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SHA issues advisory after measles case identified in Saskatoon
A measles case has been identified in Saskatoon, and the Saskatchewan Health Authority is working to notify those who may have been exposed. According to the health authority, the case was acquired du...
Jan 19, 2024 Those who visited the adult emergency waiting room at Royal University Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 16 between 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. are among those who should monitor for measles symptoms. (650 CKOM file photo)
Legacy Christian Academy athletic director handed two-year sentence
The former athletic director of an independent Saskatoon school was handed a two-year sentence on Thursday. Aaron Travis Benneweis worked at Legacy Christian Academy from 2008 to 2012. In October he p...
Jan 18, 2024 Jennifer Beaudry speaks to media outside of Saskatoon Provincial Court after Aaron Benneweis was handed a two-year sentence. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
STF announces second single-day teachers strike on Monday
Saskatchewan parents must make child-care arrangements for another day without teachers on Monday. Samantha Becotte, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president, said in a news conference Thursday tha...
Jan 18, 2024 Teachers began a single-day strike in Saskatoon on Jan. 16, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. no longer providing pipes, instructions to drug users
The provincial government will no longer provide meth and crack pipes to drug users in Saskatchewan. In addition, the government will no longer provide instructions for illicit drug use and will ban t...
Jan 18, 2024 Dr. Carson MacPherson says the Saskatchewan government is moving appropriately towards recovery rather than solely focusing harm reduction when it comes to tackling the issue of addiction in the province. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man arrested, charged with child porn-related charges
A Saskatoon man has been arrested and charged with child pornography-related offences. Investigators with the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit executed a search warrant at a Saskato...
Jan 17, 2024 A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with child-porn related offences. (650 CKOM file photo)
Extreme cold warnings for central, SE Sask.
The extreme cold warnings are back for parts of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada has issued the warnings due to the wind chill dropping to between -40 C and -45 C Wednesday night and into Thursday aft...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Two charged in 2022 murder on Onion Lake Cree Nation
Two people face charges of first-degree murder in connection to a death on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. Abdo Grayman, 46, was discovered severely injured in a camper next to a home on the First Nation ...
Jan 17, 2024 Two people were arrested and charged with first-degree murder after a man was killed on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Employee charged with sexual assault of two girls at Regina business
Regina Police Service has charged a 54-year-old man after he allegedly assaulted two children in the back room of a business on the 400 block of Albert Street North. Police said the investigation star...
Jan 17, 2024
STF says further teacher job action planned for Monday
As teachers across the province warm up after walking off the job yesterday, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation announced further job action is planned for next week unless the province changes cour...
Jan 17, 2024 Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, joins teachers for a demonstration in front of the Legislative Building in Regina during a single-day teacher strike on Jan. 16, 2024. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
VIDEO: Fire damages vintage A&W in downtown Prince Albert
Prince Albert residents watched the city's first A&W restaurant go up in smoke and flames Wednesday morning. The fire broke out shortly after 5 a.m. causing significant damage. An update from the ...
Jan 17, 2024 Flames engulfed the vintage A&W in downtown Prince Albert on Jan 17, 2024 (Roxanne Bergen/Facebook)
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