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SaskPower to stop collecting carbon tax on electric heat
As Premier Scott Moe promised Thursday, the Saskatchewan government is directing SaskPower to stop collecting the carbon tax on electric home heating. The change is to start Jan. 1, and will help appr...
Dec 04, 2023
Food bank encourages donations as Holiday Train rolls into Saskatoon
Saskatoon's food bank is hoping for a boost in donations as a holiday tradition returns to the city for the first time since 2019. The CPKC Holiday Train is set to arrive in the city on Tuesday, resto...
Dec 04, 2023 The CPKC Holiday Train will stop in Saskatoon on Dec. 5. (Canadian Pacific)
Five people fined thousands after wildlife trafficking investigation
Five people were fined a total of $15,810 after tips from the public led to a lengthy investigation into illegal wildlife trafficking. According to Saskatchewan's environment ministry, calls to the pr...
Dec 04, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Wintery weather slides through parts of central and south Sask.
Another shot of snowy weather hit the province early on Monday morning, but Environment Canada forecaster Brad Vrolijk said it might not stay on the ground for long. "Even if it sticks around for toda...
Dec 04, 2023
Cause unknown after Saskatoon house fire causes $450K damage
An early-morning fire on Sunday in Saskatoon heavily damaged a home in the Westview neighbourhood. Just before 1:30 a.m., fire crews arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames and one person tr...
Dec 04, 2023 A house fire Sunday in the 3100 block of 37th Street West caused $450,000 in damage (Saskatoon Fire)
‘Terrible:’ Regina hospital at risk for bypass
Health-care workers are yet again sounding the alarm and asking for help from the Saskatchewan government. Radiological technologists were joined by NDP Rural and Remote Health Critic Matt Love to ann...
Dec 03, 2023
Foul play not suspected in man's death at Saskatoon jail
A death Saturday morning at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre isn't considered suspicious by investigators. According to Saskatoon police, officers responded at around 11 a.m. to the jail a...
Dec 02, 2023 The Saskatchewan Coroners Service will be investigating the man's death at the Saskatchewan Provincial Correctional Centre. (Google)
23-year-old man charged in Saskatoon's latest murder
A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after the death of a 36-year-old man in Saskatoon. Police say officers responded at around 4:20 p.m. Saturday to a call about an injured person in a busi...
Dec 02, 2023 A 36-year-old man is the victim in Saskatoon's most-recent murder. (650 CKOM file photo)
61-year-old woman charged with murder after man found dead in Yorkton
A 61-year-old woman has been charged with second-degree murder after a man was found dead in a Yorkton home. According to RCMP, Donna Spilchen was arrested on Friday after mounties had stated they wer...
Dec 02, 2023
Saskatoon man dead after single-vehicle rollover on Highway 16
A 37-year-old Saskatoon man is dead after a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 16. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a stretch of highway west of Battleford on Tuesday morning. The driver...
Dec 01, 2023 Police said a 37-year-old Saskatoon man was pronounced dead at the scene on Tuesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
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