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SaskEnergy converting town border stations to solar power
SaskEnergy is switching to solar at several of its town border stations. According to the Crown energy company, the Regina station was converted this week, and several other town border stations will ...
Apr 20, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Winter storm to leave Saskatchewan by Friday morning
Parts of Saskatchewan were thrown into a snow globe Wednesday and Old Man Winter wouldn't stop shaking it. Winter storms and heavy snowfall wrought havoc on the southeastern corner of the province. Ac...
Apr 20, 2023
Mining company pauses construction on processing facility in Saskatoon
Canada's only rare earths mining company is pausing all construction at its Saskatoon processing facility. Vital Metals announced the pause Wednesday, saying it will allow the company to conserve cash...
Apr 20, 2023 Vital Metals in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association closes out annual convention
The three-day gathering that allows towns and cities from across Saskatchewan to share ideas and concerns has come to a close. The annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention was h...
Apr 19, 2023 Cabinet ministers take questions at the annual SUMA convention. (Dulce Abela/650 CKOM)
Climatologist sympathetic as April snowstorm prolongs winter weather
Saskatchewan's population is used to wild swings in weather, but the aftershocks of winter this year have been hard to take. David Phillips, Environment Canada's senior climatologist, joined John Gorm...
Apr 19, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Federal workers brave snow to start strike in Sask.
Federal workers walked off the job and into the snow on Wednesday in Saskatoon. Aaron Kernaghan is the new local president for the immigration union with the Public Service Alliance of Canada. She sai...
Apr 19, 2023 PSAC workers strike in Saskatoon. (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Four options available for online learning in 2023-24 school year
For those who want to pursue online education in the 2023-24 school year, there are four options available in Saskatchewan. According to the Ministry of Education, which is offering online education t...
Apr 19, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Emergency medical services to see more funding, staff thanks to budget increase
Emergency medical services (EMS) are set to improve in a number of Saskatchewan communities. An $8.8-million increase to annual funding - announced in the 2023-24 provincial budget - will bring EMS im...
Apr 19, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Highways closed as southeastern Sask. pummelled by blast of winter weather
Highways in southeastern Saskatchewan were closed Wednesday morning as a spring storm slammed into the province. According to the Highway Hotline, the closures affected Highway 6 from the United State...
Apr 19, 2023
Use caution on slippery Saskatoon streets: Police
The snow that started blowing into Saskatoon on Tuesday has left streets slick and icy in many parts of the city. The Saskatoon Police Service issued an advisory Wednesday morning, saying "slippery co...
Apr 19, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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