Murray Wood: Self-defence is a legitimate legal defence in home invasion
An Ontario man was charged for allegedly assaulting an intruder in his home, sparking wide reaction this week. Murray Wo...
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Sask. NDP says primary care crisis stretches across province
As doctor shortages persist in Saskatchewan, the official opposition is calling on the provincial government to put windfall revenues towards the crisis. "Maintaining the status quo is not cost neutra...
Oct 19, 2022 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck (left) and Health Critic Vicki Mowat (right) speak to media at Mowat's constituency office in Saskatoon on Oct. 19, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
New hub in Midtown welcomes community collaboration
A new space has opened in Midtown that is opening its arms to more than just customers. The Studio is a community-focused hub that allows people to rent it for meetings, pop-up shops, markets, network...
Oct 19, 2022 The Studio in Midtown will offer space for markets, meetings, networking and more. (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Regina police chief says many questions still unanswered about federal gun buyback
By around this time next year, the Canadian government plans to be implementing its ban on all assault-style firearms. In order to get those guns off the streets, the government wants to buy the weapo...
Oct 19, 2022
Health minister plugs vaccines ahead of winter months
Winter is on the way and the Saskatchewan government is reminding people to top up their COVID-19 vaccines to stay healthy as they head indoors. While Health Minister Paul Merriman said it's "a little...
Oct 19, 2022 (File photo/980 CJME)
Inflation slows for third consecutive month despite surging food prices
Stats Canada's monthly consumer index report showed a deceleration for the third consecutive month. The annual inflation rate dropped slightly in September to 6.9 per cent, but the cost of groceries c...
Oct 19, 2022
First Nations policing not the only support needed, says File Hills police chief
Calls for more Indigenous police forces have grown louder in Canada since the stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and recent assaults on other First Nations. Even though the File Hills Fir...
Oct 18, 2022 (File Hills First Nations Police Service/Facebook)
Warrant reissued for Saskatoon man connected to stabbing incident at P.A. store
By Nigel Maxwell For the third time since being arrested, the man charged after a stabbing incident in Prince Albert's Superstore parking lot is on the run. Eagleclaw William Sanderson, 22, failed to ...
Oct 18, 2022 A picture taken of the scene of a stabbing incident outside a Prince Albert store in March. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW)
'Look and see': Microbiologist says it's unclear what COVID will do this flu season
As the weather gets colder and flu season returns, it's not entirely clear what the COVID-19 virus is going to do. This will be the first flu season since the pandemic started that COVID will be watch...
Oct 18, 2022
'We can do better': Public safety minister talks First Nations policing during visit to Sask.
By Derek Craddock The path towards more Indigenous police services in Saskatchewan took another step forward Monday. In a special ceremony in Prince Albert, the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) sign...
Oct 17, 2022 Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (right) signs a Letter of Intent with PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte and Saskatchewan Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell on Oct. 17, 2022. (Derek Craddock/paNOW)
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, SHA sign MOU for new urgent care centre in Saskatoon
Saskatchewan's health minister says a memorandum of understanding between the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation and the Saskatchewan Health Authority is a "huge step" towards the building of an urgent care cent...
Oct 17, 2022 Ahtahkakoop Chief Larry Ahenakew (left) and Health Minister Paul Merriman (right) in Saskatoon on Oct. 17, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
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