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What is 'SOGI 1 2 3,' the program now banned from Saskatchewan classrooms?
During Canada-wide demonstrations on Wednesday calling for more parental involvement in education, one name appeared on a large number of protest signs: 'SOGI 1 2 3.' Many demonstrators objected to th...
Sep 21, 2023 A demonstrator holds an sign opposing SOGI at a demonstration in Saskatoon on Wednesday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Another 16 internationally trained doctors now practising in rural Sask.
The Saskatchewan government says it’s making progress finding physicians to practise in rural areas of the province, where some communities have been dealing with a serious shortage of doctors a...
Sep 21, 2023
Harvest in Sask. well ahead of average, but dry conditions persist
Harvest in Saskatchewan is now 82 per cent complete, well ahead of the five-year average of 64 per cent and the 10-year average of 62 per cent. That's according to the weekly crop report from Saskatch...
Sep 21, 2023 According to the Ministry of Agriculture, harvest in Saskatchewan is now 82 per cent done. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan Rush announce pre-season game in Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw is rolling out the turf for the Saskatchewan Rush. The National Lacrosse League (NLL) team announced Thursday it will take on the Calgary Roughnecks in a pre-season game Nov. 25 at the Moose...
Sep 21, 2023 The Saskatchewan Rush cruised to a 17-7 win over the Vancouver Warriors on March 7, 2020. (Saskatchewan Rush/Twitter)
Despite protests, Sask. premier firm on pronoun, parental rights policies
Premier Scott Moe was undeterred by lively protests sparked by his government's new parental rights and pronoun policies on Wednesday. Hundreds attended rallies in support of the education policies in...
Sep 21, 2023 Hundreds of people demonstrated for and against Saskatchewan's new education policies on Wednesday. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Mounties say missing woman's remains found near North Battleford
The human remains found near North Battleford last week have been identified as those of a 20-year-old woman who went missing in August, and police are calling her death suspicious. The RCMP said in a...
Sep 20, 2023 The RCMP says human remains found last week near North Battleford are those of a woman who was reported missing in August. Police say her death is considered "suspicious in nature." (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man facing five arson charges after allegedly setting trash can fires
An alleged firebug in Saskatoon is facing five arson charges in connection with a number of garbage can and dumpster fires around the city. One fire was set in a garbage can at a gas station on Stoneb...
Sep 20, 2023 Fire at the Co-op gas bar on Stonebridge Boulevard caused $40,000 damage.
(Aaron Judt/Facebook)
SaskTel outage may affect 911 service in southeast Sask.
Some residents of southeast Saskatchewan may not have access to 911 service during a SaskTel outage that starts at midnight. According to the Crown telecommunications company, the outage will begin at...
Sep 20, 2023 Some residents of southeast Saskatchewan may not have access to 911 service during a SaskTel outage. (650 CKOM file photo)
Large RCMP presence on Big River First Nation after assault, gun threats
There's a large police presence on the Big River First Nation after a man approached two homes and threatened the occupants with a gun. According to the RCMP, there have been several gun-related incid...
Sep 20, 2023 The RCMP is searching for a man who allegedly threatened people in two homes with a gun on the Big River First Nation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. Polytechnic to close Idylwyld campus, move to Innovation Place
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is moving its headquarters from Idylwyld Drive in Saskatoon to a new space at Innovation Place on the University of Saskatchewan campus. In a media release Wednesday, the Sask...
Sep 20, 2023 Premier Scott Moe announces funding for a new Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus that's to be built at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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