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Police watchdog agency notified after man dies during RCMP call on Onion Lake Cree Nation
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team has been notified after a man died during an RCMP call on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report about a wo...
Mar 20, 2026 "There is no indication that RCMP officers discharged their firearms during this police response," the RCMP said in a statement. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Reaction to provincial budget comes in from across Sask. sectors
While the Official opposition has made clear its stance on the latest provincial budget, an assortment of reaction is coming in from across Saskatchewan. Many sectors are questioning whether what has ...
Mar 19, 2026 Finance Minister Jim Reiter said the economic turmoil around the world is having an impact, and preventing the province from achieving the kind of growth it expected. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon cops investigating a pair of armed robberies involving bear spray
Police in Saskatoon are investigating two armed robberies involving bear spray, which may have involved the same perpetrators. Both robberies happened on Wednesday. The first incident saw officers cal...
Mar 19, 2026 Police said the two alleged robberies are currently under investigation, and officers believe they are related. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
SaskPower project to link Saskatchewan's northern and southern power grids
A project by SaskPower will connect the province's northern and southern power grids, with the aim of improving reliability and growth in northern Saskatchewan. The two power grids currently operate i...
Mar 19, 2026 SaskPower said the approval of the north-south transmission systems interconnection project will see the installation of two new transmission lines, running roughly 250 kilometres from the E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station to the IslandFalls Hydroelectric Station. (SaskPower/X)
Man arrested after allegedly pointing fake gun at armoured car employee
A man was arrested in Saskatoon on Wednesday morning after allegedly menacing an employee of an armoured car service with a fake gun. According to police, officers were called to the 100 block of Hamp...
Mar 19, 2026 Police said the 63-year-old man is now facing “multiple” gun-related charges. (650 CKOM file photo)
Murray Wood: Hard to know how much confidence to have in the Sask. budget
After last year's Saskatchewan budget went from a tiny surplus to a major deficit, Murray Wood says it's difficult to say how much confidence a person should have in the government's latest figures. M...
Mar 19, 2026
Sarah Mills: Little change in direction from this Saskatchewan budget
It's another deficit budget from the Saskatchewan Party government. The province is promising to be back in a surplus situation in the coming years, but that is a message Sarah Mills has heard before....
Mar 19, 2026
Police investigating 'suspicious' death on Sask. First Nation
Authorities are investigating a suspicious death on a First Nation in northern Saskatchewan. On March 16, Beauval RCMP received a report that a woman was being treated for serious injuries in hospital...
Mar 18, 2026 Saskatchewan RCMP are investigating after a 51-year-old Canoe Lake Cree First Nation woman died in hospital from injuries on March 17, 2026. (650 CKOM file photo)
VIDEO: No tax hikes or service cuts in Saskatchewan budget, despite $819M deficit
The Government of Saskatchewan is predicting a deficit of $819 million in 2026-27. Finance Minister Jim Reiter, who introduced the provincial budget on Wednesday afternoon, said the government chose n...
Mar 18, 2026 Saskatchewan's Minister of Finance, Jim Reiter, March 18, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Premier Scott Moe's approval falls two points to 51 per cent in latest Angus Reid survey
A survey published on Wednesday by the Angus Reid Institute indicates that Premier Scott Moe's popularity dropped slightly in the last quarter, but Saskatchewan's leader remains the third most popular...
Mar 18, 2026 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe saw his popularity fall two points in the last quarter, according to the survey results, but he remains one of just three Canadian premiers with positive approval ratings. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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