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New vote counting equipment coming to Saskatchewan
Elections in Saskatchewan could be going digital. Elections Saskatchewan issued its 2022-23 annual report on improving voting in the province. Included in the report is the idea to implement electroni...
Jul 01, 2023
Deputy police chief retires after 36-year career
Saskatoon's deputy police chief is calling it a career. Mitch Yuzdepski retired Thursday after 36 years with the police service, which included time spent as a patrol officer and dog handler, and stin...
Jul 01, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Twitter)
Thunderstorm rolls through Saskatoon, causing flooding and damaging trees
The Canada Day fireworks are set for Saturday, but Saskatoon saw some excitement in the sky on Friday as well. Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the City of Saskatoon on Frid...
Jun 30, 2023 The aftereffects of the thunderstorm that hit parts of Saskatoon on June 30, 2023. (Sandee Reed/650 CKOM)
Thunderstorm warnings, watches in effect for areas of southern Sask.
Areas around Swift Current and Moose Jaw could be starting the Canada Day long weekend with a boom. Severe thunderstorm watches went into effect Friday for parts of southern Saskatchewan, including As...
Jun 30, 2023
Free counselling for kids comes to Weyburn, Estevan, Carlyle, Oxbow
A big investment by the provincial government is helping children in Saskatchewan access counselling. The Ministry of Health announced $1.7 million in annual funding Friday, which will go to Family Se...
Jun 30, 2023
Heat warnings in effect for northern, southwest Sask.
Break out the shorts and the flip-flops; Friday's going to be a hot one for much of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada has heat warnings in effect for the northern half and southwestern corner of the pr...
Jun 30, 2023
Heat warnings blanket northern half of Saskatchewan
Northern Saskatchewan is cranking up the A/C. Heat warnings from Environment Canada blanketed the entire northern half of Saskatchewan on Thursday afternoon, including the areas around Cree Lake, Fond...
Jun 29, 2023
Bargaining committee offers teachers 7 per cent raise over three-year contract
The Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee has offered Saskatchewan teachers what it calls a "fair deal." According to the Ministry of Education, the committee - which includes representatives from t...
Jun 29, 2023
Toronto man faces charges after allegedly fleeing police, hitting parked car
A Toronto man is in hot water in Saskatoon. According to police, officers suspected the 24-year-old Ontario man of trafficking drugs, and tried to stop his vehicle Wednesday on Willis Crescent. Police...
Jun 29, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Yorkton man dead after Wednesday crash on Highway 16
A crash involving a five-ton truck and a cargo van on Highway 16 left one person dead and two others in hospital. According to the RCMP, the two-vehicle collision happened west of Plunkett on Wednesda...
Jun 29, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
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