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LutherCare responds to union's strike notice
LutherCare Communities said it is reassuring residents and families in six unionized group homes that will be affected by Service Employees' International Union-West (SEIU-West) job action. SEIU-West,...
Apr 23, 2024 Barbara Cape, president of SEIU-West. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Transit union says assaults on bus drivers growing more violent in Saskatoon
The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is sounding the alarm after alleged assaults on bus drivers have become increasingly violent in recent days. Darcy Pederson, the president of Amalgamated Transit Un...
Apr 23, 2024 The head of the union that represents Saskatoon bus drivers says there have been six incidents of violence against bus drivers reported in the past two weeks. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. residents will continue to receive federal carbon rebates, Trudeau says
The carbon tax rebates that people in Saskatchewan receive four times a year will continue, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The prime minister stopped in Saskatoon for a brief visit to Wan...
Apr 23, 2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at Wanuskewin Cultural Park on Tuesday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
MP Gary Vidal says he won't seek re-election due to changing riding boundaries
Gary Vidal, who represents the Saskatchewan riding of Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River in the House of Commons, says he won't seek re-election next year. Vidal said the changing geography of the nor...
Apr 23, 2024 Gary Vidal has represented the northern riding of Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River since 2019. (Gary Vidal, MP/Twitter)
Ukrainian Pavilion pulls out of Folkfest due to high costs, low attendance
Saskatoon Folkfest will be missing one of its most beloved pavilions when the festival gets rolling this summer. The Ukrainian Karpaty Pavilion will not be a part of this year's festival. While the pa...
Apr 23, 2024 Ukrainian dancers perform at River Landing in Saskatoon. (Ukrainian Karpaty Pavilion YXE/Facebook)
Mobility lift helps Saskatchewan farmer return to the field
More than a year and a half had gone by since Taron Ham last sat behind the wheel of a tractor. The 25-year-old, who farms with his family in southern Saskatchewan, was brimming with nerves and excite...
Apr 23, 2024 Taron Ham will be back in the field for seeding this spring with the help of his new agriculture mobility lift. (Submitted)
Saskatoon golf courses set to open for the season Wednesday
Get the clubs out -- three Saskatoon city-run golf courses will open up for the season Wednesday. According to the city, Holiday Park Golf Course will open its 27 holes, Silverwood Golf Course will ha...
Apr 23, 2024 (650 CKOM file photo)
Workers at LutherCare group home serve strike notice for Wednesday
Community service workers for LutherCare Communities Group Homes (LCGH) have served a strike notice to their employer. The strike is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. "This action will result...
Apr 22, 2024 Barbara Cape, president of SEIU-West. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Volunteers clear garbage from Meewasin Valley to mark Earth Day
On Earth Day, dozens of volunteers gathered at the Meewasin Valley on Monday to pick up garbage around the area to kick off an annual cleanup campaign. Andrea Lafond, the CEO of the Meewasin Valley Au...
Apr 22, 2024 Rachel Sikorski, a volunteer with the Meewasin Valley Authority, helps pick up garbage for an annual cleanup campaign. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
'Emotions run high,' Jeremy Harrison says of outbursts in legislature
Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison says emotions run high in the Saskatchewan legislature, and it's nothing new. Speaking at a news conference in Saskatoon on Monday, Harrison was a...
Apr 22, 2024
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