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Police continue mental health call transfers after successful first year
For the past year, police in Saskatoon have been directing certain low-risk mental health calls away from police and towards a local crisis agency. The Mental Health & Suicide Intervention Call Tr...
Jan 25, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Provincial, federal governments invest almost $20M in Sask. infrastructure
The provincial and federal governments are investing nearly $20 million in 25 separate infrastructure projects around Saskatchewan. The $19.7-million investment includes money for the construction of ...
Jan 25, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
More than 400 impaired driving offences in Sask. in December: SGI
Some Saskatchewan drivers apparently had a bit too much Christmas cheer over the holidays. SGI revealed Wednesday that police around the province reported 414 impaired driving offences in December, th...
Jan 25, 2023
Indigenous software company aims to create jobs in Prince Albert
An Indigenous software company is planning to bring new tech-sector jobs to Prince Albert. PLATO, Canada's only Indigenous software testing and technology services company, said it's currently recruit...
Jan 25, 2023
Saskatchewan freezes grazing rates for Crown land in 2023
Ranchers who lease Saskatchewan Crown land for grazing got good news Wednesday, when the Ministry of Agriculture announced that rates will be frozen for 2023. In addition, the ministry added that thos...
Jan 25, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 4.5%, highest mark since 2007
Canada's key interest rate has risen for an eighth straight month. The Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced it had raised the rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5 per cent, its highest mark...
Jan 25, 2023
Prime minister and premiers to discuss health-care funding during meeting in Ottawa
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit down with Canada's premiers next month to try and hammer out a new deal for health-care funding. Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday morning, saying the meet...
Jan 25, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Pats raise nearly $30,000 from SpongeBob jersey auction
By Brett Lubkiwski The Regina Pats raised $29,550 on Nickelodeon Night at the Brandt Centre on Saturday, when they auctioned off their one-time, game-worn SpongeBob SquarePants jerseys. Connor Bedard'...
Jan 25, 2023
Riders announce signing of American running back
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are bringing back running back B.J. Emmons. The 6-foot-0, 220-pounder was on the CFL team’s practice roster last season after initially signing in October. Emmons ha...
Jan 24, 2023
App launched to reduce number of youths reported missing from care
EGADZ, a Saskatoon youth outreach organization, is aiming to reduce the number of youths reported missing from government care by launching a new app that provides more tools and information to youth ...
Jan 24, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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