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Two dead after truck and van collide on Highway 4 on Tuesday
Two people are dead after a truck and a van collided on Highway 4 near Lac Pelletier on Tuesday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Swift Current detachment were called to the scene shortly afte...
Nov 08, 2023 Two people are dead after a truck and van collided on Highway 4 on Tuesday. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Water Security Agency issues warning about ice thickness
The Water Security Agency is reminding people to make sure ice on bodies of water in the province is thick enough to walk, drive or snowmobile on. The warning comes just days after two men and a girl ...
Nov 08, 2023
Changes coming to Sask. high school graduation requirements
Starting in the 2024-25 school year, high school students in Saskatchewan will have different requirements to graduate - including taking a course on financial literacy. In a media release Wednesday, ...
Nov 08, 2023
Social services to help low-income families with new employment incentive
A new initiative from Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services is aiming to make life more affordable for low-income families across the province. The ministry said its new Saskatchewan Employment I...
Nov 08, 2023 “Working parents who have employment income of $500 per month may be eligible for a monthly benefit of $400, $500 or $600, depending on the number of children they have,” the Ministry of Social Services explained in a statement. (980 CJME file photo)
Trans-Canada open again, crash caused delays on Highway 11
It wasn't snowing Wednesday morning, but the weather still was having an impact on Saskatchewan highways. Just after 8:30 a.m., the Highway Hotline said the Trans-Canada Highway was closed from Wolsel...
Nov 08, 2023
Men who died in Humboldt Lake were trying to rescue cousins: Family
The two men who died Saturday in Humboldt Lake were trying to rescue their relatives who had gone through the ice, a family member says. According to a Facebook post by Andrew Novecosky, his son Joe a...
Nov 07, 2023 Three people -- including a girl -- are dead after falling through the ice on Humboldt Lake on Nov. 4, 2023. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Kim Stranden elected new board chair of Saskatoon Public Schools
Saskatchewan's largest school division has a new board chair. At Tuesday's board meeting, Ward 4 Trustee Kim Stranden was elected to serve as chair of Saskatoon Public Schools for the 2023-24 academic...
Nov 07, 2023 Kim Stranden (left) is taking over the role of board chair from Colleen MacPherson, who held the role since 2019. (Saskatoon Public Schools/Twitter)
SUV crashes into apartment building in downtown Saskatoon
An SUV crashed into an apartment building in Saskatoon's downtown on Tuesday afternoon. First responders were on the scene at 25th Street and Third Avenue shortly after the crash, which appeared to ha...
Nov 07, 2023 A car crashed into an apartment building in Saskatoon’s downtown on Tuesday afternoon. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan taking more steps toward new provincial police force
The Saskatchewan Marshals Service is closer to reality thanks to new legislation introduced on Tuesday. The new provincial police force, which was first announced in 2022, is expected to become operat...
Nov 07, 2023 New legislation introduced Tuesday brings the Saskatchewan Marshals Service closer to reality. (980 CJME file photo)
U.S. charges dismissed in Dawn Walker case
Dawn Walker's criminal charges are behind her after a U.S. court made the decision to dismiss her case. Last week, the 49-year-old Saskatoon woman pleaded guilty to parental abduction in contravention...
Nov 07, 2023 Dawn Walker (left) was facing charges in the U.S. related to crossing the border using false documents before they were dropped. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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