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Alberta man charged after two Sask. RCMP vehicles rammed
An Alberta man is facing charges after an incident Thursday in Arborfield that included the alleged ramming of two RCMP vehicles. According to the Mounties, officers from the Carrot River detachment r...
Dec 09, 2023 The suspect allegedly rammed two RCMP vehicles and a parked truck as he tried to get away. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon finds $10.9-million surplus a week after council approves tax hikes
A week after Saskatoon city council finalized its 2024 budget - which included a 6.04 per cent property tax increase for next year to address a budget shortfall - the city's utility service has found ...
Dec 08, 2023 The surplus was possible due to $3.1 million from deferred hiring and $1.2 million in savings from offices, maintenance and other deferrals. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Province makes major investment to support human trafficking survivors
A major investment from the province will help survivors of human trafficking. On Friday, the provincial government announced $1.2 million in funding for Hope Restored Canada (HRC) over the next four ...
Dec 08, 2023 Saskatchewan justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre announces an investment of $1.2 million from the province for survivors of human trafficking. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Dave Haye to serve as interim Saskatoon police chief
Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners named the city's new interim police chief on Friday. Acting deputy chief Dave Haye will take on the role of interim chief starting Jan. 1. According to a stat...
Dec 08, 2023 Acting deputy chief Dave Haye will serve as interim chief of the Saskatoon Police Service. (650 CKOM file photo)
Pedestrian dies after collision on Highway 12: RCMP
Mounties say a 31-year-old man from the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is dead after he was struck by a vehicle while walking on Highway 12. The RCMP said officers from the Warman detachment were call...
Dec 08, 2023 Police say the crash remains under investigation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man dead after single-vehicle rollover near Perdue: RCMP
A 31-year-old man from Biggar is dead after a rollover just east of Perdue. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the scene at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. The driver and only occupant of the ...
Dec 08, 2023 Police say the driver was pronounced dead in hospital following the crash. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
'For youth, by youth:' Mental health group home opens in Saskatoon
Young people in Saskatoon now have access to a second mental health group home. The new eight-space home, called Garden of Hope, provides youth-driven therapeutic housing for young people aged 12 to 1...
Dec 08, 2023 Tim McLeod, minister of mental health and addictions, helped open a new mental health home for youths in Saskatoon on Friday. (Will Mandzuk/605CKOM)
Actor Ryan Reynolds spends time with Swift Current girl after surgery
Swift Current's Bella Thomson got to meet one of the most famous actors in the world just weeks after undergoing a major surgery at the SickKids Hospital in Toronto. Just two weeks after nine-year-old...
Dec 08, 2023 Ryan Reynolds spent some time with Swift Current's "Bella Brave" shortly after her life-saving surgery. (Kyla Thomson/Instagram)
Carbon tax to drive up SaskPower bills starting Jan. 1
Saskatchewan may be getting a break from the carbon tax on home heating, but the federal tax will still drive up SaskPower bills starting on Jan. 1. The Crown power corporation said the carbon tax wil...
Dec 08, 2023 The carbon tax will increase from $65 to $80 on each tonne of carbon dioxide emissions starting on Jan. 1, meaning higher bills for SaskPower customers. (650 CKOM file photo)
Harrison heading to Philippines and Singapore to recruit, improve trade ties
Saskatchewan is on a mission to recruit workers in the Philippines and strengthen trade ties in Singapore. Jeremy Harrison, who serves as the province's minister for trade and export development and a...
Dec 08, 2023 Minister Jeremy Harrison will be leading a week-long trade and recruitment mission to southeast Asia starting on Friday. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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