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Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame seeks support as membership dips
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is in a tough spot. According to a statement from president and CEO Jane Shury, the hall of fame in Battleford has seen a great decline in both member...
Jan 31, 2024 The museum is home to the largest baseball bat in Canada. (Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Facebook)
Moose Jaw MLA facing charges of assault and assault by choking
The MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow is facing assault charges. On Tuesday, the Government Caucus Office said MLA Greg Lawrence resigned from the Saskatchewan Party caucus. While details weren't given, the o...
Jan 31, 2024 Greg Lawrence. (Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly)
BHP donates $150,000 for medically inclusive child-care centre in Saskatoon
Saskatoon's new medically inclusive child-care centre will feature an on-site nursing station thanks to a six-figure donation from BHP. The mining and metals giant wrote a $150,000 cheque to Hope's Ho...
Jan 31, 2024 The new centre in Saskatoon will care for 144 children from six weeks to six years old. (Hope's Home/Submitted)
Inmate's death confirmed at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
An inmate has died while serving his sentence at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert. Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed in a release that Rocky Meechance died while in custody o...
Jan 31, 2024 Correctional Service Canada said the inmate died Monday. (paNOW file photo)
Sask. communities benefit from $1.5 million in charitable gaming grants
More than 850 groups around the province are benefiting from the latest round of Saskatchewan's charitable gaming grants. The grants go to groups and organizations that hold licensed charitable gaming...
Jan 31, 2024 The quarterly grants are made when organizations hold licensed, charitable gaming activities like bingos or poker nights. (City Centre Bingo/Facebook)
Weather records fall like dominoes as warm air blankets Sask.
The warm, Pacific air blowing into Saskatchewan is breaking temperature records all over the province. According to Environment Canada, 23 communities set new record highs for Jan. 30 on Tuesday, than...
Jan 31, 2024 Weather records have been falling left and right this week as warm, Pacific air blows into Saskatchewan. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
MLA Greg Lawrence resigns from Sask. Party caucus amid police investigation
Moose Jaw Wakamow MLA Greg Lawrence announced his resignation from the Saskatchewan Party caucus on Tuesday. According to a four-sentence statement from the Government Caucus Office, his decision to r...
Jan 30, 2024 Greg Lawrence. (Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly)
Warm weather causes rise in calls about Saskatoon house floods
As warmer winter days continue in Saskatchewan, homeowners are being faced with the unexpected challenge of water flooding into their homes. Kevin Gurney, the construction project manager for Saskatoo...
Jan 30, 2024 Kevin Gurney with Saskatoon Fire and Flood says they’ve received an influx of calls with the recent warm weather spell in Saskatchewan. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
University of Saskatchewan demolishes silos, barn on campus
On Monday, demolition crews began tearing down two silos on the University of Saskatchewan campus at the corner of College Drive and Preston Avenue. The original dairy barn has also been torn down by ...
Jan 30, 2024 Silos located on the University of Saskatchewan campus have been demolished. The silos had stood there since 1972. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan family finds the white whale of hockey card collections
Typically when you clean up your house, you'll find a handful of dust bunnies, a box of clothes that don't fit anymore, and a dusty collection of gifts from distant relatives that haven't found their ...
Jan 30, 2024
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