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Rate Review Panel recommends changes to reduce SaskEnergy bills
Changes to SaskEnergy rates proposed by the Crown corporation in June have been approved by Saskatchewan's Rate Review Panel. Earlier in the summer, SaskEnergy made an application to the panel seeking...
Sep 07, 2023 Changes to SaskEnergy rates proposed by the Crown corporation in June have been approved by Saskatchewan’s Rate Review Panel with the aim of lowering the average customer's bills. (SaskEnergy/Submitted)
Regina police using parked cop cars in effort to curb crime
Police in Regina are exploring a novel method to curb crime. The Regina Police Service said it's recently started leaving marked police vehicles parked in “areas of concern” around the cit...
Sep 07, 2023
Donation made to University of Regina to preserve Indigenous languages
Preserving Indigenous languages has been a growing concern for many First Nations, so a donation made to the University of Regina is hoping to help. Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) and Co-ops ac...
Sep 07, 2023
SHA embarking on national tour to promote health-care careers in Sask.
As Saskatchewan struggles with an ongoing shortage of health-care workers, two agencies are about to embark on a national tour to promote employment opportunities in the province. From Sept. 22 throug...
Sep 07, 2023 Health Minister Everett Hindley says Saskatchewan's Health Human Resources Action Plan has seen success in the year since it first launched. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province helps purchase new property for North Battleford homeless shelter
A new property has been purchased to house a 40-bed emergency shelter in North Battleford. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services kicked in $219,000 to help the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (B...
Sep 07, 2023 The provincial government has helped fund the purchase of a new property for a North Battleford emergency shelter. (650 CKOM file photo)
2023 harvest more than half done in Saskatchewan: Crop report
Saskatchewan's 2023 harvest is more than halfway done. According to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is now 51 per cent done, up from 33 per cent last week. ...
Sep 07, 2023 Farmers in Saskatchewan are more than half done the 2023 harvest. (650 CKOM file photo)
Cyclist dies after collision with vehicle in Saskatoon
A 36-year-old man is dead after a crash between a bicycle and a vehicle in Saskatoon on Wednesday. According to Saskatoon police, the collision happened at around 5:45 p.m., at the intersection of 19t...
Sep 07, 2023 Saskatoon police are investigating the city's 9th homicide this year after a man found injured in a yard died in hospital on Oct 7. 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Police renew call for info on 10-year anniversary of cold case homicide
Police in Saskatoon are renewing a call for information on the 10-year anniversary of an unsolved homicide. On Sept. 7, 2013, Algin Anton Gamble was seen on his bicycle at the corner of 23rd Street an...
Sep 07, 2023 Police in Saskatoon are renewing a call for information on the 10-year anniversary of an unsolved homicide. (650 CKOM file photo)
Funeral flyby to honour memory of Saskatchewan WWII veteran
The funeral for a Saskatchewan veteran of the Second World War will include an aerial tribute by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). A pair of CT-156 Harvard II trainers from 15 Wing Moose Jaw will b...
Sep 07, 2023 Al Cameron died at age 98 in August. His memory will be honoured by the Royal Canadian Air Force on Thursday. (Discover Moose Jaw)
RCMP charges two people after break-in, assault near Avonhurst
Two people are facing charges after an incident that ended with their vehicle stuck in a Saskatchewan field as they tried to elude police. The RCMP said the incident began Saturday at around 10:40 a.m...
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