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CN spokesperson shares perspective on rail dispute
The labour disputes at Canada's two biggest railways have gone to binding arbitration after the federal government stepped in to end a lockout at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kan...
Sep 13, 2024 Jonathan Abecassis, a spokesperson for CN Rail, joined the Evan Bray Show on Thursday to share his perspective on the labour dispute at Canada's two largest rail lines. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Company ordered to pay $100,000 after worker injured in fall
A Calgary-based company has been ordered to pay $100,000 after a workplace fall on the Thunderchild First Nation left a worker badly injured in 2022. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and ...
Sep 13, 2024 The charge stemmed from an incident in Saskatchewan when a worker was badly injured after falling from a work platform. (650 CKOM file photo)
Rural Integrated Roads for Growth partnership gets $16.8 million
Some Rural Municipalities (RMs) will be happy to hear about a "very needed" $16.8 million partnership with the provincial government. Funding will go toward projects in 13 different RMs under the Rura...
Sep 12, 2024
Sask. residents lost $3.4 million in cryptocurrency frauds this year: RCMP
The Saskatchewan RCMP say scammers have ripped off residents of the province for more than $3.4 million in cryptocurrency since the start of 2024. "Between January 1 and July 31, 2024, Saskatchewan RC...
Sep 12, 2024 “Between January 1 and July 31, 2024, Saskatchewan RCMP had investigated 116 files involving cryptocurrency fraud, and in total, victims had reported more than $3,400,000 in cryptocurrency fraud losses,” the Saskatchewan RCMP said in a statement. (The Canadian Press)
Buffalo, Progressive Conservative parties rule out merger
Two Saskatchewan political parties have decided against merging to form a coalition ahead of the fall election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan and the Buffalo Party held talks abou...
Sep 12, 2024 Progressive Conservative leader Rose Buscholl says the two parties are too far apart in their platforms to merge at this time. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Economics prof. weighs in on Sask. Gov. and NDP opposing headlines
The Saskatchewan Government and Official Opposition are seemingly always at odds over the same topics. Areas that the province says Saskatchewan is excelling in are problematic, the Saskatchewan NDP r...
Sep 12, 2024 The Saskatchewan Government and Official Opposition are seemingly always at odds over the same topics. Areas that the province says Saskatchewan is excelling in are problematic, the Saskatchewan NDP report. Who is telling the truer story Jason Childs, University of Regina professor of economics, weighs in. (The Canadian Press)
Lloydminster RCMP: 3 dead in targeted attack, suspects at large
RCMP say three dead in targeted attack at home in Lloydminster, according to The Canadian Press. RCMP say suspects are at large but the public is not at risk following a triple homicide at a home in L...
Sep 12, 2024 Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigates a report of three people who were found dead on Sept. 11, 2024. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
In separate incidents, police arrest two people for swinging pieces of metal
Two people were arrested in Saskatoon on Wednesday for allegedly swinging pieces of metal. In the first case, police said a 45-year-old Saskatoon man was arrested at around 11 a.m. on Wednesday after ...
Sep 12, 2024 Police say two men were arrested on Wednesday after separate incidents involving a metal pole and a metal bar. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
'61 per cent of this year's crop is in the bin': Crop Report
Saskatchewan's harvest is 61 per cent complete, with the weekly Crop Report from the Ministry of Agriculture saying producers are keeping a close eye on their stored grain due to concerns around bin h...
Sep 12, 2024 Winter cereals, triticale, lentils and field peas are almost finished. Spring wheat is at 60 per cent and Canary seed is at 32 per cent harvested as of September 9, 2024. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
One person dead after early morning garage fire in Mayfair
One person is dead after a garage fire broke out in Saskatoon's Mayfair neighbourhood early on Thursday morning. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, firefighters were called to the scene on Av...
Sep 12, 2024 Firefighters were called to the scene on Avenue G North just after 2 a.m. on Thursday. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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