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Moe calls on Trudeau to convene meeting of premiers after carbon tax hike
Saskatchewan's premier says it's time for Justin Trudeau to listen to the Canadians who oppose his carbon tax. Scott Moe sent a letter to the prime minister on Friday, calling for Trudeau to convene a...
Apr 05, 2024 Scott Moe says he wants Justin Trudeau to sit down with premiers and discuss the impacts of the federal carbon tax. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Teen boys arrested with bear spray, knife and alcohol: Police
Three teen boys were arrested in Saskatoon on Thursday after a citizen spotted them carrying weapons. According to police, officers were called to the 2400 block of 22nd Street West just before 1 a.m....
Apr 05, 2024 Police say three teens were caught with bear spray, a knife and alcohol. (650 CKOM file photo)
Concept plan for memorial at Humboldt Broncos crash site unveiled
As the sixth anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash approaches, the plans for a permanent memorial at the site of the crash have been unveiled. On April 6, 2018, the SJHL team's bus collided wi...
Apr 05, 2024 The concept plan includes a memorial pond surrounded by a path with benches, and two memorial sites. (Humboldt Broncos Memorial Committee)
Highway 2 north of Moose Jaw reopens after serious crash
Highway 2 was closed north of Moose Jaw on Friday after what the RCMP called a "serious collision." The road was reopened at around 3 p.m. The RCMP said the crash happened about 30 kilometres north of...
Apr 05, 2024 A STARS helicopter lands at the scene of a crash on Highway 2. (Terry Palaschak/ Submitted)
Sask. man dies hours after Mounties receive wellness check request: RCMP
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team has been notified after a man died in hospital hours after police were asked to perform a wellness check on him. According to the RCMP, that check was not...
Apr 05, 2024 Police say a wellness check request came in at around 7:14 a.m. on Wednesday, but a physical check wasn't completed. By 5 p.m., the man was seriously injured and later died in hospital. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Two men charged in Saskatoon's third murder of 2024
Two men have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a slaying in Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood in February. According to Saskatoon police, officers from the RCMP's Saskatoon W...
Apr 04, 2024 One of the suspects was arrested Wednesday by Saskatoon police after he had been picked up the RCMP's WEST team. The second man was arrested Thursday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Fire in vacant Pleasant Hill home leaves $10,000 in damage
A fire at a boarded-up Saskatoon home on Wednesday left behind an estimated $10,000 in damages. According to the fire department, crews responded to reports of smoke coming from a house on Avenue O So...
Apr 04, 2024 The investigation concluded the fire started in a wood-burning fireplace on the home's main floor. (650 CKOM file photo)
First oil and gas offering of 2024 adds $15.4 million to Sask. coffers
The first oil and gas public offering of the year brought in more than $15 million for the Government of Saskatchewan. The offering of 147 parcels on Tuesday raised $15,454,748.02. Of those offerings,...
Apr 04, 2024 Offerings in the Estevan area brought in $13,795,439.18, the bulk of the money raised. (980 CJME file photo)
Pilot program aims to reduce ambulance response times in Saskatoon, Regina
A new EMS triage system will soon be tested in Saskatoon and Regina, with the goal of improving ambulance response times by cutting down on delays and unnecessary trips. According to Saskatchewan's Mi...
Apr 03, 2024 Ambulances line up outside the entrance to the emergency room at Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Police release pictures of 'person of interest' after senior allegedly bear-sprayed
Police in Saskatoon have released photos of a person of interest after a senior citizen was allegedly bear-sprayed in the city's Wildwood neighbourhood. According to police, the incident happened just...
Apr 03, 2024 Police identified a person of interest after a man in his 70s was bear-sprayed over the weekend. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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