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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Missing man from Emma Lake found safe: RCMP
Prince Albert RCMP have located a man reported missing from Emma Lake Wednesday. Kenneth Griffith, 63, was found in good health Thursday evening. RCMP thank the media and public for their help in this...
Nov 02, 2017
Building remains evacuated due to carbon monoxide leak
An apartment building where a woman was found dead Wednesday is still under an evacuation order after the discovery of high levels of carbon monoxide. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, the m...
Nov 02, 2017 The apartment building at 342 Avenue R South was evacuated after a body was found in a room with high carbon monoxide levels on Nov. 1, 2017. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
New legislation proposes stiffer penalties for impaired drivers
A bill presented Thursday in the Saskatchewan legislature targets people who drive under the influence with children in their vehicles. The Traffic Safety Amendment Act would increase the roadside sus...
Nov 02, 2017
Saskatoon inmate dies in hospital after alleged assault
An inmate attacked last week at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has died from his injuries. The man was taken out of Saskatoon Correctional in medical distress around 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 23. The unna...
Nov 02, 2017
Blades Defeat Hurricanes In OTÂ
The Saskatoon Blades are now a win under .500 after a 2-1 overtime victory on the road against the Lethbridge Hurricanes Wednesday night. Chase Wouters scored the game-winning goal with seven seconds ...
Nov 02, 2017 Saskatoon Blades players show off their new jerseys on Aug. 24, 2017. (Ryan Brand/650 CKOM)
RCMP clears itself of wrongdoing in Boushie shooting aftermath: Globe and Mail
An RCMP investigation has reportedly found nothing wrong with the way officers handled the first hours after a fatal shooting last year on a Saskatchewan farm. The Globe and Mail reported Thursday tha...
Nov 02, 2017 An RCMP officer mans a roadblock near the Biggar, Sask.-area farm of Gerald Stanley following the Aug. 9, 2016 shooting of Colten Boushie. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Sask. government announces new provincial park
A new provincial park is being created in Saskatchewan. The provincial government announced Nov. 1 that the Porcupine Hills area would be designated as a provincial park. The new park, located southea...
Nov 02, 2017 The area around Porcupine Hills, located southeast of the town of Hudson Bay, Sask. is being designated as a new provincial park. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Man makes threats with pellet gun outside Sask. school: RCMP
A 25-year-old man is accused of making threats with a pellet gun outside a Saskatchewan school Tuesday afternoon. According to RCMP, the man was outside Senator Myles Venne School on the Lac La Ronge ...
Nov 01, 2017
Woman found dead in building with high carbon monoxide level
An apartment building in Saskatoon was evacuated Wednesday morning after a woman was found dead in a room with high levels of carbon monoxide. Saskatoon emergency crews responded to a 911 call on Aven...
Nov 01, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
2 more accused of kidnapping, killing Saskatoon man in 2016
Two more people are facing serious charges in connection with the alleged murder of Patrick Dong more than one year ago. Dong, 37, was found dead on a gravel road southwest of Saskatoon on Oct. 23, 20...
Nov 01, 2017 Warman RCMP at the site where a man was found dead outside city limits, southwest of Saskatoon, on Oct. 23, 2016. (Ryan Brandt/650 CKOM)
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