Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Indigenous initiatives get $61.5 million in gaming payments
Saskatchewan will see $61.5 million going towards Indigenous initiatives this year through gaming payments. According to the Government of Saskatchewan, COVID-related casino closures impacted the paym...
Jul 12, 2022 The Dakota Dunes Casino. (Photo courtesy of SIGA)
Cigarette butts sparked fire on Hargreaves Lane, fire department says
Cigarette butts sparked a house fire on Hargreaves Lane, according to the Saskatoon Fire Department. Firefighters were called to Hargreaves Lane at 7:45 p.m. Monday, the fire department said, where th...
Jul 12, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Heat warnings blanket most of Saskatchewan
Extreme heat warnings were blanketing most of Saskatchewan on Tuesday. The scorching weather is expected to last well into Wednesday before a brief break Thursday followed by extreme heat again over t...
Jul 12, 2022
RCMP confirms suspect among two men dead after Langham incident
The Saskatchewan RCMP has revealed a 38-year-old man was the victim in an apparent murder-suicide in Langham on Friday. The suspect, Justin Heimbecker, also was confirmed to be dead. In an update issu...
Jul 11, 2022
SaskPower rate increase approved, SaskEnergy also seeking rate hike
Homeowners in Saskatchewan will be paying more for power in the coming months - and their energy bills could be going up too. In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel announced it...
Jul 11, 2022
Mounties seize nearly 1 kilo of meth during traffic stop near Maple Creek
The Saskatchewan RCMP's Roving Traffic Unit has kept nearly a kilogram of methamphetamine from reaching the streets of Regina. In a media release Monday, the RCMP said officers from the unit were patr...
Jul 11, 2022
Missing five-year-old Frank Young found deceased
RCMP is confirming that five-year-old Frank Young's body has been found. Carrot River RCMP received a report on Saturday night at 7:06 pm that Young's body had been located deceased in the river on Re...
Jul 10, 2022 (RCMP/Submitted)
‘It was pretty scary’: People recount blustery evening in Saskatchewan
There was no shortage of intense weather throughout Saskatchewan on Friday evening. Marlene Durkin lives in the Blaine Lake area, roughly 80 kilometres north of Saskatoon. In her 20 years living there...
Jul 09, 2022
Storm chaser sees three tornadoes touch down near Paynton
Storm chaser Jenny Hagan caught up with a big one Friday northwest of North Battleford. "We've just seen three tornadoes touch down in the area - one north of Highway 16 (and) two south of Highway 16,...
Jul 08, 2022
Sask. Party leads over NDP, cost of living top issue for voters: Poll
A new survey by the Angus Reid Institute showed Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party still has a big lead over the NDP opposition, but potential voters aren't happy with the government's performance on heal...
Jul 08, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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