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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)
Ground broken on regional fire training facility
Saskatoon, Martensville and Warman, along with the RM of Corman Park, have formed an agreement to build a new regional training facility for firefighters. The building will be set on 40 acres of land ...
Sep 21, 2022 (From left) Saskatoon Fire Chief Morgan Hackl, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark, Deputy Reeve of the RM of Corman Park Wendy Trask, Martensville Deputy Mayor Tyson Chillog, Warman Mayor Gary Philipchuk and Elder Gilbert Kewistep at the groundbreaking for the regional training facility. (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan still recording no deaths related to COVID vaccine
COVID vaccinations rates may have slowed dramatically in Saskatchewan, but many are still rolling up their sleeves to receive a booster. Since the start of the pandemic, and the introductions of COVID...
Sep 21, 2022
No suspects after woman seriously injured in shooting: Saskatoon police
A 32-year-old woman was badly hurt in a shooting Tuesday evening, Saskatoon police said. According to police, officers responded around 5:30 p.m., to the 200 block of Avenue G South, where they found ...
Sep 21, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Two inquests to be held into Saskatchewan mass stabbings
Not one but two coroner's inquests will be held into the mass stabbings on Sept. 4 and the arrest and death of Myles Sanderson three days later. Ten people died in the attacks - nine on the James Smit...
Sep 21, 2022 Saskatchewan chief coroner Clive Weighill. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Teen charged after making gun-related threat: Saskatoon police
A 17-year-old boy is facing criminal charges after allegedly threatening to bring a firearm to Rusholme Road in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were notified about the threat on Tuesday morni...
Sep 21, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
'Failing system': One year of full SIS in Saskatchewan
Just over one year after the full implementation of the Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program, those who work directly trying to navigate it say things are worse than ever. Activists and community...
Sep 21, 2022
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