Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Improvements made after Young Worker Readiness Course app breached
The Saskatchewan government says cybersecurity has been improved after an unauthorized breach of the Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course application. The third-party app is externally hosted and...
Dec 12, 2023 Compromised data could include names, places of residence, email addresses, details regarding Indigenous identity, school, and age. (650 CKOM file photo)
Commercial beekeepers in Sask. get assistance from feds, province
Saskatchewan's commercial beekeepers who were stung by heavy losses in 2022 are getting some help from the federal and provincial governments. The two levels of government are providing a total of $1 ...
Dec 12, 2023
Missing ATV operator found safe: RCMP
A missing ATV driver in the Meadow Lake area has been found safe. According to the RCMP, the 42-year-old man was reported missing on Monday after saying he planned to go out on his ATV south of the co...
Dec 12, 2023 Police in Meadow Lake are searching for a missing ATV rider. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Sask. contractor facing fraud charge after allegedly taking off with $258,000
A Regina-area contractor is facing a fraud charge after allegedly taking off with 48 deposits adding up to more than a quarter of a million dollars without performing the work. Police said the first r...
Dec 12, 2023
Encampment catches fire near Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan pavilion
An encampment at the site of a Saskatoon summer festival caught fire Tuesday morning. The fire department was called to the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan pavilion shortly before 8 a.m. The fire was ...
Dec 12, 2023 Damage from the fire was estimated at $10,000. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Police seize cocaine, cash, vehicles and weapons during warrant searches
Warrant searches in Saskatoon turned up almost 700 grams of cocaine along with a trove of weapons and paraphernalia. According to police, officers executed the warrants on a home on McKercher Drive an...
Dec 12, 2023 Warrant searches on two vehicles and a Saskatoon home turned up drugs, cash and weapons. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
RCMP asks for surveillance footage to aid Nipawin shooting investigation
Mounties in Nipawin are asking for surveillance footage captured early Monday morning that could help solve a shooting. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the area of Third Avenue West nea...
Dec 11, 2023 Mounties in Nipawin are appealing to the public for help as they investigate a shooting. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
'Not true reconciliation:' FSIN reacts to federal bill on water
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is not impressed with new federal legislation on clean water. The Canadian government announced Bill C-61, the proposed First Nations Clean Water ...
Dec 11, 2023
Police in Saskatchewan issue 1,347 traffic charges in one week
Police around Saskatchewan marked Canada Safe Driving Week by laying more than 1,300 charges and about the same number of warnings. According to the RCMP, officers with Combined Traffic Services Saska...
Dec 11, 2023 Police around the province handed out more than 1,300 tickets -- and roughly the same number of warnings -- in a single week this month. (650 CKOM file photo)
Driver suffers medical emergency, crashes into four other vehicles: Police
A driver suffered a medical emergency while behind the wheel on Saturday night in Saskatoon, crashing into four other vehicles as a result. According to police, the 19-year-old driver of a pickup truc...
Dec 11, 2023 Police say a driver crashed into four vehicles after suffering a driver suffered a medical emergency while behind the wheel on Saturday. (650 CKOM file photo)
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