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Saskatoon food bank gets 'monumental' boost from Dubé Foundation
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre is celebrating a "monumental" gift. The food bank's $12-million capital campaign to fund a new location got a $1.5-million donation from the Les and Irene...
Oct 11, 2023 The food bank’s $12-million capital campaign to fund a new location got a huge boost from the Les and Irene Dubé Foundation this week. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. police remove roadblocks for Indigenous people reclaiming names
Indigenous people whose names were changed by the residential school system will have an easier time reclaiming their names thanks to a change by police across Saskatchewan. The new move by the Saskat...
Oct 11, 2023 Indigenous people whose names were changed by the residential school system will have an easier time reclaiming their names thanks to a new change in Saskatchewan. (650 CKOM file photo)
Two teens arrested after woman attacked on Saskatoon Transit bus
A 37-year-old woman was injured after she was allegedly attacked by a group of children while riding a Saskatoon Transit bus. According to police, officers got a report of "several teens assaulting an...
Oct 11, 2023 Officers got a report of 'several teens assaulting another passenger' while the bus was stopped at Witney Avenue and 20th Street West late on Tuesday evening. (650 CKOM file photo)
North Battleford teen charged with attempted murder after shooting
An 18-year-old is facing an attempted murder charge after a shooting in North Battleford on Sunday night. According to the RCMP, a vehicle carrying several people pulled up to a parked vehicle with an...
Oct 11, 2023 An 18-year-old is facing a serious charge after a shooting in North Battleford on Sunday night. (650 CKOM file photo)
Safety board says broken rail behind fiery train derailment near Guernsey
The Transportation Safety Board says a broken rail led to a fiery derailment in Saskatchewan that spilled millions of litres of oil. On Dec. 9 2019, a C-P Rail train carrying oil from Alberta to Oklah...
Oct 11, 2023 Huge flames and thick black smoke pour into the sky after a CPR train derailed west of Guernsey on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
COVID and flu appointments offered together
A two-for-one offer. People seeking COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are now able to receive them at the same time. Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer, received a shot in...
Oct 10, 2023
Riders try to return to winning ways as practice resumes
As the Saskatchewan Roughriders try to break out of their recent rut, the team got some words of encouragement from former offensive lineman and current general manager Jeremy O’Day. Running bac...
Oct 10, 2023
RCMP busts 14 drivers impaired by cannabis at Highway 11 checkstop
An RCMP checkstop over the weekend saw 14 cannabis-impaired drivers issued roadside suspensions. Police set up the Saturday checkstop along Highway 11 in Chamberlain, the typical driving route between...
Oct 10, 2023 A police checkstop on Saturday saw 14 cannabis-impaired drivers issued roadside suspensions. (650 CKOM file photo)
Hundreds rally in Regina against pronoun policies as province pushes forward
Protesters against Saskatchewan's controversial education policies gathered at the Legislative Building on Tuesday as the government worked to make the new policies law. The new policies require paren...
Oct 10, 2023 Hundreds of people gather in front of the Saskatchewan legislature to show their opposition to the school pronoun policy being forced into law. Oct. 10, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan providing $100,000 in emergency funds to Israel
In the wake of attacks by Hamas that left hundreds of Israeli civilians dead, Saskatchewan is providing emergency funds to the Middle-East nation. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan ...
Oct 10, 2023 Israelis take cover in a shelter as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, killing over 900 people and taking captives. Israel launched heavy retaliatory airstrikes on the enclave, killing hundreds of Palestinians. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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