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Group advocating for universal coverage of contraceptives in Sask.
Inflation affecting the basic costs of every-day items has left people re-evaluating what products are "necessities" to purchase. A new advocacy group in Saskatchewan doesn't want to see people in the...
Apr 19, 2023 Adrian Teare (back row, centre) alongside the other four co-founders of Universal Access to Contraceptives Saskatchewan. (Adrian Teare/Submitted)
Woman charged after pedestrian seriously hurt in crash
A 27-year-old man was sent to hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a car in Saskatoon early Wednesday, and a 23-year-old woman is facing an impaired driving charge. Shortly before 2 a.m....
Apr 19, 2023
U of S kicks off $500-million fundraising campaign
The University of Saskatchewan has officially kicked off a massive fundraising campaign. Peter Stoicheff, the university's president, said the $500-million campaign is the largest the university has e...
Apr 18, 2023 Peter Stoicheff, president of the University of Saskatchewan. (Dulce Abela/650 CKOM)
Flooding risk tapering off in Swift Current: Water Security Agency
Flooding from the Swift Current Creek last week left the area under a local state of emergency that remains in place, but the risk of flooding in the area has tapered off. That's according to Saskatch...
Apr 18, 2023 (Matthew Liebenberg/Facebook)
Onion Lake chief explains lawsuit against provincial government
The Onion Lake Cree Nation launched legal action against the provincial government last week. The First Nation is suing the province for implementing the Saskatchewan First Act, a piece of legislation...
Apr 18, 2023 Justice Richard Danyliuk is hearing the trial of 31-year-old Cheyann Crystal Peeteetuce and 26-year-old Summer-Sky Henry at Saskatoon Court of King's Bench. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Winter storm, snowfall warnings issued for southeastern Saskatchewan
Winter storm watches that replaced special weather statements in Saskatchewan have themselves been replaced. Just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Environment Canada issued winter storm warnings and snowfall...
Apr 18, 2023
Police seek suspects after man held at gunpoint during home invasion
Police in Saskatoon are asking for the public's help solving an armed home invasion. According to police, two women and a man forced their way into a home on 33rd Street West in the early hours of Sun...
Apr 18, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Inflation slows to 4.3 per cent in March, lowest since August of 2021
Canada's inflation rate fell to 4.3 per cent in March, down from 5.2 per cent in February. The slowdown - to the lowest mark inflation has been since August of 2021 - was partially due to high energy ...
Apr 18, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Marit apologizes after nominating domestic violence perpetrator for medal
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit is apologizing for nominating a man for a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, saying he didn't know the nominee was guilty of domestic abuse. The m...
Apr 18, 2023 David Marit, Saskatchewan's agriculture minister. (File photo/980 CJME)
Infrastructure dollars mean new arenas, bridges, aquatic centres around Sask.
Bridge replacements, new arenas and new aquatic centres are among the projects receiving a big chunk of funding from the federal and provincial governments. On Tuesday, the governments announced a joi...
Apr 18, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
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