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Boy dead after single-vehicle crash on Highway 1 near Emerald Park
A boy was killed in a single-vehicle crash on a Saskatchewan highway just east of Regina on Saturday. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the scene of the crash on Highway 1 at the Highway ...
Jun 19, 2024
National pharmacare program aimed for next April says Health Minister
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he hopes to launch a national pharmacare program by April 1, 2025. A pharmacare bill drafted by the Liberals and the NDP has made its way through the House o...
Jun 19, 2024 The idea is to make birth control and diabetes medication available to anyone with a health card as part of a universal, single-payer program. (CP)
Sask. funds French health-care hotline, doctors' office support
Saskatchewan's French-speaking citizens are getting two new health programs aimed at closing the language barrier in health care. "Providing health services in French better serves our population. Thi...
Jun 18, 2024
Youths gone wild during afternoon crime spree in downtown Saskatoon
Saskatoon Police say two male youths assaulted a 79-year-old man who was sitting on a bench outside of a hotel in the 600 block of Spadina Crescent East on Monday around 5 p.m. The victim had non-life...
Jun 18, 2024 A 16-year-old is facing several charges after a mini crime spree with an 11-year-old in downtown Saskatoon on June 17, 2024. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Northern Tornadoes Project says six tornadoes formed during June 12 storms
A weather tracking project says at least six tornadoes formed in Saskatchewan and Manitoba during storms that passed over the prairies last Wednesday. The Northern Tornadoes Project - which was founde...
Jun 18, 2024 A funnel cloud seen near Saltcoats on June 12, 2024. (Laurie Murray/Facebook)
Driver charged after crash on Highway 11 injures six people
A 22-year-old man is facing charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm following a crash on Highway 11. According to the RCMP, the crash happened just a few kilometres south of Saskatoon on Satu...
Jun 18, 2024 The RCMP asked anyone with dashcam footage showing the black Dodge Ram ahead of the crash to get in touch with police. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man taken to hospital after axe attack: Police
A 55-year-old man was taken to hospital on Saturday after he was allegedly attacked by a man wielding an axe. Police were called to Avenue C just before 10 a.m. for a report of an injured person. When...
Jun 17, 2024 Police say the suspect and victim knew each other prior to the alleged attack. (650 CKOM file photo)
Three gun calls keep Saskatoon police busy over weekend
Police in Saskatoon were kept busy responding to at least three gun calls over the weekend, including a wayward bullet, an armed man knocking on a door and a man who may have accidentally shot himself...
Jun 17, 2024 Saskatoon officers responded to at least three weapons calls over the weekend. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
University of Saskatchewan NASA HAWC mission receives $600,000 in funding
Saskatchewan is expanding its expertise in cutting-edge space and satellite research and development as it receives new funding for a NASA-led mission. The University of Saskatchewan's (USask) High-al...
Jun 17, 2024 Two of the HAWC mission's cutting-edge climate science satellite instruments were designed by the University of Saskatchewan team. In this file photo, satellites are assembled at a lab in Montreal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)
SaskPower signs nuclear fuel supply MOU with Cameco, Westinghouse
SaskPower is working with Cameco and Westinghouse to evaluate both the potential of new reactor technologies and the supply chains required to provide nuclear fuel in the future. On Monday the three c...
Jun 17, 2024 Saskatchewan continues to lay the groundwork for nuclear power, with the final decision on whether to move forward coming in 2029. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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