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New report details systemic inequality at U of S College of Medicine
A report into systemic inequality at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine has concluded there is work to be done on issues of inequality and discrimination. The report, entitled "The C...
Mar 31, 2023 The College of Medicine on the University of Saskatchewan campus. (Dave Stobbe/Facebook)
Saskatoon police launch security camera registry
Police in Saskatoon have launched a new program aimed at helping with evidence collection and crime prevention. Starting Thursday, individuals or businesses can register their security cameras with th...
Mar 30, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Brewery wants excise tax canned
The increase to an excise tax isn't looking pretty to brewery owners, even after a few drinks. The federal budget, tabled on Tuesday, revealed that the excise tax on alcoholic products will go up by 2...
Mar 30, 2023
Gun amnesty program sees 135 firearms turned in to police in 10 days
The firearms amnesty program is already seeing some results in 2023. Since the launch of this year's Firearms Amnesty Program on March 20, the Saskatoon Police Service said 135 unwanted guns and nearl...
Mar 30, 2023 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Balgonie-area farmer frustrated by hungry herds of deer
In the 26 years Charlene Werner has lived and worked on her Balgonie-area farm, she can't remember seeing so many deer on her property. On any given day, she said she will see anywhere from a couple o...
Mar 30, 2023 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
COVID rates climb in latest report, 18 more deaths reported
COVID-19 rates are climbing in Saskatchewan. The Government of Saskatchewan's latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report, released on Thursday, showed increases in COVID-19 rates...
Mar 30, 2023
Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting recommends closing RCMP Depot Division
Every aspiring Mountie has had to train at the RCMP's Depot Division in Regina before wearing the red serge. But questions were raised about the future of Depot on Thursday, when the final report from...
Mar 30, 2023
Saskatoon coyotes infected with distemper, says public safety ministry
Two sick coyotes euthanized by Saskatoon police nearly two weeks ago suffered from canine distemper. That's according to a statement from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public ...
Mar 30, 2023 A coyote notice at the Sutherland Dog Park in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Stony Rapids business charged with illegally alcohol sales after traffic stop
A business in Stony Rapids is facing a charge of illegal sale of beverage alcohol after a traffic stop tipped off the RCMP. According to police, officers were conducting check stops in the area on Mar...
Mar 30, 2023 (RCMP/Submitted)
Food bank head says help in budgets falls short
Over the past year, Laurie O'Connor has seen more people turning to the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre, partly due to inflation squeezing people's finances. Optimism that the budgets released...
Mar 30, 2023 Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank. (File photo/650 CKOM)
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