Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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P.A. police look to fill vacancies with $25K hiring incentive for experienced officers
Prince Albert's police department is looking to fill its ranks and is offering a big incentive to bring the best men and women to the force. The service is accepting applications from experienced poli...
Aug 23, 2022 (Prince Albert Police Service/Facebook)
Woman charged in fatal 2021 hit-and-run turns herself in, police say
More than a year after a woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Saskatoon, the woman accused of being the driver turned herself in to police in Alberta. The case dates back to May of 2021, when a...
Aug 23, 2022 (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Gov't backtracks on some PST charges as part of four-point plan
A reversal of fortunes for Saskatchewan has led to the reversal of a plan by the provincial government. Thanks to resource revenue more than $1.5 billion higher than was expected when the budget was r...
Aug 23, 2022
Saskatchewan sees $1-billion surplus due to strong resource revenue
High resource prices have brought a boost to Saskatchewan's revenues, resulting in a surplus budget and allowing for reduction of the provincial debt as well as relief measures for residents strugglin...
Aug 23, 2022 Sask. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. Aug. 27, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon restaurant staple prioritizing guests while balancing books
It takes a good recipe to run a thriving restaurant, but as the cost of those ingredients rise, businesses are working overtime to keep serving customers the same way. For the past four years, Jason W...
Aug 23, 2022 Jason, a manager at Las Palapas, prepares two drinks behind the bar. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan residents getting $500 'affordability cheque' this fall
With prices still on the rise in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is now ready to provide financial help to its residents. In a video posted on social media Monday, Premier Scott Moe announced ...
Aug 22, 2022
Young nurse logs nearly 300 hours in one month at Sask. hospital
When Jacelyn Wingerter graduated from nursing school and started working in January, she expected she'd work a lot of hours and be tired. She didn't think she'd be logging nearly 300 hours in one mont...
Aug 22, 2022 Jacelyn Wingerter graduated at the start of 2022 and less than nine months into her career, she's feeling burned out thanks to the hundreds of overtime hours she's logged. (Jacelyn Wingerter/Submitted)
Stabbing sends man to hospital in Saskatoon
A 48-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing in Saskatoon over the weekend. According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers responding to a call about a stabbing ...
Aug 22, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon airport receives $1.7 million for key upgrades
While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt in the airline sector, the Saskatoon John. G. Diefenbaker International Airport isn't slowing down expansion plans. On Monday, the airpo...
Aug 22, 2022 The old visitor kiosk being dismantled at the Saskatoon airport. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Administrators named for three independent schools in Saskatchewan
A little over a week after announcing the plan, the Government of Saskatchewan has appointed three individuals to oversee the operations of three independent schools in the province. Mike Walters (Sas...
Aug 22, 2022
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