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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Prince Albert man charged with possession of child pornography
Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged a Prince Albert man with possessing and accessing child pornography. According to police, officers were investigating child pornography "thr...
Sep 15, 2022
More people eligible for bivalent COVID booster starting Monday
Starting Monday, more Saskatchewan residents will become eligible for Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 booster dose. According to the Ministry of Health, the vaccine will be available at Saskatchewan Healt...
Sep 15, 2022 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Crowdfunding campaign to support survivors of JSCN murders nears halfway mark
A crowdfunding campaign created by the family and friends of two victims of the James Smith Cree Nation stabbing rampage is nearly halfway to its goal of $100,000. Bonnie Burns, 48, and her 28-year-ol...
Sep 15, 2022 Bonnie Burns and her three surviving sons (GoFundMe)
Three arrested in Saskatoon with large collection of drugs, weapons
Police with Saskatoon's Crime Reduction Team arrested three people this week, seizing a huge trove of drugs and weapons in the process. Police were investigating a 37-year-old man suspected of drug tr...
Sep 15, 2022 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
'Ideal conditions' help to hustle harvest along: Crop report
Sixty-four per cent of Saskatchewan's crop is in the bin according to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture. The report covering the week from Sept. 6 through Monday showed huge prog...
Sep 15, 2022 Saskatchewan producers harvest at sunset. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
Blackmore defends RCMP's actions in wake of Sanderson arrest
The commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP defended officers and the force itself Thursday. In a statement, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore wrote that some have "taken issue" with the fac...
Sep 15, 2022
UPDATE: Police arrest man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
A 25-year-old man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested by police. In a media release Monday, police said Tonio Cantell had been picked up by the Saskatoon Police Service on Sept. 23. Cant...
Sep 15, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Mayor says residents are scared as hospital service disruption continues in Kamsack
Health is no laughing matter, but Kamsack's mayor offered a bitter chuckle when asked about the state of the town's hospital. Nancy Brunt said there are no acute care beds open in Kamsack right now. T...
Sep 15, 2022 (Google Maps)
'We were always close': Family of stabbing victim remembers their loved one during vigil in P.A.
As funerals for the victims of the stabbings in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon continue, the family of one of those lost recalls his smiling face.Earl Burns was one of 10 people killed in the stab...
Sep 15, 2022 A candlelight vigil for the victims of the recent stabbings is held in front of the Prince Albert Grand Council main office. (Derek Craddock/paNOW Staff)
Expectations growing ahead of Blades season
The WHL season is right around the corner, and teams around the league are putting together the final pieces. Rosters still need to be trimmed down, and cuts will still have to be made with just over ...
Sep 14, 2022 (Steve Seto/650 CKOM file photo)
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