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Hundreds rally in Regina against pronoun policies as province pushes forward
Protesters against Saskatchewan's controversial education policies gathered at the Legislative Building on Tuesday as the government worked to make the new policies law. The new policies require paren...
Oct 10, 2023 Hundreds of people gather in front of the Saskatchewan legislature to show their opposition to the school pronoun policy being forced into law. Oct. 10, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan providing $100,000 in emergency funds to Israel
In the wake of attacks by Hamas that left hundreds of Israeli civilians dead, Saskatchewan is providing emergency funds to the Middle-East nation. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan ...
Oct 10, 2023 Israelis take cover in a shelter as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, killing over 900 people and taking captives. Israel launched heavy retaliatory airstrikes on the enclave, killing hundreds of Palestinians. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Former ambassador says Iran has a hand in Hamas attacks on Israel
A long-time Canadian diplomat says Iran likely had a hand on the attacks on Israel by Hamas, which have left hundreds of Israeli civilians dead. Chris Alexander, who spent almost two decades in Canada...
Oct 10, 2023 Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Israel has launched intense airstrikes in Gaza after the territory's militant rulers carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, killing over 900 people and taking captives. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in the airstrikes. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
With Saskatoon school 'crumbling,' NDP calls Sask. Party priorities 'misguided'
For months, parents at Saskatoon's cole Monique Rousseau have been asking for help to fix a portion of the roof that's had a hole in it since last spring. A picture of the damage dated June 6 shows pl...
Oct 10, 2023 Ceiling damage at Saskatoon's École Monique Rousseau. (Saskatchewan NDP/Submitted)
38-year-old man becomes Saskatoon's ninth homicide victim of 2023
Saskatoon police are investigating the city's ninth homicide of the year after a man was fatally injured Saturday morning in the Massey Place neighbourhood. Police were called shortly before 6 a.m. to...
Oct 10, 2023 Saskatoon police are investigating the city's 9th homicide this year after a man found injured in a yard died in hospital on Oct 7. 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Rental scams with fake listings raise concerns in Saskatchewan
A rental scam going around Saskatchewan has prompted a warning from the province's Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority. Jan Seibel, executive director of the FCAA's insurance and real estate divi...
Oct 10, 2023 Prospective renters were advised to visit properties in person before paying for a rental unit. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Mayors and STC chief applaud new homeless and treatment plans
The mayors of Saskatoon and Regina welcome the news of new emergency shelter spaces, more supportive housing, additional safety and outreach responses, and increasing the number of addictions and ment...
Oct 10, 2023 The mayors of Saskatoon and Regina say they welcome more addictions and mental health treatment spaces.(File photo)
Outreach groups serve Thanksgiving meals in Saskatoon, Regina
As food costs continue to rise, outreach groups in Saskatchewan have prepared to serve thousands of meals to mark Thanksgiving. Sandra Kary, executive director of Saskatoon's Friendship Inn, said they...
Oct 09, 2023 Volunteers working at Saskatoon's Friendship Inn on Thanksgiving (File photo/650 CKOM)
SGI warns prescriptions, hard drugs both cause impaired driving
SGI and police services across the province are warning about the perils of impaired driving this month. While many assume impaired driving relates to alcohol or cannabis consumption, there are numero...
Oct 08, 2023 Saskatoon Police pull vehicle over during checkstop just off Highway 11 in Saskatoon. Photo: Shane Clausing
Sask. launches five-year plan for mental health and addictions
Saskatchewan’s $49.4 million plan announced Friday will create 500 new treatment spaces and a central intake system, which allows patients to refer themselves for mental health and addictions se...
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