Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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First snowfall coming to much of Sask. on Monday: Environment Canada
Saskatchewan is bracing for its first taste of winter. Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for much of western and west-central Saskatchewan, saying 10 to 15 centimetres of snow could fall...
Oct 23, 2023 Saskatchewan is bracing for its first snowfall of the season. (650 CKOM file photo)
Parents' Bill of Rights becomes law in Saskatchewan
For two months, proposed changes to pronoun and sexual education policies in Saskatchewan have divided people across the province. Not surprisingly, on Friday -- after the Parents' Bill of Rights pass...
Oct 20, 2023
'It's a bloodbath:' Thunder, Hilltops ready for Round 3
In hockey parlance, the Regina Thunder and Saskatoon Hilltops are completing a hat trick Sunday. The Saskatchewan rivals are to meet in the Prairie Football Conference final for a third straight seaso...
Oct 20, 2023
Details of Saskatchewan's AgriRecovery Program revealed
Saskatchewan's agriculture industry got a financial boost from the provincial and federal governments Friday to help compensate for a difficult year. Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrenc...
Oct 20, 2023
Saskatchewan government passes pronoun legislation
Two months after its policies were first proposed - and after two months of often-bitter debate - Saskatchewan's Parents' Bill of Rights has been passed. The Saskatchewan Party government passed the l...
Oct 20, 2023
Police release videos of man dropping used needles on Saskatoon playground
Police have released a pair of videos of a man suspected of leaving used needles on parks and playgrounds in Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Police Service said officers have been aware of dirty needles foun...
Oct 20, 2023 A suspect allegedly leaves used needles on a Saskatoon playground in this video shared by police. (Saskatoon Police Service/Facebook)
Harvest 'virtually complete' across Saskatchewan: Crop report
Harvest is almost completely wrapped up for 2023 in Saskatchewan. That's according to the latest weekly crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. According to the report, harvest is 9...
Oct 20, 2023 According to the Ministry of Agriculture, harvest in Saskatchewan is now 98 per cent done. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sparring over notwithstanding clause as pronoun legislation debate nears end
While the hours left before the Saskatchewan government's pronoun legislation could become law dwindled on Thursday, the question of the use of the notwithstanding clause in the legislation came to th...
Oct 20, 2023
C95 sets record in radio marathon for breast cancer research
The 2023 edition of C95's Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research was a record-setting one. Generous listeners to Saskatoon's number-one hit music station raised a record $425,937 during the annual ...
Oct 19, 2023 C95's Shauna Foster and Rob Suski show off this year's record-breaking total. (C95/Submitted)
Police warn public after used needles left on Saskatoon playgrounds
Police in Saskatoon are warning the public after getting reports of used needles "being intentionally discarded into school parks and playgrounds." According to police, the reports began in July and A...
Oct 19, 2023 The person of interest was described as a slim man in his late 30s or early 40s, with stubble on his face and a mole on his right cheek, under his eye. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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