Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Saskatoon police renew call for information in women's disappearance 2 years ago
It has been two years since the family of Mackenzie Lee Trottier last spent Christmas together. Mackenzie, then age 22, left her home in the 300 block of Trent Crescent on Dec. 21, 2020, and has not b...
Dec 22, 2022 (Photo courtesy of findmackenziet.com)
Santa spreads Christmas cheer to sick kids at JPCH
Sick kids at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) had their spirits lifted thanks to a visit by Santa Claus on Wednesday. The man in red made a special trip to visit the children, families, and...
Dec 22, 2022 Santa paid a visit to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital on December 21st, 2022 (JPCH staff)
SARM president says new provincial tax change will hurt rural municipalities
Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan previously had the ability to tax commercial property at nines times the rate that they've been allowed to tax agricultural property. That ratio has now been lower...
Dec 21, 2022
Police deem death suspicious after body found in alley
Police in Saskatoon are investigating after a body was found in an alley early Wednesday afternoon. The body was discovered by a passerby in an alley adjacent to 20th Street near Avenue C shortly befo...
Dec 21, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
RCMP warrant team involved in 30 arrests since April launch
The Saskatchewan RCMP's new Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) has been involved in the arrests of 30 wanted individuals since its launch in April. RCMP Supt. Glenn Church shared some of ...
Dec 21, 2022
New program offers firefighters auto extraction training, equipment
A new program in Saskatchewan is offering fire departments training and equipment to help them rescue people who are trapped inside vehicles. The Transportation Rescue Extraction Program (TREX), admin...
Dec 21, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police seize huge trove of drugs and weapons
Police in Saskatoon seized more than eight kilograms of methamphetamine after searching two homes last week. They also seized numerous weapons, body armour and other drugs. According to police, office...
Dec 21, 2022 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatchewan population passes 1.2 million for first time
More people than ever before are calling Saskatchewan home. According to the provincial government, record-high growth of 10,316 in the third quarter of 2022 sent the provincial population over 1.2 mi...
Dec 21, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Nick Marshall returns to Roughriders on one-year extension
The man who holds the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ all-time record for interception-return touchdowns is returning to the CFL team in 2023. The Roughriders announced Wednesday that American defensi...
Dec 21, 2022
Saskatoon company faces six-figure fine after worker falls from forklift
A Saskatoon contracting company has been ordered to pay $126,000 after a safety violation led to a worker's injury last year. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, King S...
Dec 21, 2022
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
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