Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
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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Toronto man faces charges after allegedly fleeing police, hitting parked car
A Toronto man is in hot water in Saskatoon. According to police, officers suspected the 24-year-old Ontario man of trafficking drugs, and tried to stop his vehicle Wednesday on Willis Crescent. Police...
Jun 29, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Yorkton man dead after Wednesday crash on Highway 16
A crash involving a five-ton truck and a cargo van on Highway 16 left one person dead and two others in hospital. According to the RCMP, the two-vehicle collision happened west of Plunkett on Wednesda...
Jun 29, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon police seize guns, drugs, 3D printers and Benz after searches
A traffic stop and a police raid in Saskatoon saw officers seize a wide array of items including prohibited guns, illegal drugs, cash, printers allegedly used to make fake ID, and a Mercedes-Benz. Acc...
Jun 29, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
'Increasing exponentially:' Cooper calls for strategy to address homelessness, addictions
Saskatoon's top cop said police on their own can't handle or solve the problems the city is facing when it comes to homelessness, addictions and mental health. At a panel discussion hosted by the Cham...
Jun 29, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Biggar company fined after worker hurt while repairing overhead crane
A Biggar-area company is facing a fine after a worker was hurt while removing a seized pin from an overhead travelling crane. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, AGI En...
Jun 29, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
SARM says federal fuel taxes put Sask. farmers at a disadvantage
Fuel regulations coming into effect Saturday will put more pressure on the already-strained finances of Saskatchewan farmers, according to SARM. The clean fuel standards, which are meant to reduce gre...
Jun 29, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan reports $1.58B surplus for '22-23, pays down $1.5B of operating debt
Saskatchewan's finances were rosier in 2022-23 than was expected one year ago. When that budget was released, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said the province would have an operating deficit of $463 ...
Jun 29, 2023 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer discusses the Public Accounts on June 29, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
2 children attacked by dog in Saskatoon
Two children were taken to hospital Wednesday after being attacked by a dog in Saskatoon. Police received several calls in the afternoon about the dog in the 2700 block of 33rd Street West. According ...
Jun 29, 2023 2700 block of 33rd Street West. (Google)
Widower tells council 'we can damn well do better' on cycling safety
The grieving widower of a woman who died in a collision with a cement truck while cycling near the University of Saskatchewan made a passionate and tearful address to city council Wednesday. With his ...
Jun 28, 2023 (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
One of two suspects arrested in connection with Avenue H homicide
Police in Saskatoon have arrested one of two women wanted in connection with a homicide. Officers were called to a home on Avenue H in the early afternoon of June 10, when they found the wounded victi...
Jun 28, 2023 Morin and Desjarlais. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
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