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Environment Commissioner: Canada set to miss 2030 emissions targets
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the country is still not on track to meet its commitments under the Paris climate agreement. Ottawa has promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to b...
Nov 07, 2024 Ottawa has promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to be 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 but thus far they have only fallen seven per cent below 2005 levels. (The Canadian Press)
'Aging membership' Some legion branches struggle to keep open
MONTREAL - The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal's Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sol...
Nov 07, 2024 The legion in Grenfell, Sask., recently made the same decision as Verdun and listed its building — a former armoury — for sale.
It’s a matter of “aging membership and aging buildings,” president Ken Box said. With only about 85 members, many of whom no longer live nearby, keeping the building just didn’t make sense. (The Canadian Press)
How to care for your mental health after the U.S. election result
TORONTO - The Canadian Psychological Association says the U.S. election has worldwide impact and it's normal for many Canadians to have strong emotions about it - whether they're positive or negative....
Nov 07, 2024 Association president Anita Gupta, a clinical psychologist, says if people are feeling anxious or distressed about the results, they may want to take a break from news coverage and social media. (The Canadian Press)
Listen to U.S. election results with ABC Radio on 650 CKOM
Tune in to 650 CKOM for exclusive, live coverage of the U.S. election results through ABC Radio. Listen here. Our broadcast begins at 6 p.m. and will bring you up-to-the-minute updates on one of the m...
Nov 05, 2024
Ten per cent of Saskatoon voters cast ballot in advance polls
After the first four days of advanced polls, over 19,400 voters took advantage of the ten early polling locations across the city. According to Elections Saskatoon, based on the number of eligible vot...
Nov 05, 2024 10 per cent of eligible voters have cast a ballot so far in the Saskatoon civic election. (Elections Saskatchewan/Submitted)
'Pig butchering' cryptocurrency scam prompts police warning
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is warning people about a romance/investment cryptocurrency scam that they say is having "increasingly devastating effects" on its victims. The economic crime unit and c...
Nov 04, 2024 (evphoto48.yandex.ru/Depositphotos.com)
Bear Spray Incident in Dundonald on Sunday Afternoon
Another bear spray attack in Bridge City happened on Sunday afternoon. Saskatoon Police Service were called to the 200 Block of Nesbitt Crescent around 4 p.m. In a news release officers found a male a...
Nov 04, 2024 In a news release officers found a male and female who had the effects of bear spray. "Two suspect vehicles followed the victims to Nesbitt Crescent before exiting the vehicles and discharging bear spray." Police searched the area believing the suspects were headed northbound, but did not locate them. (Tracey Tufnail/650 CKOM)
Nearly 12,000 ballots have been cast in Saskatoon's municipal election
Many Saskatoon voters have already casted their ballots in the city's municipal election. According to the City of Saskatoon, 11,889 people have visited the advance polling stations as of 12:36 p.m. o...
Nov 04, 2024 Saskatoon is heading to the polls on Nov. 13 to choose its next local government representatives. (Elections Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Saskatoon high school students make massive donation to food bank
Students at a pair of Saskatoon high schools collected 32,673 pounds of food for the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre during a Halloween food drive. The Halloweening for Hunger event - which ...
Nov 04, 2024 Students at two Saskatoon high schools made a massive donation to the city's food bank after a Halloween food drive. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police vehicle damaged by gunshot in Pelican Narrows: RCMP
An unoccupied RCMP vehicle in the northern community of Pelican Narrows was damaged by a gunshot, the federal police service says. According to the RCMP, a window in the vehicle was broken by a single...
Nov 04, 2024 Police said the damage was discovered on Sunday evening. (650 CKOM file photo)
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