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Teachers withdrawing noon hour supervision on Tuesday
The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) has announced another sanction for the upcoming week. On Saturday, the STF announced another withdrawal of noon-hour supervision on Tues, March 5. Eight teac...
Mar 02, 2024 P.A. teachers and supporters lined up on 15th Street East on the last one-day strike on Jan. 22. (Prince Albert & Area Teachers' Association/Facebook)
'A very active weekend:' Major snowstorm on its way to Saskatchewan
It was the calm before the storm in Saskatchewan on Friday as another big winter storm system made its way toward the province. Environment Canada has predicted that close to a foot of snow could fall...
Mar 01, 2024 A snowstorm that could bring up to a foot of snow is heading towards Saskatchewan (650 CKOM file photo)
Tkachuk, Gormley reflect on Mulroney's impact on Canada
Tributes and reflections continued to pour in Friday following the passing of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Former senator David Tkachuk, who hails from Saskatoon, got to know Mulroney in the ...
Mar 01, 2024 Sen. David Tkachuk (left) and former prime minister Brian Mulroney (right) at the Japanese embassy in 2011. (David Tkachuk/Submitted)
Duncan defends decision to stop remitting carbon tax on home heating
SaskEnergy minister Dustin Duncan says he's ready for whatever comes next. On Thursday, Duncan announced that Saskatchewan will not remit the carbon tax on natural gas used for home heating to Ottawa....
Mar 01, 2024 Dustin Duncan, minister responsible for SaskEnergy, says he's ready for what comes next after making the decision to stop remitting the carbon tax collected on home heating in Saskatchewan back to Ottawa. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Small cities ask Stats Can to halt 'detrimental' crime severity index
Mayors of small cities from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia are calling on Statistics Canada to halt the release of its annual Crime Severity Index until consultations are held wi...
Mar 01, 2024 Mayors and leaders from small cities gathered in Saskatoon on Thursday to call on Statistics Canada to change the way the Crime Severity Index rankings are posted. Many claim it's cost their communities both economic and population growth. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
FIBA 3x3, inaugural YXE Urban Games coming to Saskatoon's Victoria Park
Saskatoon's Victoria Park will be busy this August. On Wednesday, Discover Saskatoon announced the FIBA 3x3 women's basketball series will be coming to the Bridge City along with a new event called th...
Feb 28, 2024 Humboldt's Paige Crozon launches a three-point shot during a FIBA 3x3 event in Edmonton. (Photo courtesy of FIBA 3x3/Canada Basketball)
Boarded-up home goes up in flames in Westmount neighbourhood
A boarded-up home in Saskatoon's Westmount neighbourhood went up in flames early Tuesday morning. Fire crews were called to the 200 block of Avenue K North just after 4:30 a.m. after someone reported ...
Feb 27, 2024 Firefighters in Saskatoon battle a fire at a boarded-up home on Feb. 27, 2024. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Red Cross official calls Ukrainians resilient
Two years ago Saturday, Russia invaded Ukraine -- and millions of lives have been affected over that time. Angela Hill, a communications delegate with the Red Cross, is currently in Ukraine. She spoke...
Feb 24, 2024 Oleksandra Kolisnyk, 75, repairs any rips or hems in donated clothes ensuring used is like new for displaced people arriving in Dnipro. (Angela Hill X)
Saskatchewan teachers announce more withdrawals for Tuesday
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation has announced another round of strike action. On Saturday, teachers gave notice of another one-day sanction that will include a rotating strike, withdrawal ...
Feb 24, 2024 P.A. teachers and supporters lined up on 15th Street East on the last one-day strike on Jan. 22. (Prince Albert & Area Teachers' Association/Facebook)
Family advocates for CO detectors after deadly Davidson house fire
The son of a couple who died in a house fire in Davidson on Sunday says the tragedy serves as a reminder to ensure smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are installed and checked regularly. "It h...
Feb 22, 2024 Michael and Pauline Woodcock died following a house fire in Davidson on Feb. 18, 2024. (Darren Woodcock/Facebook)
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