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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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)
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady at 5.0 per cent
The Bank of Canada held the line on its key interest rate Wednesday. The bank announced the rate would remain at 5.0 per cent, the same as it was in July. The rate had risen from 4.75 per cent in June...
Sep 06, 2023
Victim uninjured after shooting outside restaurant Tuesday night
A 40-year-old man wasn't hurt after he was allegedly shot at while outside a Saskatoon restaurant. According to police, officers got a report that a woman in a green Ford Bronco fired a gun at the man...
Sep 06, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
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