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Sask. no longer providing pipes, instructions to drug users
The provincial government will no longer provide meth and crack pipes to drug users in Saskatchewan. In addition, the government will no longer provide instructions for illicit drug use and will ban t...
Jan 18, 2024 Dr. Carson MacPherson says the Saskatchewan government is moving appropriately towards recovery rather than solely focusing harm reduction when it comes to tackling the issue of addiction in the province. (650 CKOM file photo)
Day 3: RCMP witness at JSCN inquest discusses drug trade, warrants
Four RCMP members are expected to take the witness stand as the coroner’s inquest into the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation enters day three. RCMP Staff Sergeant Ryan Case was first to s...
Jan 17, 2024
Optimist Hill reopens with more snow after extreme cold
A couple of months ago the lack of snow and warm temperatures were the two biggest issues for Optimist Hill -- now that is the last thing the hill has to worry about. Instead, extreme cold temperature...
Jan 17, 2024 Snowboarders ride down the hill together during Optimist Hill's opening day on Feb. 10, 2019. (650 CKOM file photo)
Former Humboldt Bronco Tyler Smith speaks about mental health
Over five years after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Tyler Smith continues to share his story of recovery. Tyler Smith will be speaking at a mental health event at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina o...
Jan 17, 2024
RCMP witness faces questioning at James Smith Cree Nation inquest
Though the emotions in the room were thick on Tuesday at the James Smith Cree Nation inquest, that didn't prevent lawyers or jurors from questioning the first witness. Keith Brown is the co-counsel re...
Jan 17, 2024
VIDEO: Fire damages vintage A&W in downtown Prince Albert
Prince Albert residents watched the city's first A&W restaurant go up in smoke and flames Wednesday morning. The fire broke out shortly after 5 a.m. causing significant damage. An update from the ...
Jan 17, 2024 Flames engulfed the vintage A&W in downtown Prince Albert on Jan 17, 2024 (Roxanne Bergen/Facebook)
Police use stun gun to subdue man at Midtown Common
Shoppers at a Saskatoon mall on Tuesday witnessed police use a stun gun to take down an uncooperative suspect. Shortly before 3:00 p.m., members of the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) guns and gangs un...
Jan 17, 2024 Police used a stun gun to subdue a suspect at Midtown Common on Tuesday afternoon. (File photo)
Extreme cold warnings end after frigid week in Saskatchewan
After a full week in the deep freeze, Saskatchewan is beginning to warm up. The extreme cold warnings that have been in effect for much of the province since last Wednesday all came to an end on Tuesd...
Jan 16, 2024 Extreme cold warnings are finally coming to an end after a seriously cold week across Saskatchewan. (650 CKOM file photo)
CAA Sask. fields thousands of service requests during extreme cold
While everything seems to slow down in the cold, CAA Saskatchewan has been busy dealing with thousands of calls for help. Since the extreme cold descended on the province on Thursday, the organization...
Jan 16, 2024 CAA Saskatchewan says it's fielded around 4,000 calls for assistance since Thursday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Day 2: Emotions intensify as testimony continues at JSCN inquest
The first witness revealed new details about the September, 2022 killings on the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon during the second day of a coroner's inquest. RCMP Staff Sergeant Robin Zentner bega...
Jan 16, 2024
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