Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Saskatoon dad calls in 17-year-old son for drunk driving
At least one dad in Saskatchewan is getting the message about drunk driving. Saskatoon police say a man called in his 17-year-old son, who was apparently drunk and had taken the truck without permissi...
Feb 04, 2018 Emergency crews respond to a two-vehicle crash, allegedly involving a drunk driver, at Taylor Street and McEown Avenue on Feb. 3, 2018. (Saskatoon Fire Department).
Extreme cold warnings end in Regina, Saskatoon
It was a rude awakening for some in Saskatchewan. The southern half of the province, stretching from Saskatoon down to the border, was under an extreme cold warning for much of Sunday morning. Mark Me...
Feb 04, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Frigid 1st weekend of February sees extreme cold, wind
People in Saskatoon and Regina woke up to a thick blanket of snow on their lawns Saturday morning. Environment Canada forecaster Brad Vrolijk said Saskatoon received up to five centimetres, or two inc...
Feb 03, 2018
Riders Duron Carter charged with marijuana possession
Saskatchewan Roughrider receiver Duron Carter has taken to Twitter following news of his arrest for marijuana possession Thursday night. "I know, I know. Life," he tweeted, along with a face palm emoj...
Feb 02, 2018 Duron Carter practices with the Saskatchewan Roughriders during 2017 spring training camp at SMF Field in Saskatoon. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Groundhogs, woodchuck weigh in on upcoming weather
Saskatchewan's weather-predicting woodchuck had some good news for the province on Groundhog Day. Whelan Woodie, who makes his home about 120 kilometres north of Prince Albert near the community of Wh...
Feb 02, 2018
Extreme cold grabs hold of Northern Saskatchewan
An extreme cold weather warning is in effect for many of Saskatchewan's northern and central regions. Uranium City, Fond-du-Lac, Stony Rapids along with the Cree Lake and Key Lake regions are all affe...
Feb 01, 2018
Community sends beloved bus driver to the Super Bowl
Parents from a small community in New Jersey may have given the Philadelphia Eagles just the lucky charm they need to take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. Gary Kelmer, 66, has been a sc...
Feb 01, 2018 School bus driver Gary Kelmer, 66, of Mount Laurel, N.J. was given tickets to Super Bowl LII following an online fundraiser. (GoFundMe)
Witness says he lied to police during Stanley murder trial
A young man who was in the same SUV as Colten Boushie admitted he lied to police and to court during his testimony at Gerald Stanley's second-degree murder trial on Thursday. Cassidy Cross, 18, was gr...
Feb 01, 2018 A bullet casing with markings matching a bag of ammunition in Gerald Stanley's rests on the dashboard of the SUV Colten Boushie's body was found near. (RCMP)
Cold impacts bus service in Prairie Spirit School Division
Extreme cold caused the Prairie Spirit School Division to reduce bus service Thursday. With windchills pushing -43 C in Prince Albert on Thursday morning, the division cancelled buses for the day at s...
Feb 01, 2018
Friend of Colten Boushie takes stand at Stanley murder trial
After Gerald Stanley's son gave his version of events in the morning, a man who was with Colten Boushie the day he died testified Wednesday afternoon as Stanley's second-degree murder trial continued ...
Jan 31, 2018 A crime scene photo showing the SUV 22-year-old Colten Boushie was in when he was shot and killed on Aug. 9, 2016 on a farm owned by Gerald Stanley. (RCMP Photo)
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