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 lottery winner collects $1M cheque
A Saskatoon man collected his $1-million Lotto 649 winnings Monday. Omar Tarafder won the prize in the Dec. 23 draw on a ticket he bought at Golf's Car Wash on Arlington Avenue as part of a $24 Super ...
Jan 17, 2018 Saskatoon's Omar Tarafder collected his $1-million winnings from the Dec. 23, 2017 draw on Monday. (Saskatchewan Lotteries)
Ask the Premier: Wall takes listener questions one last time
Brad Wall made one of his final appearances as premier Wednesday on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME. He showed up on Gormley for one last installment of the Ask-the-Premier segment he's done semi-regularly for ...
Jan 17, 2018
Troy Cooper to be Saskatoon's next police chief
Saskatoon is not going far for its new top cop. Prince Albert Police Chief Troy Cooper will be introduced Wednesday as the city's new police chief, sources have confirmed to 650 CKOM. The 52-year-old ...
Jan 17, 2018 Prince Albert police chief Troy Cooper is expected to be introduced as the new chief of police for Saskatoon Wednesday (paNOW)
Mild weather brings risk of freezing rain to Sask.
After dealing with extreme cold wind chills for the past week, people in Saskatchewan might cue the 'hallelujah' chorus when they step outside into warm temperatures Wednesday. However, with the warme...
Jan 17, 2018
Police put out call for information after shooting
A supper time gun incident sent a Saskatoon man to hospital on Tuesday. Police found the victim suffering from a gun shot wound just after 5 p.m. in the 600 block of Avenue F North. Police said they b...
Jan 17, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Comeback falls short as Hitmen edge Blades 6-5
The Calgary Hitmen scored three straight goals in the late stages of a 6-5 win over the Saskatoon Blades at the Saddledome Tuesday night. The Blades had a 2-1 lead early in the second period on goals ...
Jan 17, 2018
Police say 64-year-old man beaten over weekend
Saskatoon police have arrested two people in connection to a violent incident over the weekend, with an arrest warrant requested for a third. Police say a 64-year-old man was tied to a chair and beate...
Jan 15, 2018
Woman sentenced for manslaughter in teen friend's death
It's likely no one will ever know exactly why Brittney Gargol was killed. Even her killer, Cheyenne Antoine, doesn't know what happened. Antoine, 21, was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday afte...
Jan 15, 2018 Cheyenne Antoine (left) and Brittney Gargol (right) pose together in a photograph posted to Facebook in March 2015, shortly before Gargol's body was found on the outskirts of Saskatoon. (Brittney Gargol/Facebook)
Blades fall 7-2 on the road to Kootenay
The Kootenay Ice cruised to a 7-2 win over the Blades in Cranbrook B.C. Sunday afternoon. Brett Davis opened the scoring with the first of his two goals in the opening three-minutes. Alec Baer and Col...
Jan 15, 2018
Sask. couple 'ready to go home' after fake missile alert
Even though it was a false alarm, getting a fake alert in Hawaii about an imminent missile attack was enough to make a Saskatoon woman think twice about travelling back to the U.S. for a while. Janell...
Jan 15, 2018 Janelle Labrecque and her husband were vacationing in Hawaii when they received the false missile alert on January 13th, 2018.
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