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An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Christmas Day death becomes Saskatoon's 12th murder of 2023
A death over the holidays in Saskatoon has become city's 12th murder of the year. Vianna Moberly appeared in provincial court Thursday morning charged with second degree murder. The 20-year-old was re...
Dec 28, 2023 The corner of Jonathan Avenue and Malouf Road in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon ponds cleared for skating
The ice on recreational ponds in Saskatoon is now thick enough for skaters. That information comes after ice thickness testing from the Fire Department at stormwater retention ponds around Saskatoon, ...
Dec 27, 2023
'The Shell Lake Massacre' podcast to replay starting on Boxing Day
A true crime podcast that captivated more than a million listeners this year will be replayed on CKOM and CJME this week. "The Shell Lake Massacre," a Rawlco Radio podcast, chronicles one of the worst...
Dec 25, 2023 All six episodes of 'The Shell Lake Massacre' will be replayed on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. (Jennifer Losie/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Police seeking assistance in locating a missing 8-year-old boy
The Saskatoon Police service is asking for help from the public in locating eight year old Aven Okbay. Okbay went missing from the 30 block of Central Place on December 23rd at 7:30 p.m. The boy is de...
Dec 24, 2023 8-year-old Aven Okbay (Saskatoon Police Service Submitted)
Sask. records 13 influenza deaths as flu, COVID cases decline
While COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Saskatchewan, the flu has claimed 13 more lives. According to the latest respiratory illness report from the Ministry of Health, COVID cases dropped for the...
Dec 22, 2023 The province has seen 13 flu-related deaths in a two-week period. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Saskatoon man seriously injured in stabbing
A Saskatoon man was left with life-threatening injuries after an altercation ended in a stabbing on Thursday night. According to police, officers were called to Fairlight Driver at around 8:30 p.m., w...
Dec 22, 2023 Police say the suspect and victim were known to each other. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
SIRT to probe officer-involved shooting on Red Earth Cree Nation
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Justice has released more information about a shootout that left a suspect dead and an RCMP officer injured on the Red Earth Cree Nation. In a release Thursday saying the Se...
Dec 21, 2023 The 62-year-old woman from Moosomin First Nation was taken to hospital but later succumbed to her injuries. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police again ask for info on 3rd anniversary of woman's disappearance
Saskatoon police are once again sharing a photo, a composite sketch and a video of a man they believe has information about the disappearance of Mackenzie Lee Trottier. Trottier, then aged 22, left he...
Dec 21, 2023 A photo and a composite sketch of the man police believe has information about Mackenzie Lee Trottier's disappearance. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Maxime Bernier guilty of violating health orders in Sask.
The leader of a fringe political party in Canada has been found guilty of violating public health orders in Saskatchewan. Maxime Bernier, a former MP and current leader of the People's Party of Canada...
Dec 21, 2023 People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier speaks to reporters during an election-night rally at the Saskatoon Inn on Sept. 20, 2021. (650 CKOM file photo)
Three arrested after allegedly fleeing traffic stop in stolen vehicle
Three people were arrested on Wednesday night after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop in a stolen vehicle. According to Saskatoon police, officers spotted a suspicious vehicle speeding in the area...
Dec 21, 2023 Police say three people were arrested on Wednesday night while driving a stolen vehicle. (650 CKOM file photo)
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