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Sask. agriculture minister heading to India, UAE on trade mission
As Premier Scott Moe heads to Washington and Mexico in an effort to counter tariffs threatened by United States President Donald Trump, Saskatchewan's agriculture minister is off to India and the Unit...
Feb 11, 2025 The provincial government said its network of nine international trade offices – including those in India and the UAE – are “working to grow Saskatchewan's exports, attract investment into the province and strengthen relationships with our partners in these markets.” (980 CJME file photo)
NDP, parents call for provincial funding after EA layoffs
Erin Gerwing fears that her son Luca will struggle in class without the support of an educational assistant. Gerwing's son is in Grade 2 at Silverspring School in Saskatoon, and has autism, ADHD, and ...
Feb 11, 2025 NDP education critic Matt Love called on the provincial government to fund the 80 laid off EA positions. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Husband of daycare owner sentenced to 15 years for sex assault, child porn
By Julia Lovett-Squires The husband of a home-based daycare owner will spend the next 15 years in jail for sexually assaulting two boys under the age of three and using children entrusted into his wif...
Feb 11, 2025 Joseph Sproull walks up to King's Bench in Battleford on Feb. 10. He has been sentenced to 15 years. (Julia Lovett-Squires/battlefordsNOW Staff)
King of Kovbasa: Martensville butcher crowned top Sask. sausage maker
A crowd of nearly 800 gathered at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park last week, ready to partake in a beloved tradition that's as fiercely contested as it is fun. The air was alive with the sounds of Ukrain...
Feb 11, 2025 Trent Ens of Smokehaus Meats is the reigning King of Kovbasa. This is the third year in a row that Ens has won the Saskatchewan-wide sausage contest, adding to his impressive seven victories in total. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon community rinks hit with theft and vandalism
In a discouraging trend that's leaving community rink co-ordinators worried, at least four outdoor rinks have been hit with a string of thefts and vandalism this winter. In November 2024, the Eastview...
Feb 11, 2025 In January 2025, the Hampton Village community rink had a storage shed damaged and their snow sweeper stolen, along with two jerry cans full of gas. (Hampton Village Community Association website)
Grenfell man, 82, and 60-year-old man from Bruno die in weekend crashes
A man from Bruno as well as a man from Grenfell have died in two separate fatal crashes in the province over the weekend. Saskatoon RCMP said in a new release on Monday that Saskatoon detachment was c...
Feb 10, 2025 (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
The Mustard Seed takes over the former downtown Saskatoon Lighthouse
Downtown Saskatoon has a new face on a familiar land mark - the former Lighthouse building on Second Avenue South. Since Dec. 1, 2024, Alberta-based non-profit organization The Mustard Seed has taken ...
Feb 10, 2025 The Mustard Seed took over running and operating the downtown building on Dec. 1, 2024. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Extreme cold warnings return to much of Saskatchewan
After a brief reprieve this weekend, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued more extreme cold warnings for many parts of the province on Sunday afternoon. ECCC said that another prolonged...
Feb 09, 2025 The South Saskatchewan River weir during a period of extreme cold. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon organizations keeping city's most vulnerable warm in cold weather
As the cold temperatures in Saskatchewan look to continue for the foreseeable future, many folks will be bundling up with an extra layer. But some of Saskatoon's most vulnerable won't have that luxury...
Feb 08, 2025 The Saskatoon Fire Department and five city organizations, are running a winter clothing drive until Feb. 14. Pictured is Saskatoon’s Sage Clan Patrol handing out warm clothes in 2023. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Patience is key for those wanting spring to arrive in Saskatchewan
After another major snow dump across the province, many people in Saskatchewan may begin counting down the days to spring. So far this winter Saskatoon and Regina have combined for around 80 centimete...
Feb 07, 2025 Senior Climatologist David Phillips said people in Saskatchewan will have to be patient as they wait for spring to return (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
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