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Vanscoy mine reopening brings excitement to workers and village
On Thursday, Nutrien announced that the Vanscoy potash mine will resume operations in March. The news provided lots of excitement for the members of the United Steelworkers Union who have been out of ...
Jan 31, 2020 Robin's Nest Cafe is expecting business to pick back up after shortly after the reopening of Vanscoy's potash mine in March. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Talks that could end refinery lockout set to begin Friday
Representatives of Unifor and the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC) are to sit down Friday morning in hopes of ending a 57-day lockout. After weeks of back and forth, barricades, court appearances, an inju...
Jan 31, 2020
Distracted driving fines to more than double on Saturday
Fines for distracted driving in Saskatchewan are more than doubling as of Saturday. The first ticket will cost an offender $580. A second goes up to $1,400, and a third to $2,100. The scaling resets a...
Jan 31, 2020
WATCH: Car catches fire on College Drive
A few scary moments for drivers during the morning commute after a car caught on fire Friday. Fire crews were dispatched after 8:00 a.m. to College Drive near the McKercher Drive overpass. The car was...
Jan 31, 2020 Fire crews extinguish a car fire on College Drive on Jan. 31st, 2020 (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Police seek 4 suspects in Saskatoon stabbing
Saskatoon police are investigating a stabbing in Pleasant Hill on Thursday evening. Police were called after 8:30 p.m. to the 1600 block of 19th Street West, roughly a block from St. Paul's Hospital. ...
Jan 31, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
NDP call for action to address hospital issues
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is once again calling for action to address issues surrounding Saskatchewan hospitals. On Thursday, NDP Leader Ryan Meili and health critic Vicki Mowat met with m...
Jan 30, 2020 NDP leader Ryan Meili and health critic Vicki Mowat stand outside St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Second test for coronavirus in Sask. negative
Saskatchewan remains free of the coronavirus after a second test came back negative. Public health officials are still waiting for the results of tests on three other Saskatchewan residents. The illne...
Jan 30, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
'They're not bringing them back:' Colonsay reacts to 'idled' potash mine
A lot of questions are swirling around the town of Colonsay following the indefinite idling of its Mosaic potash mine Tuesday. Mayor Jim Gray is one person with questions -- and the answers he has all...
Jan 29, 2020 Colonsay is located around 65 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Walk like a penguin: Safety tips for walking on slippery days
With mild winter temperatures, slush and ice can make for slippery conditions. In light of this, a safety expert offered tips on avoiding falls when walking on questionable terrain. Lewis Smith, the n...
Jan 29, 2020
'I don't really think we have anything to be overly worried about:' U of S doctor on coronavirus
According to a University of Saskatchewan microbiologist, the Wuhan coronavirus isn't a major threat to the Canadian population. Dr. Joseph Blondeau, the head of clinical microbiology at Royal Univers...
Jan 29, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
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