Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Man charged with murder in Gallagher case to appear in court Monday
The man charged with the murder of Megan Gallagher is to make his first court appearance Monday in Saskatoon. Robert (Bobby) James Thomas, the 27-year-old facing a charge of first-degree murder in the...
Sep 23, 2022 Megan Gallagher. (Facebook)
Mountie from Saskatchewan helped lead Queen's funeral procession
At the very front of the Queen's solemn funeral procession on Monday, watched by more than half the world, were five RCMP officers in their red serge. Among them was Sgt. Maj. Scott Williamson, who se...
Sep 23, 2022
Maritimers batten down the hatches as Hurricane Fiona barrels toward coast
Maritimers are hunkering down for what could be one of the biggest storms to ever hit the east coast. Hurricane Fiona is on track to move into waters off southeastern Nova Scotia late Friday as a stil...
Sep 23, 2022 Fiona (Google Earth)
Pine View Farms' turkey supplier sees 'devastating' losses from avian influenza
It was a notice that Pine View Farms co-owner Melanie Boldt wishes she didn't have to share. On Tuesday, the popular local farm and meat supplier announced that last week, avian influenza was discover...
Sep 22, 2022
Moe leads provincial premiers with 57 per cent approval: Angus Reid poll
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is the most popular of all the provincial leaders, according to a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute. The poll results, released Thursday, show Moe's approval sitting ...
Sep 22, 2022 Premier Scott Moe (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Naicam man missing for more than three years found safe: RCMP
A Saskatchewan man who was missing for more than three years has been found, according to the RCMP. Police said Charles Butler-Grace, a 59-year-old Naicam man who was last seen in May of 2019, has bee...
Sep 22, 2022 (650 CKOM files)
Employers hit with fines after workers injured in Fillmore, Wood Mountain
Two Saskatchewan employers were hit with fines this month for breaching occupational safety legislation, which contributed to two serious accidents. The first accident occurred June 18, 2020, when a w...
Sep 22, 2022
Melville RCMP search for dangerous driver
RCMP in Melville are on the hunt for a dangerous driver who refused to stop for police. According to RCMP, officers from the Melville detachment tried to stop a truck on Sept. 12, but the driver took ...
Sep 22, 2022 Clayton Fenwick/RCMP
Meewasin Valley Authority to take over Leisureland "paradise" at the end of 2022
On the outskirts of Saskatoon near the Queen Elizabeth Power Station, there's a secluded piece of land on the South Saskatchewan River. A long gravel road will take you to what once was a thriving com...
Sep 22, 2022 Entrance to Leisureland, 2022 (Lara Fominoff 650 CKOM)
RCMP searching for wanted man after truck crash in Beaver River
A man from Dillon is wanted by the RCMP after a woman's body was pulled from the Beaver River in late August. According to the RCMP, officers in Meadow Lake responded to a report of a truck submerged ...
Sep 21, 2022 Bryan Janvier. (Submitted photo/RCMP)
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