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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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No timeline for how long zebras stay at Saskatoon zoo
There's still no answer as to how long a dazzle of five zebras will call Saskatoon home. After being seized off a rural property by conservation officers last month, the city's Forestry Farm Park &...
Jul 12, 2023 (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
P.A. police officer charged in connection with man's in-custody death
By Nigel Maxwell Nearly a year and a half after an in-custody death in Prince Albert, a 21-year member of the city's police service (PAPS) is facing charges of criminal negligence causing death and fa...
Jul 12, 2023 (paNOW file photo)
Saskatoon police chief says more than policing needed for city crime
Homelessness, addictions and mental health continue to be main plot points in policing efforts in Saskatoon. Speaking to Gormley on Tuesday, Chief Troy Cooper of the Saskatoon Police Service said he a...
Jul 11, 2023 Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP says 'no criminality' involved in attempted abduction in North Battleford
The Battlefords RCMP said Tuesday there wasn't a criminal aspect to a reported attempted abduction in North Battleford last month. On June 20, the Mounties got a call about an incident on 110th Street...
Jul 11, 2023 A youth has been charged with second-degree murder in Pelican Narrows after an "altercation" with a 30-year-old man Tuesday. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Saskatoon police seeking information about unsolved murder from 2003
The Saskatoon Police Service is once again asking for the public's help as it tries to wrap up a 20-year-old cold case. On July 12, 2003, officers responded to a call about a break-in at a house in th...
Jul 11, 2023 Two men are facing charges of assaulting police officers in Saskatoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan RCMP seeks help from public to address human trafficking
It has been almost a full week since human trafficking charges were laid against two men in rural Saskatchewan and many are still asking how something like that could happen. The alleged incident was ...
Jul 11, 2023
Government announces $1 million for second stage housing at YWCA Saskatoon
People gathered outside the YWCA building in Saskatoon on Tuesday to celebrate the announcement of $1 million in funding for the organization's second stage housing project. The grant is to build a sp...
Jul 11, 2023 Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre announcing a government grant for second stage housing at YWCA Saskatoon on July 11, 2023. (Halyna Mihalik/650 CKOM)
Effects of strike at B.C. ports rippling into Saskatchewan
The strike by workers at B.C. ports is affecting the potash and farming industry in Saskatchewan. About 7,400 port workers at more than 30 ports in B.C. have been asking for increased pay and protecti...
Jul 11, 2023
Saskatchewan gov't investing $13M in rural road projects
The Saskatchewan government is helping foot the bill for some road work in the province. The government announced Tuesday it's investing $13 million through the Rural Integrated Roads for Growth (RIRG...
Jul 11, 2023
Sandy Bay man found guilty of murdering 10-month-old girl
By Nigel Maxwell A 28-year-old man charged with the death of his ex-girlfriend's 10-month-old baby girl has been found guilty of second-degree murder and now awaits sentencing. Robert Alexander Bear's...
Jul 11, 2023 "Baby Chase" was found unresponsive at a residence in Flin Flon on Aug. 11, 2020. (Submitted to paNOW)
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