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Province pushing ahead with plan for more addiction treatment spaces
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is pushing ahead with its plan to add 500 new addictions treatment spaces to the province. On Wednesday, the ministry announced that a request for supplier qualificat...
Dec 20, 2023 Tim McLeod, Saskatchewan’s minister for mental health and addictions, said the goal is to get people the help they need to recover from addictions. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Warman City Council approves arena expansion project
After several funding setbacks, the City of Warman is moving forward with a major recreation project. Council approved an expansion of the Warman Home Centre Communiplex, formerly the Legends Centre, ...
Dec 20, 2023 The proposed addition to the Warman Home Centre Communiplex. (City of Warman)
Saskatoon's Meewasin skating rink opens for the season
After battling unseasonably warm temperatures the ice is finally ready to go at the Cameco Meewasin Skating Rink in downtown Saskatoon. The rink will be open Wednesdays through Sundays from 12 p.m. to...
Dec 20, 2023 People can now strap on the blades and hit the ice at the Cameco Meewasin rink in Saskatoon. (Submitted)
One dead, RCMP officer injured after incident on Red Earth Cree Nation
One man has died and an RCMP officer was injured after an incident on the Red Earth Cree Nation early Tuesday. Mounties were called to the community around 3:40 a.m. for reports of a gun being fired. ...
Dec 20, 2023 SIRT is investigation after an officer involved shooting left a man dead on the Red Earth Cree Nation. (File photo)
Police suspend 22 licences after drivers test positive for THC
Impaired driving due to cannabis is a growing concern for police in Saskatchewan. A two-day traffic blitz in east-central Saskatchewan this month saw police suspend 22 licences after drivers tested po...
Dec 20, 2023 Police said 22 of the 445 drivers stopped tested positive for THC. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon councillor pleased with provincial plan for Lighthouse
Cynthia Block, councillor for Ward 6 in Saskatoon, was pleased to hear that the province will be stepping up and buying the Lighthouse in the city's downtown. The Court of King's Bench approved the sa...
Dec 19, 2023 The provincial government said it purchased the Lighthouse for $11,080,676. (650 CKOM file photo)
Health authority recruiting staff in Saskatoon to help struggling hospitals
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it's recruiting for more than 300 positions in order to help Saskatoon's struggling hospitals. The health authority announced its Saskatoon Capacity Pressure Act...
Dec 19, 2023 The health authority says it's recruiting for more than 300 positions in hospitals and community health care in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
Guilbeault unveils plan to eliminate sales of gas-powered vehicles
Canada's federal government has unveiled its plan to phase out the sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. The new regulations, unveiled on Tuesday by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, require au...
Dec 19, 2023 A Tesla vehicle receives a charge at a charging station. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Prince Albert Good Samaritan reflects on call for help
By Nigel Maxwell Prince Albert's Austin Baldwin says he does not consider himself a hero, just someone who was in the right place at the right time to help someone in need. The 26-year-old former fire...
Dec 19, 2023 A photo of emergency crews surrounding the truck where the incident took place on Saturday. (Submitted photo)
Saskatoon grocery store hit by armed robber
Saskatoon police say the man who robbed a grocery store in the city Monday night may also be responsible for an armed robbery in November. In a media release Tuesday, police said that just after 6:30 ...
Dec 19, 2023 Saskatoon police responded to a home after a report that five unknown people were on a home's patio in the Fairhaven neighbourhood. (650 CKOM file photo)
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