Sarah Mills: Snowbirds' grounding is a chance for Liberal government to stand behind its words
We are told the Snowbirds will return. We are told that the plan is to get new planes quickly. Sarah Mills says now, the...
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26 drivers suspended for THC at North Battleford checkstops
Police stopped 500 drivers in North Battleford last weekend, and 26 of them picked up licence suspensions after testing positive for THC. According to the RCMP, police from several agencies held a thr...
Oct 28, 2023 RCMP officers handed out 34 roadside suspensions during a three-day traffic blitz in North Battleford. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
‘An exciting opportunity:’ Burris throws hat into Riders’ ring
Henry Burris is eager to hear his name chanted again in Saskatchewan, but not derisively this time. The former Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback was the subject of "Hen-reeee!" taunts whenever he r...
Oct 27, 2023
Police investigating woman's suspicious death on 111th Street
Police in Saskatoon are investigating what they're calling the suspicious death of a woman. According to police, officers were called to a home on 111th Street West on Friday morning. READ MORE: Saska...
Oct 27, 2023 A woman's death in Saskatoon is considered suspicious by police. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. NDP calls for expansion of carbon tax relief
After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an exemption to the carbon tax on heating oil in Atlantic Canada, Saskatchewan's NDP is calling for the federal government to help out people in the prair...
Oct 27, 2023
RCMP sounds alarm after responding to 22 fatal crashes since Sept. 1
The RCMP is expressing concern after the number of fatal collisions on Saskatchewan roads "increased exponentially in recent weeks." According to the Mounties, between Sept. 1 and Wednesday, there wer...
Oct 27, 2023 'Yes, the number of fatal collisions increased exponentially in recent weeks and yes, we are concerned,' RCMP superintendent Grant St. Germaine, who leads Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services, said in a statement. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
'It's elder abuse:' Two more private care homes close in Regina
Two more assisted living facilities are closing their doors in Regina, sending their residents packing. Precious Memories and nearby Parkview Villa, which are owned by the private company Orange Tree ...
Oct 27, 2023
Number of confirmed COVID cases climbing in Saskatchewan
The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is on an upward trajectory. In its latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health said t...
Oct 27, 2023
Alleged shoplifter sprays bear spray inside mall: Police
A woman is facing three charges of assault with a weapon after allegedly firing a can of bear spray inside a mall when security confronted her about shoplifting. The incident - which left several peop...
Oct 27, 2023 Police say the 31-year-old woman was confronted by security 'after attempting to take items without paying and deployed bear spray in an attempt to flee.' (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. teachers vote overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions
Members of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation have overwhelmingly voted in favour of job sanctions. Of the 90 per cent of the members who voted, 95 per cent cast their ballots in favour of sanction...
Oct 27, 2023 Thousands were in attendance at the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation rally in Regina in April. This morning, it was revealed that 95 per cent of teachers voted in favour of job sanctions. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Driver injured after transit bus, school bus collide in Saskatoon
A driver was injured after City of Saskatoon transit bus and a school bus collided on Thursday. According to police, the crash happened at the intersection of Hazen Street and Alexandra Avenue, and bo...
Oct 26, 2023 Police say a City of Saskatoon transit bus and a school bus collided on Thursday. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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8:30 - The Snowbirds, as Canada has known them, are coming to an end. The federal government is calling this a moderniza...
