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WATCH: Paralympian shines light on accessibility issues in provincial parks
Saskatchewan is filled with beautiful landscapes and bodies of water to explore and enjoy. But for those with a disability, it's not always that simple. According to Statistics Canada's 2021 Census, 2...
Sep 25, 2024 Canadian Paralympic medalist Lisa Franks, outside an inaccessible “Camp-Easy” yurt in Blackstrap Provincial Park. (Submitted)
Sask. report says proposed fed. oil and gas cap cause economic damage
REGINA - A report from a tribunal appointed by the Saskatchewan Party government says a proposed federal emissions cap and methane regulations would cause severe economic damage. The tribunal report, ...
Sep 24, 2024 The tribunal report, struck by Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre, says the mandates would reduce oil and gas production and cause government revenue losses of $43 billion by 2050. (The Canadian Press)
Police in Saskatoon search for man wanted in Pleasant Hill stabbings
Police in Saskatoon are asking for the public's help as officers work to track down a 24-year-old man wanted in connection with a pair of stabbings in the city's Pleasant Hill neighboudhood The first ...
Sep 24, 2024 Police say the same man is a suspect in two separate stabbing cases. (650 CKOM file photo)
Nominations now open for November's municipal election
Are you interested in running for mayor, city council, or a school board in Saskatoon? Nominations officially opened on Tuesday for those interested in running in the city's upcoming municipal electio...
Sep 24, 2024 Saskatoon's municipal election is set for November 13. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. feature film Die Alone just one of 13 headed to big screens
More investments in the Saskatchewan film industry mean 13 new productions recently filmed in the province are heading to the big screen. Enhancements to Regina's IMAX theater are also slated to take ...
Sep 23, 2024 A scene from Die Alone, which opens in theatres across Canada on Friday and was filmed in Saskatchewan. (Die Alone/Supplied)
Concealed machete found during arrest, Saskatoon police say
Saskatoon police found a concealed machete when they arrested a man after a report of an assault in Pleasant Hill on Saturday. Saskatoon Police Service said in a news release officers received a call ...
Sep 23, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
Man wanted: Robberies in Melfort, Wadena, Foam Lake, Yorkton
On Sunday, Yorkton RCMP responded to a robbery around 2 a.m. at a business on Smith Street. Police said a "male entered the business, threatened an employee with a firearm, then stole cash, cigarettes...
Sep 23, 2024 Wadena RCMP are looking for 34-year-old Joseph “Joey” Desjarlais from Fishing Lake First Nation. Desjarlais is described as about 5-foot-7 and 130 lbs with brown eyes, short brown hair, and a short beard. He was last seen wearing a light brown hoodie and a fanny pack. He has tattoos of the words "public" and "enemy" with flames on his hands, and "Bonnie and Clyde" tattooed on the right side of his neck. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Saturday Saskatoon police chase ended with man, 24, in custody
On Saturday, a police chase ended with backed-up traffic on Warman Road near the Circle Drive overpass. According to the news release, Saskatoon Police Service located around 9:30 a.m. a vehicle that ...
Sep 23, 2024 According to police, the driver fled at a high rate of speed throughout Saskatoon, tire deflation device was deployed on Warman Road near Cavers Street. After crashing into another vehicle near the Circle Drive overpass, the driver fled on foot. (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Human Trafficking Summit receives funding from Gov. of Sask.
The Government of Saskatchewan announced $100,000 toward The Maddison Sessions, hosted by #NotInMyCity in Saskatoon in the spring of 2025. "Awareness, combined with a 'no borders' approach to law enfo...
Sep 23, 2024 Canadian country star Paul Brandt said his organization works to raise awareness around human trafficking. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Radar search for unmarked graves at Sturgeon Landing begins
A Saskatchewan First Nation launched a week-long project on Monday, which will see ground-penetrating radar used in a search for unmarked graves. The Sturgeon Landing search, conducted by the Peter Ba...
Sep 23, 2024 Dr. Abdul Raouf, with Saskatchewan Polytechnic, speaks at a truth and reconciliation event at the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation on Sept. 20. (Tina Pelletier/Submitted)
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