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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Theft of 34 child basketball wheelchairs 'heartbreaking'
The Saskatchewan Wheelchair Sports Association (SWSA) is looking for the public's help after a trailer carrying specialized wheelchairs was stolen from them in Saskatoon. Energy Basketball Team Coach ...
Aug 01, 2017 The Sasaktchewan Wheelchair Sports Association said 34 Quickie All-Court basketball chairs were stolen from a parking lot on Cynthia Street over the weekend. (SWSA/Twitter)
Non-profits benefit as province delays fine option changes
Despite proposed changes in the spring provincial budget, it's business as usual for non-profits benefiting from volunteers working off their fines. The fine option program, which allows residents con...
Aug 01, 2017 Saskatoon's Friendship Inn is anticipating 1,200 people on Christmas Day for a hot meal. It's also accepting donations of money and winter gear. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man with knife arrested in Sutherland
Saskatoon police arrested a man with a large knife in the Sutherland area Monday night. Around 8 p.m. officers responded to calls of a man with a knife running between buildings on the 800 block of Re...
Jul 31, 2017
2 charged after shootout with RCMP at Onion Lake
A traffic stop on the Onion Lake First Nation took a dangerous turn Saturday afternoon, as RCMP officers were shot at from a stopped vehicle. Onion Lake and Turtleford RCMP members had stopped a picku...
Jul 31, 2017
Lawyer considering options after SHR tubal ligation apology
Less than a week after apologizing for coercing women into getting their tubes tied, the Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) could be facing legal trouble. One of the seven women who came forward with a sto...
Jul 31, 2017 (left to right) Director of Maternal Health Services LeAnn Smith, VP of Integrated Health Services Jackie Mann and Director of First Nations and Metis Health Services Gabe Lafond responded to a report on coerced tubal ligation on July 27, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Man charged after taxi stolen from Saskatoon airport
A man is facing charges after stealing a taxi from Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker International Airport on Monday morning. Police said the cab was stolen from outside the airport after being left una...
Jul 31, 2017
Stanley acreage, where Colten Boushie died, for sale
Gerald Stanley is selling the acreage at the centre of his second degree murder trial. The 150-acre Stanley property, located in the R.M. of Glenside, has been listed by Re/MAX since April at an askin...
Jul 31, 2017 The Stanley acreage is described as an "excellent equine estate" in a real estate posting.
1 person in custody after standoff in Saskatoon
A man will be in a Saskatoon courtroom Monday following a tense situation with police over the weekend. Just before midnight on Sunday, police were called to the 600 block of Idylwyld Drive north for ...
Jul 31, 2017 (650 CKOM file photo)
Heat lovers flock to Saskatoon riverbank, despite swimming bylaw
Saskatchewan was the place to be this weekend for heat lovers. Sunday was burning hot with three quarters of the province under a heat alert. Environment Canada ended heat warnings Monday morning. The...
Jul 31, 2017
RCMP investigating possible drowning at Lake Diefenbaker
Police in Outlook are on the scene of a potential drowning at Lake Diefenbaker on Saturday. They are searching for a missing man, who is presumed dead. Police say the man was driving a boat yesterday ...
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