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SASK VOTES 2024: Scott Moe doubles down on change room policy
Questions surrounding the Saskatchewan Party's change room policy continued to be asked on Monday. Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe said last Thursday that if his party wins the 2024 election his f...
Oct 21, 2024 Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe speaks to reporters in Martensville on Oct. 21, 2024, one week out from 2024 provincial election. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Police: Over $25,000, 1 Kg of Cocaine seized in Blairmore
A 27-year-old man is in custody after a drug investigation by Saskatoon Police Service (SPS). On Thursday, around 9:30 p.m. SPS Guns & Gangs Unit, with assistance from Crime Reduction Team and Tac...
Oct 21, 2024 On Oct. 17, around 9:30 p.m. SPS Guns & Gangs Unit, with assistance from Crime Reduction Team and Tactical Support Unit took a man into custody in the 100 block of Betts Avenue. (The Saskatoon Police Service)
A fatal collision near Dundurn over the weekend leads to an arrest
A 32-year-old woman from the RM of Blucher was arrested on Saturday after a fatal collision on Highway #11, one kilometre north of Dundurn. Just before 10 p.m. on Oct. 19, Saskatoon RCMP were called. ...
Oct 21, 2024 According to an Saskatoon RCMP news release, "Investigation determined a truck and an SUV collided in the southbound lanes. The truck was driving northbound in the southbound lanes."(The Canadian Press)
Woman charged after 76-year-old man badly injured in fall down stairs
A 76-year-old man suffered what police described as "life-altering injuries" in a fall down the stairs on Friday, and a woman is now facing charges for allegedly pushing him. According to police, offi...
Oct 21, 2024 Police say a 64-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault. (photoraidz/Depositphotos.com)
SaskPower warns customers of email scam circulating in Saskatchewan
SaskPower is asking customers to be cautious of an email scam currently circulating in the province. "The email at first glance looks legitimate and claims to be from a SaskPower Carbon Council," the ...
Oct 21, 2024 SaskPower is warning the public about an email scam making the rounds. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. people share how affordability crisis affects them
The cost of living in Saskatchewan has affected everyone from families to students, seniors, small businesses, and those who rely on income assistance. While Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe touts ...
Oct 21, 2024
Controlled burns in Beaver Creek area aim to help maintain prairie ecosystems
Saskatoon Public Schools' Brightwater EcoScience and Indigenous Learning Centre will be overseeing controlled burns this week. You may notice smoke in the air around the Beaver Creek area, about 15 ki...
Oct 21, 2024 The Brightwater EcoScience and Indigenous Learning Centre includes 60 acres of forest, a spring-fed creek and native prairie grassland. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Company to pay $125,000 after worker in Brownlee injured in fall
A contracting company has been ordered to pay $125,000 after a worker near Brownlee, Sask. was injured in a fall last year. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Bakke Co...
Oct 21, 2024 The company pleaded guilty to a single violation of Saskatchewan's occupational health and safety regulations earlier this month. (650 CKOM file photo)
'Astronomical' fine could shutter Little Market Box on 20th St.
The owner of retail stores The Little Market Box and Those Girls at the Market says "miscommunications" and "oversights" with the City of Saskatoon could close the doors of her Riversdale business. Ju...
Oct 21, 2024 Owner of The Little Market Box and Those Girls at the Market, Julianna Tan, says a fine of more than $18,000 for operating without a business licence is "astronomical" and could cause her to close. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Serious collision on Highway 11 at Dundurn
Traffic flow has returned to normal on Highway 11 at Dundurn after Saskatoon RCMP spent hours overnight on Saturday at the scene of a serious collision. RCMP said in a news release that the south boun...
Oct 20, 2024 (Saskatchewan RCMP)
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