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Affinity Credit Union CEO defends decision to leave St. Mary's location
The CEO of Affinity Credit Union in Saskatoon is standing by his company's decision to close its St. Mary's location. The location, which has been serving the surrounding community since 1949, is set ...
Dec 01, 2023 Saskatoon's St. Mary's Affinity Credit Union location is set to close on April 5. The company announced this week it will be leaving because of a rise in significant safety concerns for bank employees and customers. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Welfare check leads RCMP to homicide case in Yorkton
What started as a routine welfare check turned into a homicide case for Mounties in Yorkton on Thursday. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home on Sixth Avenue North for the check, and ...
Dec 01, 2023 Police said the case is now in the hands of RCMP Major Crimes. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Three charged with robbery, forcible confinement and extortion in Moose Jaw
A scary situation unfolded in Moose Jaw on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, officers responded to a 911 call about a person who was being held against their will and threatened inside a home at...
Dec 01, 2023 Police in Moose Jaw say a victim was pulled from their vehicle and confined at a home on a local trailer court. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. gained 1,500 jobs in November, unemployment at 5.1 per cent
Saskatchewan's 5.1 per cent unemployment rate was second-lowest among all provinces in November, as the province added 1,500 jobs. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan's jobless rate c...
Dec 01, 2023
Rush eager to return to playoffs as season gets underway
There's a new feeling around the Saskatchewan Rush as it gets set to begin the 2024 National Lacrosse League season. After missing the playoffs in each of the past two seasons, the Rush made a decisio...
Dec 01, 2023 The Saskatchewan Rush takes the field to play Calgary in a pre-season game in Moose Jaw. (Saskatchewan Rush/Submitted)
Sask. bakeries left with bitter taste amid brown sugar shortage
The holiday season is not looking so sweet for Saskatchewan bakeries due to a brown sugar shortage in Western Canada. A labour strike at the the Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver had 138 workers walk...
Dec 01, 2023 A strike at a Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver has left grocery store shelves in Western Canada bare of sugar products. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon council trims $6M from budget gap; fee increases planned
After three days of budget deliberations, Saskatoon city councillors have trimmed about $6 million from a two-year, $40-million funding gap. According to Clae Hack, the city's chief financial officer,...
Nov 30, 2023 Saskatoon City Hall. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Two men hurt after dog attack in Holiday Park
Saskatoon police say two men were attacked by a pair of dogs in the Holiday Park area Wednesday night. According to police, a man was walking with his three young children on Schuyler Street when two ...
Nov 30, 2023 Police say two men were hurt in the dog attack, but three children were able to get away without being hurt. (650 CKOM file photo)
More than one million lights to shine at Saskatoon's Glow festival
Santa has lost his presents and needs magical friends like Rudolph and the Sugar Plum Fairy to find them. Glow's indoor light festival theme this year is a fairy tale Christmas that will take visitors...
Nov 30, 2023 More than one million lights are being used to illuminate displays at Glow. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon credit union closure leaves some asking for more to be done in area
Affinity Credit Union said this week it will close its St. Mary's location on 20th Street in Saskatoon next April. The news has left many in that community surprised and asking questions why the credi...
Nov 30, 2023 Saskatoon's St. Mary's Affinity Credit Union location is set to close on April 5. The company announced this week it will be leaving because of a rise in significant safety concerns for bank employees and customers. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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