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Teachers at Saskatoon public, Catholic schools to strike Wednesday
Teachers in Saskatchewan are headed to the picket lines again this week. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) announced on Sunday that the following divisions will strike on Wednesday: Creighto...
Feb 04, 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)
Suspicious death, officer-involved shooting in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating an officer-involved shooting and suspicious death in Saskatoon. The incident happened in the early-morning hours on Saturday i...
Feb 03, 2024 Saskatoon police are investigating an officer-involved shooting and suspicious death. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. farmers not panicking over warm temperatures in February
Saskatchewan farmers don't think the above-average temperatures this winter are putting them out to pasture. "I don't think they'll affect us yet," said Ian Boxall, the president of the Agricultural P...
Feb 03, 2024 In spite of less-than-ideal weather conditions, farmers are staying optimistic about their prospects this year. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Warm weather gives green light for some garden preparation
January just ended this week, but it's already time to start thinking about buying seeds and - thanks to the warm weather in Saskatchewan - pruning trees. Jill van Duyvendyk with Dutch Growers, co-hos...
Feb 03, 2024 Jill van Duyvendyk with Dutch Growers says the first week of February is the time to pick up seeds for the upcoming season and get some of them started. (650 CKOM file photo)
Students in Regina stage walkout in support of teachers
Some students in Regina began the new semester with a walkout in support of the province's teachers. On Friday afternoon, about 100 students gathered outside the Legislative Building and staged a rall...
Feb 02, 2024
Woman on remand at Pine Grove Correctional Centre dies in hospital
By Nigel Maxwell A 24-year-old woman who was on remand at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre has died. Late Thursday afternoon, she was found unresponsive in a living unit at the institution in Prince...
Feb 02, 2024 A woman on remand at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert has died. (paNOW file photo)
Loaded gun found at Saskatoon's St. Mark School
Saskatoon police are investigating after a loaded gun was found at a Fairhaven elementary school. The weapon was found on Wednesday morning at St. Mark School. Derrick Kunz with Greater Saskatoon Cath...
Feb 02, 2024 Police say a loaded rifle was found at St. Mark School on Wednesday. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon police investigating stabbing near Market Mall
A 26-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing early Friday in Saskatoon. Police said officers responded just before 3 a.m. to a parking lot in the 2300 block of Preston Avenu...
Feb 02, 2024 The stabbing was reported to police just before 3 a.m. Friday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. student accused of cheating says penalty came before proof
A University of Regina nursing student wrongfully accused of cheating is frustrated he faced consequences before any investigations took place. Tyvan Yee opened his email on Jan. 1 to find a message i...
Feb 02, 2024 Tyvan Yee is a second-year nursing student who was accused of cheating early this year. He has since been cleared of the accusation. (Tyvan Yee/Submitted)
From ballet to track, Nicole Ostertag hoping to live Olympic dream
The road to the Olympics often takes a lifetime of work focusing on a single sport, but for Saskatoon's Nicole Ostertag, the path she hopes will take her to Paris 2024 has been anything but traditiona...
Feb 02, 2024 Saskatoon’s Nicole Ostertag is hoping to make it to the Paris Olympics as a track athlete. (Mundo Sports Images/Submitted)
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