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Canada bans import of Russian alcohol, luxury goods
It's about to get a lot harder to find Russian alcohol on Canadian shelves. Canada will no longer allow the importing of luxury goods from Russia, including alcohol, seafood and diamonds, the federal ...
May 20, 2022
More than 600 suspended drivers caught in April: SGI
Driving without a valid licence can lead to heavy fines, higher insurance costs or even the loss of your vehicle, but according to new stats from SGI, hundreds of drivers in Saskatchewan aren't gettin...
May 20, 2022 Saskatoon police officers stand along 25 Street East near Kinsmen Avenue, watching for distracted drivers. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Jackpot!: Regina man wins nearly $1.2 million on VLT
Regina's Scott Wheatley is Saskatchewan's newest millionaire. The Western Canada Lottery Corporation announced Friday that Wheatley won the $1,188,958.43 Vault Breaker grand jackpot on a VLT at Regina...
May 20, 2022
It's back! Show & Shine weekend returns after 2 year hiatus
A summer staple in Saskatoon is returning to its former glory. Rock 102's Show and Shine Weekend will be held Aug. 19 to Aug. 21, featuring the classic rock festival and the popular car show, both of ...
May 20, 2022
1 dead, 2 hurt after suspected shooting in Saskatoon
A 29-year-old man is dead and two people are wounded after a shooting in Saskatoon's Nutana area Thursday afternoon. Police received a call around 4:30 p.m. about an injured man in 100 block of Main S...
May 20, 2022 Officers located a man dead outside an apartment building in the 700 block of Melrose Avenue on May 20th, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Blades swing four trades, select 12 players in WHL draft
The Saskatoon Blades were wheeling and dealing Thursday on WHL draft day. The Blades made four trades, picking up an additional three 2022 draft picks. Saskatoon ended up with 12 selections in the lot...
May 19, 2022
Saskatchewan reports 465 new COVID cases, 22 more deaths
A sixth person under the age of 19 was among the Saskatchewan residents who died of COVID-19 in the province’s latest reporting period. The Ministry of Health's weekly update Thursday reported t...
May 19, 2022
Seeding in Saskatchewan still behind schedule due to spring rains
Rain continues to put a damper on seeding in Saskatchewan. According to the weekly crop report from the province’s Ministry of Agriculture, 33 per cent of the 2022 crop is in the ground, signifi...
May 19, 2022
SGI mails first batch of rebate cheques
The first SGI rebate cheques are in the mail and the rest will be sent by the end of the month, the Crown corporation announced this morning. SGI customers will receive a $100 rebate cheque for each v...
May 19, 2022
SaskPower to inspect more than 100,000 wooden poles
After spring snowstorms damaged some of its infrastructure, SaskPower workers will be inspecting more than 101,000 wooden power poles around the province this year to help ensure the power grid stays ...
May 19, 2022 (SaskPower/Twitter)
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