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Saskatchewan government passes pronoun legislation
Two months after its policies were first proposed - and after two months of often-bitter debate - Saskatchewan's Parents' Bill of Rights has been passed. The Saskatchewan Party government passed the l...
Oct 20, 2023
Police release videos of man dropping used needles on Saskatoon playground
Police have released a pair of videos of a man suspected of leaving used needles on parks and playgrounds in Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Police Service said officers have been aware of dirty needles foun...
Oct 20, 2023 A suspect allegedly leaves used needles on a Saskatoon playground in this video shared by police. (Saskatoon Police Service/Facebook)
Harvest 'virtually complete' across Saskatchewan: Crop report
Harvest is almost completely wrapped up for 2023 in Saskatchewan. That's according to the latest weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. According to the report, harvest is 9...
Oct 20, 2023 According to the Ministry of Agriculture, harvest in Saskatchewan is now 98 per cent done. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sparring over notwithstanding clause as pronoun legislation debate nears end
While the hours left before the Saskatchewan government's pronoun legislation could become law dwindled on Thursday, the question of the use of the notwithstanding clause in the legislation came to th...
Oct 20, 2023
C95 sets record in radio marathon for breast cancer research
The 2023 edition of C95's Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research was a record-setting one. Generous listeners to Saskatoon's number-one hit music station raised a record $425,937 during the annual ...
Oct 19, 2023 C95's Shauna Foster and Rob Suski show off this year's record-breaking total. (C95/Submitted)
Police warn public after used needles left on Saskatoon playgrounds
Police in Saskatoon are warning the public after getting reports of used needles "being intentionally discarded into school parks and playgrounds." According to police, the reports began in July and A...
Oct 19, 2023 The person of interest was described as a slim man in his late 30s or early 40s, with stubble on his face and a mole on his right cheek, under his eye. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Escaped correctional camp inmate arrested in Saskatoon
A 37-year-old man who allegedly escaped from the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp earlier this month is once again behind bars. According to the RCMP, Anthony Michael Alcrow escaped from the camp - whic...
Oct 19, 2023 Anthony Michael Alcrow. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Cool backpack!: Patrollers to monitor speeds in Regina school zones
Kids typically wear backpacks to school in Regina, but not like these ones. The City of Regina, Regina Police Service, CAA and Regina’s public and Catholic school divisions unveiled a new school...
Oct 19, 2023
Troy Cooper to retire after five years as Saskatoon police chief
Troy Cooper, chief of the Saskatoon Police Service, announced his retirement Thursday after almost six years as the city's top cop. The chief, who assumed the role on Feb. 28, 2018, was expected to st...
Oct 19, 2023 Troy Cooper became the first Métis police chief in Saskatoon in 2018. (650 CKOM file photo)
Cumberland House blames provincial government for water emergency
Officials in Cumberland House are blaming the provincial government after declaring a state of emergency due to a lack of water. The northeastern village - with support from the Cumberland House Cree ...
Oct 19, 2023 Officials in Cumberland House are blaming the provincial government for lack of drinking water in the local reservoir. (980 CJME file photo)
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