Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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Step Up for Mental Health 'bigger and better than ever' in 2023
Cameco's fifth annual mental health run and walk is back for 2023, and organizers promise it will be "bigger and better than ever." The fifth annual Cameco Step Up for Mental Health Run/Walk returns t...
May 16, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Cumberland MLA to step aside from provincial politics in 2024
A northeast Saskatchewan MLA said he will be stepping aside and not seeking re-election in 2024. Doyle Vermette, the Saskatchewan NDP MLA for Cumberland, made the announcement on Tuesday. "Being the M...
May 16, 2023 (Doyle Vermette/Facebook)
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools warns of cuts after provincial budget
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools is making significant cuts, saying the service reductions are necessary after the provincial budget provided an insufficient increase to education. In a letter sent ...
May 16, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police seize guns, drugs, cars during raid in Martensville
A raid in Martensville by Saskatoon police led to the seizure of four guns, two vehicles and an assortment of drugs, while a suspect ended up in hospital. According to police, officers with the Guns a...
May 16, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Buffalo Narrows continues evacuation efforts
Hundreds of people are leaving Buffalo Narrows and the surrounding area due to the threat from wildfires. On Monday night, a convoy of about 150 cars passed through flames on Highway 155. The route wa...
May 16, 2023
Environment Canada extends special air quality statement into southern Sask.
As expected, Environment Canada has extended its special air quality statement into areas of southern Saskatchewan. The advisory was in place for much of northern Saskatchewan over the past few days d...
May 16, 2023
Family of missing woman calls for independent missing persons office
By Susan McNeil The family of Happy Charles, who has been missing since 2017, would like an independent missing persons office based in Prince Albert. Her parents, Regina and Carson Poitras, and two d...
May 16, 2023 Regina and Carson Poitras want a dedicated and independent office to provide support for families of missing people. (Susan McNeil/paNOW Staff)
Analyst says another gas price increase coming to Saskatchewan
As the May long weekend approaches, many Canadians are expecting an increase in gas prices. Currently, gas prices are sitting around $1.56.9 per litre and an increase isn't expected to happen for the ...
May 16, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
North American scrap tire expert critical of TSS plans for second tire recycler
A North American scrap tire recycling expert with nearly 40 years of experience is critical of the Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan's (TSS) plan to bring in a second tire recycling company to the prov...
May 16, 2023 Shercom Industries' tire processing facility. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
No pilots, no panic: Travel agent warns against worries ahead of potential strike
WestJet pilots issuing notice of a strike just days before the May long weekend shouldn't cause panic for travellers just yet. Terry Kaszas, general manager of travel services for CAA Saskatchewan, sa...
May 16, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
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