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Six arrested, facing more than 100 combined charges following weapons investigation
The Saskatoon Police Service Guns & Gangs Unit has seized two guns and charged six suspects in a recent weapons investigation. On Monday around 1 p.m., members of the unit, along with Tactical Sup...
Aug 18, 2021 Pictured are two sawed-off guns that were seized by police in a major search warrant on Aug. 16, 2021. (Saskatoon Police Service)
Two charged in White Fox School break and enter
It took nearly two months, but a pair has been arrested in White Fox following an alleged break and enter at the community school. According to RCMP, members from the Nipawin and Smeaton detachments r...
Aug 18, 2021
12 volunteers named recipients of prestigious honour
Twelve Saskatchewan residents - including three from Saskatoon and two from Regina - will be receiving a prestigious honour later this month. The 2020 recipients of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal wi...
Aug 18, 2021 (Government House - Saskatchewan/Facebook)
Calgary Stampeders to take on the B.C. Lions without veteran starter Bo Levi Mitchell
The Calgary Stampeders will chase their first win of the season without veteran starter Bo Levi Mitchell. The Stampeders placed the two-time winner of the CFL's outstanding player award on the six-gam...
Aug 18, 2021
Sask. Medical Association urging masks and vaccines in schools
The Saskatchewan Medical Association is joining the chorus of voices calling for more measures ahead of school starting to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the classroom. "We want students to return to ...
Aug 18, 2021
Saskatchewan credit rating 'strong' despite pandemic
Saskatchewan is sitting with a strong credit rating, despite a global pandemic and a recession. According to a recent report by S&P Global Ratings, Saskatchewan is sitting at a AA credit rating wi...
Aug 18, 2021 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the first-quarter budget update on Aug. 27, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP calling for clear back-to-school plan, province considering allowing 11-year-olds vaccinations
In two weeks, thousands of kids will be streaming into schools once again, but with public health orders and the Delta variant now dominant the NDP is sounding the alarm. "As a parent, I think that I ...
Aug 18, 2021
As industry promises to build, Sask. Chamber CEO wary of labour shortage
While the CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is feeling bullish about major capital investments in the province’s natural resource sector, he does foresee one challenge. This past year,...
Aug 18, 2021
Latest COVID update Aug. 18 – 131 new cases and most hospitalizations since mid-June reported
Another 131 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Saskatchewan Wednesday and hospitalized cases in the province rose by three. Of the new cases reported, 103 (78 per cent) were unvaccinated, 10 (eight pe...
Aug 18, 2021
City programs wrap as summer nears close
The end of summer is fast approaching and with it, Saskatoon's summer programming will soon be wrapping up. The final days of operation will take place from Aug. 19 through Sept. 6 for outdoor pools, ...
Aug 18, 2021 Workers prepare the George Ward Pool for patrons, beginning Wednesday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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