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Big Game Draw opens May 1 in Saskatchewan
Hunters aiming to go after big game this year can start their applications in just a few days. The Big Game Draw for elk, moose, pronghorn and mule deer opens across the province on May 1. Application...
Apr 27, 2023 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Saskatoon finalizes purchase of first electric buses
Saskatoon has begun the switch from diesel to electric for the city's transit fleet. The city announced Wednesday it has finalized the purchase of two Nova LFSe+ electric buses at a cost of $2.7 milli...
Apr 27, 2023 An electric bus was added to the Saskatoon Transit fleet on July 21, 2020.
(Submitted photo)
Mounties charge former Maple Creek teacher with sexual assault from early 2000s
A former teacher in Maple Creek is facing charges of sexual assault and sexual interference dating back to the early 2000s. According to the RCMP, 64-year-old Dexter Bacsu of Maple Creek was arrested ...
Apr 26, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Roller derby league hungry for funding after Saskatoon festival cancelled
The Saskatoon Roller Derby League is hungry for funding after the Taste of Saskatchewan festival was cancelled for 2023. "You don't realize that a food festival being canceled is potentially detriment...
Apr 26, 2023 Saskatoon Roller Derby League members working at the Taste of Saskatchewan festival. (Kimberley Bernhard/Submitted)
Police share more details on package that led to City Hall evacuation
Saskatoon City Hall was evacuated Tuesday shortly before noon after a report of a suspicious package. On Wednesday, police said the package was "a small box, addressed to someone inside." Police said ...
Apr 26, 2023 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Tribute to fallen firefighter planned in Stanley Mission
A fallen firefighter will be honoured this week in Stanley Mission. According to the Prince Albert Grand Council, Gordon Norman Roberts was a dedicated firefighter and member of the La Ronge Regional ...
Apr 26, 2023
Compost facility not getting green light in Corman Park
Residents are left wondering if the City of Saskatoon put its green carts before the horse after a disruption to plans for the new compost program, which is still set to being May 1. While some have r...
Apr 26, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Energy-efficient upgrades coming to Hepburn's Heritage Common
The Government of Canada is funding a multi-million-dollar renovation of the Heritage Common community centre in Hepburn. The $2,381,621 investment is part of the federal government's $1.5-billion Gre...
Apr 26, 2023 Councillor Erica Baerwald, Councillor Neal Mihalicz, Councillor Andrew Berg, Mayor Deidra Prosofsky, chief administrative officer Amanda Peters, former Mayor Chris Becker and engineer Marvin Loewen pose for a photo to celebrate the new upgrades coming to Heritage Common. (Town of Hepburn/Submitted)
Man injured during arrest in Prince Albert has died: FSIN
By Susan McNeil The man who was tased and struck with a baton by Prince Albert police during an arrest several weeks ago has died. Boden Umpherville, 40, died Wednesday morning at about 6:30 after bei...
Apr 26, 2023 Boden Umpherville. (Photo submitted to paNOW)
SaskPower to hold info sessions on future of energy
SaskPower is holding a series of public information sessions to bring customers up to speed on the energy options currently being used in Saskatchewan and the ones being evaluated for use further down...
Apr 26, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
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