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Saskatoon youth, 17, charged with manslaughter
A 17-year-old from Saskatoon is facing manslaughter and dangerous weapon charges after a shooting that resulted in the death of Jordan Wright in North Battleford in February. Saskatchewan RCMP said in...
Dec 16, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
Gov't tells man he's not 'sick enough' for end-of-life funding care: NDP
A man from Weyburn is waiting for answers on if he will receive funding for end-of-life care from the provincial government. "It is an absolutely deplorable situation," said NDP critic for seniors Kei...
Dec 16, 2024
Back to work order frustrates Sask. Canada Post employees
Canada Post workers were angry and frustrated on the picket line Monday. Workers knew that while walking on the picket line on Dec. 16 they would be heading back to the office the next day. The Govern...
Dec 16, 2024 Canada Post workers on the picket line were angry on Monday as they were told last week the federal government is forcing them back to work despite no new deal being reached between the company and union. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
CKOM's Adopt-A-Family program raises more than $80,000 for Saskatoon
CKOM's Adopt-A-Family program brought in over $80,000 in cash, food and gifts this year, and as a result, more than 360 families will experience a special Christmas. "This is all thanks to the people ...
Dec 16, 2024 CKOM's Adopt-A-Family program brought in over $80,000 in cash, food and gifts this year, and as a result, more than 360 families will experience a special Christmas. (650 CKOM)
Christmas comes early: WDM volunteer revives Eaton's holiday magic
Beneath one of the dozens of vintage Christmas displays at Saskatoon's Western Development Museum, Randall Simpson is tinkering away at one of the motors, powering tiny figures that delight audiences ...
Dec 16, 2024 The public can check out the Christmas displays at the Western Development Museum until January 3. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Former Saskatoon mayoral candidate urges stricter bear spray bylaws
Former Saskatoon mayoral candidate Cary Tarasoff and family member Sherry Tarasoff have written a joint letter to the City of Saskatoon suggesting it follow the lead of two other cities by enacting it...
Dec 16, 2024 Former Saskatoon mayoral candidate Cary Tarasoff wants Saskatoon to restrict the sale of bear spray in the city. (Cary Tarasoff/submitted)
NDP concerned Marshals Service 'poaching' from existing police forces
The Saskatchewan NDP is reiterating its concerns about the Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS), which is scheduled to launch earlier than expected. The province's newest police force is expected to be...
Dec 15, 2024
Assiniboia welcomes Weyburn Red Wings during ammonia shutdown
There's no place like home - and for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Weyburn Red Wings home is now temporarily in Assiniboia, southwest of Regina. This decision came after two ammonia leaks in...
Dec 15, 2024 The Weyburn Red Wings are selling limited edition Assiniboia shirts in honour of their temporary home. (Weyburn Red Wings website)
Saskatoon animal rescue ordered to pay $27,500 for defamatory Facebook posts
Hanna's Haven Animal Rescue Inc. and its operator Laura Mackay have been ordered to pay damages to five volunteers that had worked with the Saskatoon animal rescue non-profit for defamatory Facebook p...
Dec 15, 2024 (diego_cervo/Depositphotos.com)
STC Chief believes 90 per cent of Saskatoon's homeless are First Nations
Earlier this week the City of Saskatoon's 2024 Point-in-Time count revealed there are at least 1,499 homeless people in the city, and Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Mark Arcand believes that 90 ...
Dec 15, 2024 STC Chief Mark Arcand believes that 90 per cent of the homeless people in Saskatoon are First Nations. (Saskatoon Tribal Council/Submitted)
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