Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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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...
Sep 06, 2023
Holy smokes: Highway Patrol seizes almost two million unstamped cigarettes
Wildfire smoke has been causing concerns around Saskatchewan recently, but police are often focused on a different kind of smoke. The Saskatchewan Highway Patrol seized 1.9 million unstamped cigarette...
Sep 06, 2023 The Saskatchewan Highway Patrol has seized almost two million unstamped cigarettes. (650 CKOM file photo)
Smoke sticks around in southern Saskatchewan
Smoke is still getting in your eyes in parts of southern Saskatchewan. Special air quality statements remained in place Wednesday for a number of regions in the province, including Regina and Saskatoo...
Sep 06, 2023
Provincial funds available to help protect and support Indigenous women and girls
Saskatchewan is setting aside hundreds of thousands of dollars for grassroots projects aiming to prevent violence and offer support to Indigenous women and girls. According to the Government of Saskat...
Sep 06, 2023 The monument to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls outside Saskatoon police headquarters. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Four people, including 12-year-old boy, charged after two stabbings
Four people - including a 12-year-old boy - are facing serious charges after a pair of stabbings in Saskatoon on Tuesday night. According to police, officers got two separate reports of stabbings in t...
Sep 06, 2023 Four people, including a young boy, are charged with aggravated assault after two stabbings in Saskatoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
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