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Canadians taking more risks due to high grocery prices
It is no secret that grocery prices in Canada are high. Sylvain Charlebois, who studies food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University, joined the Evan Bray Show to discuss some of the ways peop...
May 05, 2024 Sylvain Charlebois, who studies food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University, reminds people that ‘best before’ doesn’t mean ‘bad after.’ (650 CKOM file photo)
A family dispute leaves Prince Albert woman dead
A woman in Prince Albert is dead after what police are calling a family dispute that turned violent. Police responded to a home Saturday afternoon in the Unit Block of 28th Street West. Once they arri...
May 05, 2024 A police car was outside Bryant Place on May 4, 2024 after a family dispute turned violent (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Naicam man charged with second degree murder
Another small town has been rocked by murder. An 81-year-old man from Naicam is dead after the Melfort RCMP responded to a report of a serious assault on May 2. Read more: Neudorf residents reeling af...
May 04, 2024
Tributes to Jim Hopson given by friends and family at Celebration of Life
Hundreds arrived dressed in their very best Roughrider green for Jim Hopson's Celebration of Life. Many fans dressed in Hopson's #52 jersey, as they entered through the doors of the Conexus Art Centre...
May 04, 2024
Saskatoon Police investigate city's ninth murder of 2024
The Saskatoon Police are investigating the death of an aggravated assault victim. A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital on April 15 with life-threatening injuries. This week, he succumbed to those i...
May 04, 2024 A 30-year-old man has died after an aggravated assault back in April. Police are investigating his death. (650 CKOM file photo)
Cameron McBride named Saskatoon's new police chief
The Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners has announced that Saskatoon Police Service Deputy Chief Cameron McBride will be assuming the role of Chief of Police. McBride has been a member of the Sask...
May 03, 2024 Cam McBride will assume the role of Chief of Police for the Saskatoon Police Service on May 16, 2024. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
SaskPower offers tips to help keep producers safe during seeding
Seeding is a busy and hectic time at farms across Saskatchewan, but safety should always come first. SaskPower is offering tips for producers to help reduce the risks when working around power lines w...
May 03, 2024 SaskPower said 268 farm related power line incidents occurred in 2023, and they always pick up around seeding and harvest. (650 CKOM file photo)
Indigenous-led policing study to explore options for Sask. First Nations
The provincial and federal governments have teamed up with the Prince Albert Grand Council to examine options for Indigenous-led policing in the grand council's member communities. The three groups ar...
May 03, 2024 Brian Hardlotte, grand chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council, says his goal 'is to ensure that our public safety strategies are effective and truly reflective of the unique values of Prince Albert Grand Council's member First Nations.' (paNOW file photo)
Company ordered to pay $260,000 after worker injured in Saskatoon
A hardware company was ordered to pay more than a quarter million dollars after an incident in 2021 which left a Saskatoon worker seriously hurt. Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd. was fined $185,714.29 l...
May 03, 2024 The company pleaded guilty in April in Saskatoon Provincial Court. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Farm Credit Canada denies rumours its head office is moving out of Sask.
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says it is not relocating its head office from Regina to Quebec. FCC is Canada's largest farm lender, and has operated out of Saskatchewan for around 60 years. In a news relea...
May 02, 2024 Farm Credit Canada's Regina headquarters will be staying in the Queen City, despite rumours to the contrary. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
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