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Strike at Vancouver port prompts Nutrien to reduce production at Cory potash mine
The effects of the strike at the Port of Vancouver continue to reach Saskatchewan. Saskatoon-based Nutrien Ltd. announced Tuesday it was curtailing production at its Cory potash mine southwest of Sask...
Jul 11, 2023
Lawsuit against Saskatoon school and church starts
There was a full courtroom at Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Friday as former students filled seats to see a lawsuit against Legacy Christian Academy and Mile Two Church - formerly Christian Cen...
Jul 11, 2023 Caitlin Erickson shares a statement with media and supporters outside the Court of Queens Bench in Saskatoon on Aug. 9, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
New food festival arrives in Saskatoon
After the cancellation of the summer food festival Taste of Saskatchewan earlier this year, local businesses and community members have come together to create a new event. Maygen Kardash with YXE Str...
Jul 11, 2023 (Maygen Kardash/Submitted)
Man charged with manslaughter after relative dies following altercation
By Jaryn Vecchio The Battlefords RCMP is charging a 29-year-old man with manslaughter after another man died from injuries sustained during an altercation. On Thursday, police received a report of an ...
Jul 10, 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)
Investigations continuing after two people killed in crashes
Two people are dead after a pair of crashes on Saskatchewan highways. The Warman RCMP said the first crash occurred Thursday on Highway 16 near Maymont. Officers responded at about 9:30 p.m., to a cal...
Jul 10, 2023 The Wakaw RCMP has located a 90-year-old man who had been reported missing Thursday.(650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police officer fires shots at tire of suspect vehicle during drug bust
A drug bust in Saskatoon included a suspect ramming two police vehicles and a police officer firing three bullets at the suspect's vehicle in an attempt to stop it. In a media release Monday, police s...
Jul 10, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Renovations pushed back for Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre
The renovations at the Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre in Saskatoon are facing setbacks. The centre first closed for renovations on April 6, with plans to completely upgrade facilities. The City of Saskat...
Jul 10, 2023 The Harry Bailey Aquatic Centre. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon man wins two golds at Special Olympics World Games
Saskatoon's Ian Cushon has returned to his hometown as a two-time Special Olympics World Games champion. Cushon represented Canada at the Games in Berlin last month, earning a pair of gold medals in t...
Jul 10, 2023 Ian Cushon with his two Special Olympic World Games gold medals. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Regina's Chantal Boudreau to officiate at 2023 Women's World Cup
Despite Canada's national soccer team not featuring anyone from Saskatchewan on its 2023 Women's World Cup roster, the province will still be represented on the pitch. Chantal Boudreau from Regina wil...
Jul 10, 2023
Sask. organizations concerned about human trafficking case
A human trafficking case involving a Bangladesh woman being forced to work in several Saskatchewan restaurants has a number of local organizations speaking out. Jim Bence, the CEO of Hospitality Saska...
Jul 10, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
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