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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Wakaw RCMP locates 90-year-old man who had been reported missing
The Wakaw RCMP has found a 90-year-old man who had been reported missing Thursday. The Mounties said the man, who hadn't been seen since he was in Cudworth on Thursday, had been found safe and sound. ...
Sep 01, 2023 The Wakaw RCMP has located a 90-year-old man who had been reported missing Thursday.(650 CKOM file photo)
Three-vehicle crash in Saskatoon claims life of 89-year-old man
An 89-year-old man is dead after a three-vehicle crash in Saskatoon on Thursday. Police said the collision occurred at around 2:45 p.m., at the intersection of Second Avenue North and Queen Street. A ...
Sep 01, 2023 The Saskatoon Police Service is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Aug. 31, 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
Firework festival to spark neighbourly competition, community in Saskatoon
Saskatoon is set to light up the night with its annual firework festival this weekend. Shad Ali, the organizer of the 2023 Nutrien Firework Festival, said the theme of this year's festival is "what fr...
Sep 01, 2023 The Fireworks Festival in Saskatoon in 2017. This year's event is focusing on celebrating friendship and bringing neighbours together. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Labour Day marks the end of pruning ban on elm trees in Sask.
The Labour Day long weekend means residents can trim their elm trees again. The provincial pruning ban ended Thursday. The measure is intended to help curb the spread of Dutch elm disease (DED), which...
Sep 01, 2023 The provincial pruning ban on elm tress lifted Aug 31st (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
Saskatoon police investigate stabbing outside downtown hotel
A woman stabbed in Saskatoon took refuge in a downtown hotel Thursday morning. According to police, officers attended to a hotel in the 600 block of Spadina Crescent around 9:40 a.m. after the victim ...
Sep 01, 2023
STF rolls out ad campaign, slams gov’t over education funding
It's back-to-school time, but the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is saying that educators will be returning to many of the same problems they've been dealing with for a number of years....
Aug 31, 2023
Crop report says harvest in Saskatchewan is one-third complete
Harvest in Saskatchewan remains well ahead of the pace of previous years. According to the Ministry of Agriculture’s weekly crop report, 33 per cent of the 2023 crop was in the bin as of Monday,...
Aug 31, 2023
Woman taken to hospital after train-pedestrian collision in Saskatoon
A 31-year-old woman was hospitalized Thursday morning after she was hit by a train in Saskatoon. According to Saskatoon police, officers were called at around 6 a.m., to the area of 25th Street East a...
Aug 31, 2023 Saskatoon police are investigating after a woman was hit by a train in the area of 25th Street East and Idylwyld Drive on Aug. 31, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan projects surplus of $485M at first quarter, down from $1B at budget
The Saskatchewan government is forecasting a surplus of $485.5 million in its first-quarter financial report, down more than half a billion dollars from budget. During a news conference in Saskatoon o...
Aug 31, 2023 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the first-quarter financial report on Aug. 31, 2023. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon announces proposed fees for new garbage utility
The City of Saskatoon has revealed the proposed cost of its new garbage utility which is set to launch in January. The city is switching to a monthly utility bill, instead of having residents pay for ...
Aug 31, 2023
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