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Saskatoon Junior Ag Showcase an important event for young farmers
Prairieland Park is hosting its annual Junior Ag Showcase this week. The event kicked off Wednesday and runs until Monday. The first two days feature horse shows for young riders before getting into a...
Jul 05, 2023 (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Charlebois calls for more social programs to help with food costs
A new rebate is making its way to many Canadians today - but whether it will be enough to offset costs rising food costs for families is another issue. Some Canadians are set to receive a special affo...
Jul 05, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Shakespeare on the Sask. challenging expectations of 400-year-old stories
The Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival opens up Friday with Romeo and Juliet. That won't be the only show this year, as the troupe is also performing As You Like It. Both shows will feature the ...
Jul 05, 2023 (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
New funding to add 200 seats in construction training programs
New funding will add 200 news seats to pre-apprenticeship skills training programs in construction-related trades. The Government of Saskatchewan announced the $2.5-million investment Wednesday, which...
Jul 05, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Record year for organ and tissue donations in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has seen a record number of organ and tissue donations in recent months. According to the Ministry of Health, there were a record 30 deceased donors during the fiscal year running from Ap...
Jul 05, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Traffic camera revenue funds 114 safety projects around Sask.
Proceeds from photo radar are funding more than 100 traffic safety projects around Saskatchewan. A total of 114 projects in 106 separate communities have been approved through the Provincial Traffic S...
Jul 05, 2023
Busy summer expected at T.rex Discovery Centre in Eastend
The T.rex Discovery Centre in Eastend is getting ready for a big summer season. The centre features Scotty, the world's largest tyrannosaurus rex, along with a 10-metre tylosaurus specimen and plenty ...
Jul 05, 2023 (Royal Sask Museum/Twitter)
Illegal window tint led to opium seizure near Indian Head: RCMP
A man allegedly transporting 10 kilograms of opium poppy pods was caught after police spotted the illegal tint on his vehicle windows. According to the RCMP, officers from the Yorkton detachment stopp...
Jul 05, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Three workers injured after ceiling collapses on Campus Drive
Three workers were sent to hospital Tuesday after part of a ceiling collapsed on them. According to police, officers, paramedics and firefighters responded to the industrial accident on Campus Drive, ...
Jul 04, 2023
Almost 800 tickets handed out over long weekend: Police
Nothing ruins a long weekend quite like a ticket. That's a lesson hundreds of people across Saskatchewan are learning, following a very busy long weekend for police. According to the RCMP, officers wi...
Jul 04, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
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