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Cannabis confusion: Sask. drivers grapple with zero-tolerance law
For many people, cannabis offers the relief they need to get a good night's sleep, calm anxiety or relieve pain. But an increase in roadside testing in Saskatchewan has left many questioning how to co...
May 09, 2024 Business owner Brianna Dodd has stopped using cannabis to manage her nighttime anxiety and insomnia. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Province, feds provide $25M boost to agriculture researchers in Sask.
Agricultural researchers in Saskatchewan got a big boost on Wednesday. The federal and provincial governments announced a joint investment of $25 million, which will support 15 strategic research chai...
May 08, 2024 The $25 million in funding announced on Wednesday will be used to support 15 strategic research chairs at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources. (650 CKOM file photo)
City of Prince Albert ordered to pay $95,000 after worker injured by fall
The City of Prince Albert has been hit with heft fines after a worker was injured in a fall. According to Saskatchewan's Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the city pleaded guilty to a...
May 08, 2024 The City of Prince Albert pleaded guilty to a single violation of Saskatchewan's occupational health and safety regulations. (paNOW file photo)
'Incredibly challenging': Sask. housing inventory at lowest levels since 2008
Buying a home in Saskatchewan is getting more and more difficult due to above-average sales and very low inventory numbers. According to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association, inventory levels are at ...
May 08, 2024 Saskatchewan saw 1,642 sales last month, up 32 per cent year-over-year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Argos QB Chad Kelly suspended for violating CFL gender-based violence policy
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly will be off the field for at least nine games. Kelly was suspended on Tuesday by the Canadian Football League for violating its policy on gender-based violence...
May 07, 2024 Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly passes the ball while playing against the Montreal Alouettes during first half CFL Eastern Conference finals football action in Toronto on Saturday, November 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Rainfall warnings continue in southwest Sask., up to 75 millimetres expected
Rainfall warnings in southwest Saskatchewan remained in effect on Tuesday, with up to 75 millimetres of rain expected in some areas. According to Environment Canada, which first issued the warning on ...
May 07, 2024 Rainfall warnings continued in the southwest on Tuesday. (980 CJME file photo)
Health ministry says Sask. saw highest-ever surgical volume in 2023-24
Saskatchewan set a surgical record recently, the Ministry of Health says, with more than 95,700 procedures performed over 12 months. According to the ministry, the record for the highest number of sur...
May 07, 2024 The Ministry of Health says the province set a new record, with more than 95,700 procedures performed over 12 months. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
SaskAlert test set for Wednesday during Emergency Preparedness Week
A test of the provincewide alert system has been scheduled for Wednesday morning. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, the test will take place at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, and will be d...
May 07, 2024 The SaskAlert system will be tested just before noon on Wednesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police knock down door to help woman after domestic disturbance
Police in Saskatoon knocked down a door to help an injured woman during a domestic disturbance call on Sunday. According to police, officers were dispatched to a home on Baltzan Boulevard just before ...
May 07, 2024 Officers breached a door to help an injured woman and arrest her alleged attacker. (650 CKOM file photo)
Teens charged after 'high-risk' police stop in University Heights
The Guns & Gangs unit assisted Saskatoon police officers around 11:30 p.m. Friday after reports of an injured person in the 400 block of Kenderdine Road. While they could not find the victim, they...
May 06, 2024 Officers found several guns after searching two vehicles parked in the 100 block of Nelson Road on Fri., May 3, 2024. (Google Street View)
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