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Record number of HIV cases reported in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan continues to lead the country when it comes to new cases of HIV being reported per capita. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, there were 237 new cases reported in the provi...
Jun 01, 2022
Former Co-op CEO appointed as CFL board chair
Scott Banda, the former head of Federated Co-operatives Limited, has been appointed as the 40th chair of the Canadian Football League's board of governors. Banda, who was born and raised in Saskatchew...
Jun 01, 2022 CFL game footballs sit on the sideline during Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp at Griffiths Stadium on May 20, 2022. (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
64-year-old dead after smoking sparks accidental fire
A 64-year-old man is dead after smoking started an accidental fire at a home in Saskatoon. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, firefighters were called to a house fire on Avenue G North in the...
Jun 01, 2022
Bank of Canada increases key interest rate to 1.5%
The Bank of Canada has raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point for the second time in two months. The hike announced Wednesday pushed the rate to 1.5 per cent, just a quarter of a poin...
Jun 01, 2022
Milder temperatures, more storms predicted in Sask. this summer
Saskatchewan could see a stormy summer, but don't expect much of the same extreme heat the province saw in 2021. The Weather Network is predicting a “near seasonal” summer this year in Sas...
Jun 01, 2022
Gas analyst says high prices are not denting demand
Saskatchewan drivers are enduring more pain at the gas pumps. Gas prices hit another record in the province on Tuesday as some stations in Saskatoon and Regina began hiking prices to $1.95.9 per litre...
Jun 01, 2022
18-year-old arrested after shooting BB gun outside Saskatoon school
An 18-year-old was arrested Tuesday after allegedly shooting at three people with a BB gun in the parking lot of a Saskatoon school and injuring one of the people. Police said officers were called to ...
May 31, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Gas prices approaching $2 per litre in Saskatoon, Regina
The price at the pump is nearing $2 per litre in Saskatchewan's biggest cities. According to price tracking website GasBuddy, some stations in Saskatoon and Regina increased their price for regular fu...
May 31, 2022
Five ministers get new portfolios as Moe shuffles cabinet
Premier Scott Moe shuffled his cabinet Tuesday, moving five ministers to new portfolios, adding two new MLAs to cabinet and keeping 10 ministers in their current jobs. Bronwyn Eyre moves from Energy a...
May 31, 2022 Premier Scott Moe announces changes to the Saskatchewan cabinet at Government House in Regina on May 31, 2022. (Dom Lucyk/980 CJME)
Border restrictions extended until at least June 30: PHAC
Canada's rules for entering the country, intended to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, have been extended until at least June 30. Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada made th...
May 31, 2022 Passengers checking in early for their flight to Ixtapa, Mexico — the first international flight out of Saskatoon since COVID-19 began — on Dec. 9, 2021. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
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