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Indigenous Services Canada confirms plans to publicly release FSIN forensic audit report
By Nigel Maxwell Three weeks since news was leaked that Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) was planning to conduct a financial audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), there's som...
Apr 11, 2024 The Indigenous Services Canada office in Prince Albert is located in the Sturgeon Lake First Nation Sub-Office building. (Susan McNeil/paNOW file photo)
Future shelter spaces in Saskatoon could mean fewer beds in Fairhaven
Last fall, when the provincial government announced its $40.2-million homelessness plan, it included $14.1 million for 120 permanent emergency shelter spaces, with 60 of them slated for Saskatoon. The...
Apr 11, 2024 The province says if new shelter sites open in Saskatoon, the number of spaces at Fairhaven's 106-bed Emergency Wellness Centre will be reduced. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Province touts progress on health recruitment plan
The provincial government says it's making good progress on its Health Human Resources Action Plan, which aims to add 1,000 new people to Saskatchewan's health-care workforce. While Saskatchewan is st...
Apr 11, 2024 Health Minister Everett Hindley says the province is making "steady progress" on its Health Human Resources Action Plan. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Applications open for Saskatchewan's MMIWG+ community fund
Projects that will help prevent violence and improve safety for Indigenous woman, girls and two-spirit people are now eligible for funding. The provincial government opened applications on Thursday fo...
Apr 11, 2024 The monument to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls outside Saskatoon police headquarters. (650 CKOM file photo)
O.J. Simpson dead at 76, family says
Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, his family says. He was 76. According to a statement shared on social media, the former football star, actor and accused killer...
Apr 11, 2024 In this March 24, 1978 file photo, O.J. Simpson, left, smiles next to San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. at a news conference where the 49ers announced that Simpson had been traded to them from the Buffalo Bills, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Sal Veder, file)
B.C. man's search for his luggage ends in Saskatoon
It started off as a simple flight home, but ended up as a police investigation. Riley Phillips was aboard a Flair Airlines flight in February going from Toronto to Abbotsford. When he landed in the B....
Apr 11, 2024 Riley Phillips' suitcase ended up in Saskatoon. Thanks to his AirTag in the bag, he was able to recover his baggage. (Riley Phillips/Submitted)
Life-saving organ donation needed for Saskatoon baby
It should have been the best phone call of Megan Crawley's life. After weeks of searching for a living liver donor for her daughter, she learned her aunt was a perfect match. The news should have been...
Apr 11, 2024 Seven-month-old Emma Crawley is in dire need of a liver transplant. Her parents Megan and Kian, as well as her brother Theodore, have been by her side as they await the call that life saving organs are on the way. (Submitted)
'Careful when you burn:' Fire chief shares safety tips following large grass fire
A major grass fire sparked early Tuesday afternoon southeast of Saskatoon has fire chiefs in the area reminding people to be cautious during this dry season. Mike Beamish, the chief of the fire depart...
Apr 10, 2024 A grass fire burns north of Saskatoon on April 26, 2021. Fire chiefs are reminding people to be careful when they start controlled burns. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. mother, FSIN want longer sentence for impaired driver who hit son
Darnell Fineday suffered life-altering injuries when he was struck by an impaired driver at the intersection of Hart Road and 22nd Street last April. Now, the 28-year-old from the Mosquito First Natio...
Apr 10, 2024 "I don't ever want to see another mother go through what I've been through, it's very hard," said Charlene Fineday (left). Her son Darnell Fineday (right) was struck by an impaired driver in Saskatoon last year. (FSIN/Submitted)
SPS says more connection needed with Fairhaven, Confederation communities
Saskatoon Police Service Acting Chief Dave Haye told a city council committee Wednesday that more needs to be done to connect with the Fairhaven and Confederation Suburban Centre communities. He made ...
Apr 10, 2024 Saskatoon Interim Police Chief Dave Haye addresses city councillors on Wednesday. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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