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Overdose Outreach Teams launch in Saskatoon, Regina
New outreach teams have launched as a pilot program in Regina and Saskatoon, with the goal of reducing the risk of overdoses and other drug-related harms in the province's two largest cities. The Over...
Dec 01, 2022 A take-home naloxone kit. (650 CKOM)
New law allows gov't to suspend assistance to violent offenders with active warrants
Legislation introduced Thursday by the Government of Saskatchewan will make it harder for violent offenders with active warrants to collect government benefits. Christine Tell -- Saskatchewan's minist...
Dec 01, 2022 (paNOW)
Thursday is final day to register for 650 CKOM Adopt-A-Family
Thursday is the final day to register for the 650 CKOM Adopt-A-Family Program. Adopt-A-Family connects families who need some extra support during the holidays with generous donors -- who can be busin...
Dec 01, 2022
Hunters across Saskatchewan reminded to test for chronic wasting disease
As hunting season begins to wind down, Saskatchewan's environment ministry is reminding hunters to drop off animal heads so they can be tested for a concerning disease. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) i...
Dec 01, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Man charged with murder after sudden death on One Arrow First Nation: RCMP
A 21-year-old man is facing a murder charge after a woman's death on the One Arrow First Nation. According to RCMP, officers were called to One Arrow late Tuesday night after a report of "a sudden dea...
Dec 01, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Language barriers make for concern among Ukrainian newcomers at job fair
Hundreds of people, including many Ukrainian newcomers, arrived eager to find work at a job fair held at Prairieland Park on Wednesday. A woman named Iryna said she and her son, Yurii, were there to l...
Dec 01, 2022 Many displaced Ukrainians who are new to Saskatoon were at Prairieland Park for a job fair on Nov. 30, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Stench of 'rotting corpses' affecting north Saskatoon, Donauer says
A Saskatoon City Councillor wants the city to explore options to address what he described as the "smell of rotting corpses," on the city's north side. Randy Donauer said he believes the unpleasant od...
Nov 30, 2022 (Randy Donauer Ward 5/Facebook)
STF calls for more funding for education after surplus announcement
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is calling for more funding for the province's education system following the provincial government's mid-year financial statement, which included a $1.1-bi...
Nov 30, 2022
'Largely a spending problem:' Chamber responds to Saskatoon tax hike
The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce says city hall needs to get its spending under control so taxpayers aren't left picking up the slack. Saskatoon's city council passed its 2023 budget Tuesday, which i...
Nov 30, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
'We still see ourselves as a championship team:' Rush preparing for new season
After falling short of the National Lacrosse League playoffs last season, the Saskatchewan Rush will try to turn the page when it opens the 2022-23 season Saturday. The Rush finished the 2021-22 campa...
Nov 30, 2022 Saskatchewan Rush forwards Mark Matthews (left) and Robert Church (right) celebrate after scoring a goal on Jan. 19, 2019. (Saskatchewan Rush/Twitter)
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