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Polytechnic students simulate power grid with donated substation control panel
Students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are now able to simulate real-life power systems, thanks to a unique, state-of-the-art donation made possible by an alumnus. The gift is a $200,000 substation prot...
Sep 16, 2023 A a $200,000 substation protection and control panel is unveiled at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic/Submitted)
RCMP responds to report about mass stabbings on JSCN
The RCMP is defending itself after an internal email raised new questions about the police force's response to the mass stabbings on the James Smith Cree Nation last September. According to the report...
Sep 15, 2023 RCMP vehicles at the James Smith Cree Nation on Sept. 6, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. gov’t says cyberattack didn’t access personal information
The Saskatchewan government says personal data hasn’t been compromised in an ongoing cyberattack on some of its websites. An emailed statement from a government spokesperson Friday confirmed the...
Sep 15, 2023
Monthly report shows COVID cases climbing in Saskatchewan
The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is on an upward curve. According to the Ministry of Health’s Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report — which wa...
Sep 15, 2023
41-year-old man charged with murder after death on Buffalo River Dene Nation
A 41-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a death on the Buffalo River Dene Nation in northern Saskatchewan. According to the RCMP, police were called on Wednesday morning to a h...
Sep 15, 2023 According to the RCMP, a 41-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a death on the Buffalo River Dene Nation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon's Circle Drive North Bridge rehabilitation project nearly complete
The massive rehabilitation project on the Circle Drive North Bridge is still on schedule and expected to wrap up next month. In an update shared on Friday, the City of Saskatoon said the project - whi...
Sep 15, 2023 The Circle Drive North Bridge rehabilitation is expected to wrap up in October. (650 CKOM file photo)
School division says students can’t dress like ‘furries,’ use litter boxes
A Yorkton-based school division is debunking myths and misconceptions circulating about its policies and actions regarding the protection of student rights. The Good Spirit School Division (GSSD) said...
Sep 15, 2023
Sweeping changes: Montana's announced as new sponsor for the Brier
Regina will be the host city for the first-ever Montana's Brier. Curling Canada announced Friday that the Canadian men's curling championship is now sponsored by Montana's BBQ & Bar. The 2024 even...
Sep 15, 2023
Wascana Busker Festival ready to rock in Regina on Saturday
A wide variety of music will complement the fall colours in Regina's Wascana Park this weekend. The Wascana Busker Festival is running at Wascana Centre on Saturday, and 14 Saskatchewan performers in ...
Sep 15, 2023
Public inquest into death of inmate at psychiatric centre to begin next month
A public inquiry into the death of an inmate at the Regional Psychiatric Centre is to begin next month. According to the Ministry of Justice, 43-year-old Shane Cantre was found unresponsive in his cel...
Sep 15, 2023 Despite an intervention by paramedics, Shane Cantre died in 2021 at the Regional Psychiatric Centre. (650 CKOM file photo)
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