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Battlefords RCMP seizes trove of drugs, guns, cigarettes after searches
RCMP officers in North Battleford seized more than a kilogram of meth and a wide assortment of illegal items during two searches. According to the Mounties, officers from the Battlefords Gang Task For...
Mar 27, 2024 Two RCMP searches turned up drugs, guns, illegal cigarettes and more. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Inland Steel Products donates $100,000 to help fund upgrades at RUH lab
A Saskatoon-based metal recycling company has made a large donation to help out a local hospital. On Wednesday, Inland Steel Products Inc. announced a $100,000 donation to help pay for upgrades at the...
Mar 27, 2024 A patient died at Royal University Hospital on Jan. 9, 2026 after an incident involving SHA Protective Services Officers, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said. (650 CKOM files)
James Smith Cree Nation man dead after rollover near P.A. on Monday
A 21-year-old man from the James Smith Cree Nation died in a single-vehicle rollover near Prince Albert on Monday. According to the RCMP, the crash happened on Coxby Road, southeast of the city, at ar...
Mar 26, 2024 The RCMP say the driver was flown to hospital in a STARS helicopter, while two other passengers were also hospitalized. (STARS/Twitter)
Moe to appear before Ottawa finance committee ahead of carbon tax hike
Saskatchewan's premier will get a chance to make his voice heard in Ottawa. Scott Moe sent a letter Tuesday to the chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, asking to appear before ...
Mar 26, 2024 Scott Moe says he wants to make the case against the coming carbon tax increase at the House of Commons Finance Committee this week. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Man charged after four break-ins at two assisted living facilities in Saskatoon
A 48-year-old man has been charged after break-ins at assisted living facilities in Saskatoon late last year. But despite four alleged break-ins at two separate facilities, the man only managed to ste...
Mar 26, 2024 Police say the man was identified and arrested thanks to video evidence. (650 CKOM file photo)
Scotties-winning skip Skylar Ackerman steps back from curling to focus on school
The 22-year-old skip who claimed the Viterra Scotties title this year is stepping back from the sport to focus on her schooling. Skylar Ackerman, who curls out of the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon,...
Mar 26, 2024 Skylar Ackerman is taking a step away from competitive curling. (Andrew Klaver/Curling Canada)
Broken rail that escaped detection caused 2021 potash train derailment: TSB
A cracked piece of railway track that escaped detection left 27 freight cars piled up near Silton in 2021. According to a report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada that was released Tuesday,...
Mar 26, 2024 Workers clean up spilled potash after a CP train derailed in Saskatchewan in 2021. (Transportation Safety Board of Canada)
Fuel spill in Rosetown closes Highway 7
Highway 7 is closed at Rosetown due to a fuel spill in the community. According to the Highway Hotline, which reported the incident as a "collision" just before 8 a.m., all lanes of the highway are cl...
Mar 26, 2024 (Submitted)
Government investments bringing waste and water upgrades to Sask. communities
Federal, provincial and municipal governments have joined forces to bring waste and water upgrades to a number of Saskatchewan communities. The $45-million investment will see two new solid waste faci...
Mar 26, 2024 The funding will see a number of landfills decommissioned, while two new solid waste facilities will be built. (980 CJME file photo)
Calling all campers: Sask. seasonal site reservations open Monday
Spring has just begun, but campers in Saskatchewan can start making campsite reservations next week. Seasonal campsite reservations in provincial parks open on Monday, while bookings for nightly, Camp...
Mar 26, 2024 A number of new seasonal campsites are available in Sask. parks this year. (650 CKOM file photo)
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