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Moe says Sask. gov't looking to see if it can offer relief for gas prices
Premier Scott Moe dropped a hint Wednesday that help could be coming for Saskatchewan residents to ease the sting of record fuel prices and soaring inflation. While gas and diesel prices are sucking m...
Jun 01, 2022
64-year-old dead after smoking sparks accidental fire
A 64-year-old man is dead after smoking started an accidental fire at a home in Saskatoon. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, firefighters were called to a house fire on Avenue G North in the...
Jun 01, 2022
Gas analyst says high prices are not denting demand
Saskatchewan drivers are enduring more pain at the gas pumps. Gas prices hit another record in the province on Tuesday as some stations in Saskatoon and Regina began hiking prices to $1.95.9 per litre...
Jun 01, 2022
18-year-old arrested after shooting BB gun outside Saskatoon school
An 18-year-old was arrested Tuesday after allegedly shooting at three people with a BB gun in the parking lot of a Saskatoon school and injuring one of the people. Police said officers were called to ...
May 31, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. mining company with net-neutral goals sets up head office in Saskatoon
A mining company set to construct the world's first carbon-neutral copper mine has just opened it's new head office in Saskatoon. Foran Mining has been operating in Saskatchewan for the past decade, a...
May 31, 2022 Terry Croteau, Foran Mining exploration manager, explains the deposits in the McIlvenna Bay project. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Five ministers get new portfolios as Moe shuffles cabinet
Premier Scott Moe shuffled his cabinet Tuesday, moving five ministers to new portfolios, adding two new MLAs to cabinet and keeping 10 ministers in their current jobs. Bronwyn Eyre moves from Energy a...
May 31, 2022 Premier Scott Moe announces changes to the Saskatchewan cabinet at Government House in Regina on May 31, 2022. (Dom Lucyk/980 CJME)
'My dad was my best friend ever': Daughter shares story of father's murder
By Nigel Maxwell Skye Pruden says her father died a hero. Late Saturday night, the 27-year-old and her father, Barry Pruden, had been out riding their bikes, and around 11 p.m, stopped near Georgie's ...
May 31, 2022 According to a GoFundMe, Barry Keith Pruden leaves behind three children and two granddaughters. (GoFundMe)
Meili, NDP call on provincial government to improve long-term care facilities
The NDP wants to see several changes to the current state of care that many seniors in the province are receiving. Most of the issues have been highlighted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and NDP Le...
May 30, 2022 NDP Opposition Leader Ryan Meili and Seniors Critic Matt Love hold a media conference near Preston Extendicare on May 30, 2022. (Dallas Dahlseide/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Airport Authority hoping to have direct Minneapolis flights reinstated by 2023
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Saskatoon was "well-served" with four direct U.S. flights including Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix and Minneapolis. During the pandemic, all but one of those flights wer...
May 30, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
La Loche woman charged with second-degree murder
A 49-year-old man is dead and a 41-year-old woman has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with his death. On Saturday at about 1:10 a.m., the La Loche RCMP got a call that an injured ...
May 30, 2022
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