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Argos QB Chad Kelly suspended for violating CFL gender-based violence policy
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly will be off the field for at least nine games. Kelly was suspended on Tuesday by the Canadian Football League for violating its policy on gender-based violence...
May 07, 2024 Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly passes the ball while playing against the Montreal Alouettes during first half CFL Eastern Conference finals football action in Toronto on Saturday, November 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Rainfall warnings continue in southwest Sask., up to 75 millimetres expected
Rainfall warnings in southwest Saskatchewan remained in effect on Tuesday, with up to 75 millimetres of rain expected in some areas. According to Environment Canada, which first issued the warning on ...
May 07, 2024 Rainfall warnings continued in the southwest on Tuesday. (980 CJME file photo)
Health ministry says Sask. saw highest-ever surgical volume in 2023-24
Saskatchewan set a surgical record recently, the Ministry of Health says, with more than 95,700 procedures performed over 12 months. According to the ministry, the record for the highest number of sur...
May 07, 2024 The Ministry of Health says the province set a new record, with more than 95,700 procedures performed over 12 months. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
SaskAlert test set for Wednesday during Emergency Preparedness Week
A test of the provincewide alert system has been scheduled for Wednesday morning. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, the test will take place at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, and will be d...
May 07, 2024 The SaskAlert system will be tested just before noon on Wednesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police knock down door to help woman after domestic disturbance
Police in Saskatoon knocked down a door to help an injured woman during a domestic disturbance call on Sunday. According to police, officers were dispatched to a home on Baltzan Boulevard just before ...
May 07, 2024 Officers breached a door to help an injured woman and arrest her alleged attacker. (650 CKOM file photo)
SHA suspends transitional care admissions at Diamond House after inspection
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has suspended transitional care admissions at a Warman personal care home after a recent, unannounced Health Ministry inspection found eight "non compliance" infracti...
May 07, 2024 The SHA has suspended transitional care admissions at Diamond House after the Health Ministry found eight infractions during a recent inspection. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Teens charged after 'high-risk' police stop in University Heights
The Guns & Gangs unit assisted Saskatoon police officers around 11:30 p.m. Friday after reports of an injured person in the 400 block of Kenderdine Road. While they could not find the victim, they...
May 06, 2024 Officers found several guns after searching two vehicles parked in the 100 block of Nelson Road on Fri., May 3, 2024. (Google Street View)
Farmers in southeast Sask. optimistic as rain eases dry conditions
Recent rain appears to have relieved some dry conditions in the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. That's according to Lee Stanley, a farmer near Gainsborough, who said on the Greg Morgan Morning Show ...
May 06, 2024
SIRT investigates woman's death after wellness check by Swift Current RCMP
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a Swift Current woman died following a wellness check by RCMP. According to police, officers from the Swift Current RCMP detachment...
May 06, 2024 The case is under investigation by SIRT, as it involved a death in police custody. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Red Dress Day workshop at Wanuskewin honours MMIW
For Chanelle Gamble, Red Dress Day is far more than just another day. "I'm very passionate about this, because I've had some of my family members who have gone missing and who have been murdered as we...
May 06, 2024 Elder Maria Linklater attended the Red Dress Day workshop at Wanuskewin on Sunday. She opened the event with a prayer and stayed for the duration of the workshop. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
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