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Applications now open for new Sask. Employment Incentive
The Saskatchewan government is taking steps to help working parents who may be facing financial challenges. On Thursday, the province opened applications for the Saskatchewan Employment Incentive, whi...
Jan 25, 2024 The new program is intended to help lower-income parents maintain their employment by offering help with essentials. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. to increase smoking, vaping age to 19 on Feb. 1
Saskatchewan's age to buy tobacco and vapour products is set to increase from 18 to 19 on Feb. 1. The legislation to increase the age was passed in October, and the provincial government said the chan...
Jan 25, 2024 The province plans to raise the legal age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 19 to match the legal age for alcohol and cannabis consumption. (CP file photo)
Bank of Canada signals possible cuts as key interest rate held at 5%
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at five per cent this week, and is now looking ahead to potential rate reductions. While Wednesday marked the fourth time in a row that the bank has left ...
Jan 25, 2024 Canada's central bank held its key interest rate at five per cent this week. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. supports United Way services for victims of violence, abuse
Services for families and individuals impacted by abuse and interpersonal violence are getting a boost in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Justice announced a funding boost of $634,000 for ...
Jan 24, 2024 Two services managed by the United Way got a funding boost from the provincial government. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark says he's not running again
Eight years in the mayor's office is enough for Saskatoon's Charlie Clark. At a news conference on Wednesday afternoon at City Hall, Clark announced he won't be running in the city's next municipal el...
Jan 24, 2024 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark makes the announcement that he won't be running for re-election this year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police share pictures of people of interest in Meadowgreen homicide
Police in Saskatoon are turning to the public for help identifying two people as officers continue to investigate a homicide case from December. On the afternoon of Dec. 14, police found a 33-year-old...
Jan 24, 2024 Saskatoon police say officers want to identify and speak with two people in connection with a homicide case. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Fog advisories stretch across central Saskatchewan
Visibility may drop to near zero in central Saskatchewan on Wednesday. Environment Canada issued fog advisories on Wednesday morning that included both Saskatoon and Regina. The fog is expected to dis...
Jan 24, 2024 Fog hangs over the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon on Jan. 24, 2024. (650 CKOM file photo)
Brent Butt reflects on 'Corner Gas' 20 years later
Twenty years after the debut of 'Corner Gas,' the memories are still fresh for creator and star Brent Butt. The first episode aired Jan. 22, 2004, and the sitcom became an instant hit in 60 countries....
Jan 24, 2024 Brent Butt works on the set Corner Gas on Sept. 9, 2008 in Regina, Sask. Butt parlayed his veteran standup career into a massive TV hit with the sitcom "Corner Gas." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece
Using Emergencies Act to clear convoy was unreasonable, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that the federal government's use of The Emergencies Act during the so-called Freedom Convoy protests that took over downtown Ottawa in 2022 was unreasonable under the law. I...
Jan 23, 2024 Trucks parked on Metcalfe Street in downtown Ottawa during the so-called Freedom Convoy. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Justin Tang)
Crash involving semis closes lanes of Highway 16 near Maidstone
A crash involving multiple semis closed the eastbound lanes of the Yellowhead Highway near Maidstone late Tuesday morning. According to the RCMP, officers were on the scene of the crash on Highway 16 ...
Jan 23, 2024 The RCMP said the road likely would be closed for some time for cleanup. (Highway Hotline/Screenshot)
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