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RCMP arrests fourth suspect wanted after June shooting in La Ronge
Mounties have found a woman wanted in connection with an incident that saw gunshots fired at a Saskatchewan RCMP officer in La Ronge. On June 19, the RCMP said officers were patrolling in the communit...
Aug 12, 2022 (RCMP/Submitted)
Sask. to make second COVID booster doses available to 18+ Monday
Saskatchewan is set to expand eligibility for second COVID-19 booster shots. Starting Monday, everyone 18 and over can get a second booster (and fourth shot overall) as long as four months have passed...
Aug 12, 2022
Defendant in lawsuit alleging school abuse now in Prince Albert
By Susan McNeil One of the defendants in a class action lawsuit involving alleged abuse at a school in Saskatoon is now working at a school in Prince Albert. Duff Friesen is the current principal at R...
Aug 12, 2022 Regent Academy is one of three independent schools now under provincial oversight. (Susan McNeil/paNOW Staff)
Federal government slowing down Ukraine immigration, Moe says
Saskatchewan's premier says he'd like to bring more displaced Ukrainians to the province, but the federal government is dragging its feet and slowing down the process. Speaking to Gormley on Friday, P...
Aug 12, 2022 Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SaskPower planning for electric vehicles
As Teslas, IONIQs, and LEAFs become more popular in Saskatchewan, SaskPower is working on how to incorporate electric vehicles (EVs) into its plans for the future. Nathan Hoffart, manager of customer ...
Aug 12, 2022 Nathan Hoffart, manager of customer experience at SaskPower. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP takes aim at Duncan, calls for funding freeze at school where abuse was alleged
Despite new school regulations announced by Education Minister Dustin Duncan Thursday morning, the Saskatchewan NDP is not pleased with the province's response to the allegations of abuse an independe...
Aug 11, 2022 Sask. NDP education critic Matt Love at Market Mall. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Baba's Closet handing out hundreds of backpacks to displaced Ukrainian students
It's just a matter of time before students find themselves in a classroom again, but some of them will be starting school in Canada for the first time. Nettie Cherniatenski, manager of Baba's Closet i...
Aug 11, 2022 Nettie Cherniatenski (centre) hands out the first two backpacks to Ukrainain students at Baba's Closet. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Doukhobor bread booth gets new home at Saskatoon Ex
It has been a staple at the Saskatoon Ex for decades: Fresh, clay-oven-baked Doukhobor bread. After more than 50 years in the same spot, the Saskatoon Doukhobor Society's three traditional clay ovens ...
Aug 11, 2022 Volunteers take fresh-baked bread out of the clay ovens at the Saskatoon Ex. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'I really didn't want to let him go:' Saskatoon stabbing victim dies after being taken off life support
It has been almost two months since Randy Beauchesne was stabbed outside Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. Beauchesne's family took him off life support last Friday, saying they made the difficu...
Aug 11, 2022 (Randy Beauchesne/Facebook)
Firefighters attending community event put out fire in apartment suite
It's always nice to have some firefighters around, just in case of an emergency. On Wednesday evening, Saskatoon firefighters were attending a community event near Avenue W South when a person rushed ...
Aug 11, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
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