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Report says City of Saskatoon hiring freeze could 'attract risk'
A report outlining the potential impacts of a hiring freeze in the City of Saskatoon will be presented to city councillors ahead of their next special budget meeting Tuesday. Saskatoon is facing a $50...
Jul 24, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon puts Extreme Heat Emergency Response into effect
The City of Saskatoon is sweating the details when it comes to heat safety. The Saskatoon Extreme Heat Emergency Response Plan went into effect Saturday, and includes cooling locations at places like ...
Jul 24, 2023 Emergency management director Pamela Goulden-McLeod in one of the city's new misting stations. (Halyna Mihalik/650 CKOM)
Some Saskatoon paddling pools closed during warm weekend
Families hoping to bring their little ones to paddling pools in Saskatoon this past weekend may have been out of luck. Several paddling pools in the city were unexpectedly closed over the weekend, dur...
Jul 24, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
P.A. homicide victim died protecting young community member, says close friend
By Nigel Maxwell A man who was shot and killed at a Prince Albert homeless camp died protecting one of his fellow community members. That's according to people who were with Thomas (Ponch) Bird at the...
Jul 24, 2023
RCMP preaches caution after seeing 105 extortion cases in 2023
A 200 per cent increase in reports of extortion in Saskatchewan has the RCMP warning the public to be careful of scams. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers in the province received 105 report...
Jul 24, 2023
Workplace death results in $250K fine for company in Kindersley
A company has been fined $250,000 in connection with a worker's death nearly two years ago. On July 11, Align Energy Services Ltd., pleaded guilty in Kindersley Provincial Court to violating a clause ...
Jul 24, 2023 (Town of Kindersley/Facebook)
Saskatchewan cooks under heat warnings
Saskatchewan residents will be sweating through a couple more days of blistering temperatures before a return to normal conditions. Heat warnings continued Monday for southern and west-central Saskatc...
Jul 24, 2023
Saskatchewan leaves the North American Indigenous Games on top
Saskatchewan athletes are coming home from the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Halifax with a big medal haul. NAIG wrapped up on Sunday in Halifax with Team Saskatchewan on top of the podium...
Jul 24, 2023 14-year-old Landon Kennedy won 9 medals at NAIG (Team Saskatchewan/Facebook)
Prince Albert encampment death ruled a homicide
Prince Albert police say a death at a known encampment is being treated as a homicide. On Saturday, officers responded to an incident in the 300 block of 18th Street East where they located an injured...
Jul 24, 2023 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW staff)
Life in plastic: 'Barbie' already a hit in Saskatchewan
Theatres around Saskatchewan will be a sea of pink this weekend as "Barbie" hits the big screen. The film opened Friday, but theatres around the world had preview screenings Thursday. The film recorde...
Jul 21, 2023 Cinema worker Kelly Hiebert. (Submitted)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 2
WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - The future of the deal is up in the air after President Trump announced he won't ext...
