Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Moe tells Gormley withholding carbon tax payments 'likely not' legal
Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday that it's "likely not" legal to have SaskEnergy stop collecting the carbon tax and submitting it to the federal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a thr...
Oct 31, 2023
A stick with a story: Meadow Lake man hopes to raise awareness of 'Dark era'
By Julia Lovett-Squires A hockey stick with the potential to start a conversation and help heal a dark past is inspiring the country one slapshot at a time. The Every Child Matters stick became a poss...
Oct 31, 2023 Elder Eugene Arcand of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and Clay DeBray, manager of Snipe and Celly Sports Excellence, stand with the stick that is getting conversations started. (Clay DeBray/Facebook)
Saskatoon house fire causes $200K in damage
A Saskatoon home was so badly destroyed by a fire Tuesday morning that it was deemed unsafe for an investigator to determine the cause. The fire department responded to a 9-1-1 call around 5:30 a.m. a...
Oct 31, 2023 Fire crews battle a house fire on the 200 block of Avenue L South on Oct. 31, 2023. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Bob Jeanneau to receive B'nai Brith award for volunteer work
Bob Jeanneau's years of volunteer work are being recognized by the Saskatoon B'nai Brith. Jeanneau is to receive the "We Are Proud of You Award," which is to be presented at the B'nai Brith's 69th ann...
Oct 31, 2023 Bob Jeanneau is to receive the "We Are Proud of You Award" at the B'nai Brith's 69th annual Silver Plate Dinner on Nov. 7. (Submitted)
Man arrested after allegedly making online threats against La Loche school
A man was arrested by the La Loche RCMP this week after he allegedly made online threats against a school in that community. The Mounties said they received more than one report about the threats on M...
Oct 31, 2023 Online threats against a school led to a man's arrest Monday. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
BHP commits $6.4 billion to Jansen potash mine
BHP is cutting another big cheque to further develop the Jansen potash project east of Saskatoon. The mining giant announced a $6.4-billion investment on Tuesday for the second stage of the project, w...
Oct 31, 2023 The BHP Jansen potash mine, located about 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Moe to stop carbon tax collection unless feds extend exemption
Premier Scott Moe is putting the heat on the federal government about the carbon tax. Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a pause on carbon pricing for heating oil in Atlantic Canada. T...
Oct 30, 2023
Charge laid in woman's murder in Saskatoon in 2021
More than two and a half years after Sabrina Clark was found dead in a Saskatoon home, a charge of first-degree murder has been laid. On Monday, Saskatoon police said a 26-year-old woman had been arre...
Oct 30, 2023 A 26-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Sabrina Clark in Saskatoon in February of 2021. (650 CKOM file photo)
Woman's death on 111th Street West deemed not suspicious
A woman's death in Saskatoon last week is no longer considered suspicious. In a media release Monday, Saskatoon police said they had stopped investigating the circumstances surrounding the woman's dea...
Oct 30, 2023 Saskatoon police are no longer investigating the death of a woman whose body was found at a house on 111th Street West. (650 CKOM file photo)
Ghost tour tells tales of hospital spirits and campus hauntings
This Halloween season, people can immerse themselves in the sinister and spooky legends about the University of Saskatchewan's campus that date back more than 100 years. Cat Woloschuk, the heritage te...
Oct 30, 2023 Cat Woloschuk with the Diefenbaker Canada Centre said sometimes strange noises can be heard by staff as they close the gallery. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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