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Saskatoon's Meewasin skating rink opens for the season
After battling unseasonably warm temperatures the ice is finally ready to go at the Cameco Meewasin Skating Rink in downtown Saskatoon. The rink will be open Wednesdays through Sundays from 12 p.m. to...
Dec 20, 2023 People can now strap on the blades and hit the ice at the Cameco Meewasin rink in Saskatoon. (Submitted)
Police suspend 22 licences after drivers test positive for THC
Impaired driving due to cannabis is a growing concern for police in Saskatchewan. A two-day traffic blitz in east-central Saskatchewan this month saw police suspend 22 licences after drivers tested po...
Dec 20, 2023 Police said 22 of the 445 drivers stopped tested positive for THC. (650 CKOM file photo)
Health authority recruiting staff in Saskatoon to help struggling hospitals
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it's recruiting for more than 300 positions in order to help Saskatoon's struggling hospitals. The health authority announced its Saskatoon Capacity Pressure Act...
Dec 19, 2023 The health authority says it's recruiting for more than 300 positions in hospitals and community health care in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
Guilbeault unveils plan to eliminate sales of gas-powered vehicles
Canada's federal government has unveiled its plan to phase out the sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The new regulations, unveiled on Tuesday by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, require au...
Dec 19, 2023 A Tesla vehicle receives a charge at a charging station. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Saskatoon grocery store hit by armed robber
Saskatoon police say the man who robbed a grocery store in the city Monday night may also be responsible for an armed robbery in November. In a media release Tuesday, police said that just after 6:30 ...
Dec 19, 2023 Saskatoon police responded to a home after a report that five unknown people were on a home's patio in the Fairhaven neighbourhood. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan population reaches all-time high
Saskatchewan's population has set a record. In a media release Tuesday, the provincial government said the population rose by 9,869 people in the third quarter of 2023 to reach an all-time high of 1,2...
Dec 19, 2023 Saskatchewan's population has risen by more than 31,000 people over the past year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's Lighthouse sold to Saskatchewan Housing Corporation
The saga of Saskatoon's Lighthouse continued Tuesday, when the shelter was sold. The Court of King's Bench approved the sale of the Lighthouse to the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) on Monday. ...
Dec 19, 2023 The Saskatchewan Housing Corporation is to take possession of the Lighthouse on Jan. 5. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Crash on Circle Drive sends man to hospital
A 40-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash early Monday on Circle Drive. Police said the single-vehicle crash occurred in the southbound lanes of Circle Drive at aroun...
Dec 18, 2023 The crash occurred just before 4:30 a.m. Police lifted traffic restrictions early Monday afternoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Province provides funding for two more ambulances for Saskatoon
Saskatoon is getting more frontline first responders. In a media release Monday, the provincial government said it was putting up $700,000 in 2023-24 and $2.6 million annually to fund two more ambulan...
Dec 18, 2023 Saskatoon has seen a 33 per cent increase in call volumes for paramedics over the past five years. (650 CKOM file photo)
Woman released, man charged after teens shot in Pelican Narrows
Mounties in Pelican Narrows say a man is facing charges in connection with a shooting that left two teens injured. The RCMP said officers got a report of a shooting in the early-morning hours Tuesday,...
Dec 15, 2023 Saskatchewan RCMP said a six-month investigation has helped with disrupting the drug trafficking supply chain in the province. (650 CKOM file photo)
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