Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Health officials urge drug users, family to get Naloxone kits
As Saskatoon grapples with a new development in the opioid crisis, health workers hope to distribute more life-saving kits to reverse overdoses. Saturday morning saw police and paramedics rush to thre...
Mar 13, 2018 A kit containing two doses of naloxone and supplies for performing CPR. (650 CKOM file photo)
'Time is money:' NSBA backs funding for rail relocation
The man representing Saskatoon's business leaders is backing the relocation of the city's rail lines. NSBA Executive Director Keith Moen told the city's transportation committee the association suppor...
Mar 13, 2018
Police say spike in overdoses contained following arrests
Saskatoon police believe the arrests of three men Sunday have put a tainted drug scare to rest for the time being. Superintendent David Haye spoke to reporters at police headquarters Monday morning, s...
Mar 12, 2018 A file photo showing a table of cocaine and cash seized by RCMP in April 2017. (RCMP photo)
Wheat Kings' Myskiw puts Blades' playoff hopes on ice
The Saskatoon Blades playoff hopes are all but gone after a 4-2 loss on Saturday - and it was an unlikely source playing the role of villain at Sasktel Centre. Brandon Wheat Kings' seldom used goalten...
Mar 10, 2018 Saskatoon Blades forward Logan Christensen tangles with Brandon Wheat Kings' Stelieo Matheos at Sasktel Centre on March 10, 2018. (Saskatoon Blades Twitter)
Police warn of possibly laced cocaine after multiple deaths
Saskatoon Police are warning the public of tainted illegal drugs after a series of deaths and arrests related to drug overdoses over the weekend. Two people are dead and four others are recovering in ...
Mar 10, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police investigating shots fired at northeast Regina home
Regina police are reaching out to the public for information after shots were fired at a Churchill Downs home Friday night. Around 11:30 p.m., residents inside the home in the 100 block of Ottawa Stre...
Mar 10, 2018
Saskatoon locate missing family
Police have located Raylene Nepoose, 29, and her two children Damien Nepoose, 12, and Scott Nepoose, 5. They were last seen Friday morning in the College Park East area. Police said the family has bee...
Mar 10, 2018 (650 CKOM)
U of S Huskies complete the comeback, knock off Acadia
The University of Saskatchewan women's basketball team had to overcome a 15-point deficit but the team is on its way to a USPORTS Final 8 semifinal game The Huskies and Acadia Axewomen would match sho...
Mar 09, 2018 The University of Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the Acadia Axewomen on March 8, 2018. (Arthur Ward)
‘Very easy:’ Sask. police on lookout for distracted drivers
It's almost too easy to spot drivers using, holding or touching their cellphones behind the wheel. Within 20 minutes, Saskatoon traffic officers ticketed five people for distracted driving near the bu...
Mar 07, 2018 Saskatoon traffic officers pull over distracted drivers near 38th Street and Idylwyld Drive on March 7, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
City backs moving railways instead of crossing overpasses
A city report on solving the problem of railway crossings in Saskatoon is recommending more investigation into moving rail lines outside city limits. The authors are also suggesting abandoning the pur...
Mar 07, 2018
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