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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Area safe after contractor ruptures gas line in Brighton
Saskatoon fire crews and police officers responded to a gas leak after a contractor ruptured a main line in the Brighton neighbourhood Tuesday. It happened around noon at 121 Dubois Crescent in the ci...
Dec 12, 2017 Police respond to a gas line rupture on Dubois Crescent in Saskatoon's Brighton neighbourhood on Dec. 12, 2017. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Teen girl missing for 7 weeks returns home: police
Saskatoon police say a missing 14-year-old girl has returned home safely. Shaniel Littlewolf was reported missing to police when she didn't come home on Nov. 8. More than seven weeks later, police not...
Dec 12, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP identify man found dead in Red Deer in August
RCMP say they now know the identity of a man found dead in Red Deer this summer. According to police, the circumstances of his death were not suspicious. Officers found the man in a downtown park on A...
Dec 12, 2017
Police say nightclub fire not being investigated as arson
Saskatoon police now say a fire at a nightclub Tuesday morning is not being investigated as arson - while not ruling it out as a potential cause. Fire crews were called out around 5:30 a.m. to Matriar...
Dec 12, 2017 Crews respond to a fire at Matriarch Nightclub and Events Centre at 1201 Alberta Avenue on Dec. 12, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Reminder: Sask. health cards expire Dec. 31
With a new year only weeks away, the provincial government is reminding people to make sure their Saskatchewan health cards are up-to-date. According to the province, most health cards are set to expi...
Dec 11, 2017
Warmer week expected for Saskatoon: Environment Canada
Monday morning saw many in Saskatoon waking up to the sound of melting snow dripping off their eavestroughs. The Bridge City was expecting a daytime high of 1 C Monday, almost 10 degrees higher than t...
Dec 11, 2017
Three people arrested after gun complaint in Varsity View
Two men and one woman have been arrested following a complaint involving a gun at an apartment in the 1300 block of Temperance Street Sunday afternoon. Saskatoon police, with the help of the tactical ...
Dec 10, 2017 Multiple police cruisers line the street in front of an apartment building in the 1300 block of Temperance Street on Dec. 10, 2017. (Erin McNutt/650 CKOM)
Man injured trying to get burning pot outside
A kitchen fire Saturday night ended with a man suffering a burn on his hand. Saskatoon fire crews were called a basement suite at 917 7th Avenue North around 9:30 p.m. when a pot with oil in it caught...
Dec 10, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Donations down as holiday need grows for Salvation Army
The call of Christmas bells is a familiar sound to shoppers in Saskatoon. Volunteer bell ringers have set up at 18 locations across the city, including malls, to collect money for the annual Salvation...
Dec 10, 2017
Fans buy Rush season tickets at record-setting pace
Saskatchewan Rush fans are proving to be a passionate group, as the National Lacrosse League team hit a season ticket milestone with 10,000 sold for the upcoming season. The team is capping season tic...
Dec 09, 2017 (Saskatchewan Rush/Facebook)
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