (Thia James/paNOW)
Saskatoon synagogue damaged after Pittsburgh attack
A pair of acts at a Saskatoon synagogue have highlighted both the compassion of the community, as well as the lingering hate that persists among some. Heather Fenyes, a board member at the Centre for ...
Oct 30, 2018 The Congregation Agudas Israel synagogue and community centre at 715 McKinnon Avenue. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Postal strikes come to Saskatchewan
Canada Post workers at various locations in Saskatchewan walked off the job Tuesday. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced Tuesday morning via Twitter that workers in Saskatoon, Moose ...
Oct 30, 2018 Workers picket outside the Canada Post depot on 51st Street in Saskatoon on Oct. 30, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Co-Op workers warn of potential strike
The union for Saskatoon Co-Op workers is warning a strike could start this week. Over 900 employees represented by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1400 could walk off the job after mid...
Oct 30, 2018 Saskatoon Co-Op operates in locations in Saskatoon, Warman, Martensville, Colonsay and Watrous. (Saskatoon Co-Op/Facebook)
Saskatchewan Rush open new team store ahead of season
The Saskatchewan Rush has opened a new 6,000 square-foot store just down the street from SaskTel Centre. Located at 3100 Idylwyld Drive North in Saskatoon, the store is packed with the teams latest me...
Oct 29, 2018 The Saskatchewan Rush's new team store at 3100 Idylwyld Drive North. (Saskatchewan Rush/Twitter)
Saskatoon teen develops app to combat bullying
After being a victim of bullying for years, a 16-year-old Saskatoon student has developed a smartphone app to help other young people who find themselves in the same situation. Kelli Lemstra joined 65...
Oct 29, 2018
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