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Weather affecting some highways in west-central Saskatchewan
Highways in west-central Saskatchewan were still messy Thursday as a winter storm battered the area. As of 2 p.m., the Highway Hotline said highways 324, 376 and 378 were blocked. The Yellowhead Highw...
Nov 03, 2022
Melville residents on edge after man shot to death
A motel on the outskirts of Melville wasn't taking any new patrons Wednesday, but it was abuzz with activity. The RCMP said in a release Wednesday afternoon that one man was dead and another man had s...
Nov 02, 2022
Saskatoon to dodge most snowfall as winter storm hits province
The winter storm predicted for Saskatchewan is already raging in areas north and west of Saskatoon, but a meteorologist says the worst of it may miss the city entirely. Terri Lang, meteorologist with ...
Nov 02, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Sask. tire shops go full out to handle winter tire rush
The arrival of snow is creating more urgency in drivers who procrastinated about winter tires. Rod Janzen, the owner of OK Tire on 22nd Street in Saskatoon, says it's all hands on deck at his shop get...
Nov 02, 2022 The OK Tire location on 22nd Street in Saskatoon is slammed with customers needing winter tires (Brent Bosker / 650 CKOM)
Legislation introduced to support $500 payments, maintain 0 per cent small business tax rate
Legislation intending to make life more affordable was introduced Wednesday in Saskatchewan. The Income Tax (Affordability) Amendment Act, 2022, incorporates the $500 Saskatchewan Affordability Tax Cr...
Nov 02, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
School divisions to get $15.5M in additional funding to support enrolment growth
Saskatchewan school divisions will get $15.5 million in additional funding from the provincial government to support the largest enrolment growth in the past two decades. According to the Ministry of ...
Nov 02, 2022
Gun shops losing out on sales thanks to new gun control laws
Gun retailers in Saskatchewan are frustrated about losing out on revenue thanks to new Canadian gun control laws. Federal regulations which took effect late last month prohibited the sale, purchase, o...
Nov 02, 2022 Extreme Range Outfitters assistant manager Evan Zentner holds an unloaded handgun in the store on Nov. 1, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Melville hotel manager says shooting victim was sitting in parked vehicle
An emergency alert was issued Wednesday morning after reports of a shooting death in Melville, and the manager of a local hotel believes the victim was a customer who was sitting in a parked car when ...
Nov 02, 2022 The motel in Melville where a shooting occurred Nov. 2, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Meadow Lake RCMP find no suspects after shots fired near high school
A high school and college in the Meadow Lake area were briefly locked down last week after shots were fired in the area, the RCMP said. According to police, the Meadow Lake RCMP detachment received a ...
Nov 02, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP cancels emergency alert issued after shooting death in Melville
The dangerous person alert issued Wednesday morning after a shooting in Melville was cancelled just after 1:30 p.m. The RCMP said in a release that one man was dead and another man had suffered life-t...
Nov 02, 2022 The motel in Melville where a shooting occurred Nov. 2, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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