Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Saskatoon police seize guns, drugs, 3D printers and Benz after searches
A traffic stop and a police raid in Saskatoon saw officers seize a wide array of items including prohibited guns, illegal drugs, cash, printers allegedly used to make fake ID, and a Mercedes-Benz. Acc...
Jun 29, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Big improvements coming to Highway 15 near Kenaston
Travel near Kenaston is about to get a lot smoother. A $22.7-million project to improve Highway 15 is underway in the Kenaston area. The work will include constructing a subgrade, as well as widening ...
Jun 29, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Crop report says many farmers in need of rain, mild temperatures
A dry spell has some farmers in Saskatchewan concerned. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers in areas of the province that haven’t had significant amount...
Jun 29, 2023
Biggar company fined after worker hurt while repairing overhead crane
A Biggar-area company is facing a fine after a worker was hurt while removing a seized pin from an overhead travelling crane. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, AGI En...
Jun 29, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
SARM says federal fuel taxes put Sask. farmers at a disadvantage
Fuel regulations coming into effect Saturday will put more pressure on the already-strained finances of Saskatchewan farmers, according to SARM. The clean fuel standards, which are meant to reduce gre...
Jun 29, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan reports $1.58B surplus for '22-23, pays down $1.5B of operating debt
Saskatchewan's finances were rosier in 2022-23 than was expected one year ago. When that budget was released, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said the province would have an operating deficit of $463 ...
Jun 29, 2023 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer discusses the Public Accounts on June 29, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon player hears his name called at NHL draft
It didn't take long for Saskatchewan to make its mark on the NHL entry draft in Nashville. Regina Pats superstar Connor Bedard was the first name called by the Chicago Blackhawks with the first overal...
Jun 29, 2023 Saskatoon born Brayden Yager at the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville. Yager is
2 children attacked by dog in Saskatoon
Two children were taken to hospital Wednesday after being attacked by a dog in Saskatoon. Police received several calls in the afternoon about the dog in the 2700 block of 33rd Street West. According ...
Jun 29, 2023 2700 block of 33rd Street West. (Google)
Bedard's a Blackhawk: Chicago takes Pats star first overall in NHL draft
As expected, No. 98 has been taken No. 1. The Chicago Blackhawks selected Connor Bedard -- who wore No. 98 with the Regina Pats -- with the first pick overall in Wednesday's NHL draft. He's the first ...
Jun 28, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson poses with first-round draft pick Connor Bedard during the first round of the NHL draft on June 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
One of two suspects arrested in connection with Avenue H homicide
Police in Saskatoon have arrested one of two women wanted in connection with a homicide. Officers were called to a home on Avenue H in the early afternoon of June 10, when they found the wounded victi...
Jun 28, 2023 Morin and Desjarlais. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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