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'Unaffordable, unconstitutional, unattainable:' Sask. slams proposed power regulations
The federal government's proposed Clean Electricity Regulations are getting a big stamp of disapproval from the Government of Saskatchewan. According to the province, the proposed regulations "impose ...
Nov 21, 2023 Dustin Duncan, minister responsible for SaskPower, says he 'will not risk the affordability and reliability of Saskatchewan's power grid to attempt the impossible based on an arbitrary federal emissions target and timeline.' (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Speeding semi leads Swift Current Mounties to massive cigarette seizure
A speeding semi led to a massive seizure of illegal cigarettes for RCMP officers in Swift Current last week. According to the RCMP, officers from the Swift Current Rural detachment spotted the speedin...
Nov 21, 2023 The driver of the semi is expected to appear in court in Swift Current in January. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Charges pending after suspected impaired driver hits tree: Police
Police in Saskatoon say charges are pending after a suspected impaired driver crashed into a tree on Whiteswan Drive. Officers were called to the street on Saskatoon's north end at around midnight on ...
Nov 21, 2023 Police say a 29-year-old man has died after a stabbing on June 3, 2024 (650 CKOM file photo)
Protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire disrupt Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
MLAs left the chamber at the Legislative Assembly in Regina on Monday as proceedings were disrupted by a protest. According to The Canadian Press, dozens of protesters in the gallery chanting for a ce...
Nov 20, 2023 Monday's proceedings in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan were disrupted by protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Monday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Groundbreaking ovarian cancer trial takes off in Saskatchewan
A clinical trial for ovarian cancer has launched in Saskatchewan, aiming to improve the quality of life for patients and provide more information when it comes to choosing a treatment path. The study ...
Nov 20, 2023 A new trial for ovarian cancer is made possible in Saskatchewan by a next generation sequencer, which came as a donation. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
MacKay sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in wife's poisoning death
By Angela Brown A man charged in the death of his wife Cindy MacKay was sentenced to life imprisonment in Battleford's Court of King's Bench on Monday. Michael MacKay, 41, was charged with first-degre...
Nov 20, 2023 Michael MacKay being taken away following court Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP identify man hurt in collision on Highway 11
UPDATE: RCMP now say they have been able to identify the man hit by a vehicle on Sunday, as someone from the North Battleford detachment area. According to a brief statement, police are not releasing ...
Nov 20, 2023 Police say this man was injured in a collision on Highway 11 near Duck Lake early on Sunday morning. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatchewan makes Holocaust education mandatory in schools
Studying the Holocaust will soon be a requirement for high school students across Saskatchewan. According to the Ministry of Education, a renewed curriculum for Social Studies 10 will soon include a m...
Nov 20, 2023 A man walks next to the ''Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets You Free) gate at the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau are gathering to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp in the final months of World War II, amid horror that yet another war has shattered the peace in Europe. The camp was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan. 27, 1945. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
Rapid-access counselling for kids expanding in west-central Sask.
The province is expanding its free, rapid-access counselling program for young people to more communities in west-central Saskatchewan. Annual funding of $1.7 million announced Monday will allow Famil...
Nov 20, 2023 Saskatchewan is expanding a free counselling program for young people to several more communities. (650 CKOM file photo)
Province unveils policing grants for Prince Albert, Yorkton
The police services in Prince Albert and Yorkton will have a number of positions funded by the provincial government through its Municipal Police Grants program. This year's annual funding adds up to ...
Nov 20, 2023 The annual municipal police grant funding adds up to $3.04 million in Prince Albert for 2023. (paNOW file photo)
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