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A company pleaded guilty and was fined $55,000 for workplace injury
A company has been fined after a worker was seriously injured in Saskatchewan when a disc was ejected from a pressurized setting tool on August 16, 2022. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations ...
Oct 03, 2024 Summit Wireline Inc. pleaded guilty on Sept. 23 in Lloydminster Provincial Court. The Court fined them $39,285.71 with a surcharge of $15,714.29, for contravening clause 3-6 (1) of the regulation. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Man assaults two officers during arrest in Nutana Park: Police
A 19-year-old man allegedly assaulted two Saskatoon police officers during his arrest after a domestic disturbance on Thursday morning. According to police, officers were called to an address on Middl...
Oct 03, 2024 Police say the man is now facing two assault charges. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
PHOTOS: Sinkhole opens up on Clarence Avenue South
A sinkhole has opened up in Saskatoon's Haultain neighbourhood. Road closures and pylons surrounded the deep hole on Clarence Avenue South at Third Street East, potentially causing issues for parents ...
Oct 03, 2024 A sinkhole has opened up on Clarence Avenue in front of École canadienne-française - Pavillon Monique-Rousseau.
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Electronic vote counters won't be used in Sask. provincial election
Despite being used successfully in byelections last year, electronic vote-counting machines won't be adding up the votes in Saskatchewan's provincial election. The machines were used last year in all ...
Oct 03, 2024 Scott Moe says ballots filled out by hand should also be counted by hand. (Elections Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Loon Lake mayor asks for support due to crime, church fire
By Glynn Brothen The mayor of Loon Lake has written to the provincial government to say he's on the verge of declaring a state of emergency after a rash of criminal activity in the community, culminat...
Oct 02, 2024 The St. George Anglican Church burned to the ground on Sept. 28, 2024 after standing in Loon Lake for 85 years. (Submitted)
Officer uses Taser to subdue machete-wielding man on Confederation Drive
A 26-year-old man is facing criminal charges after what police described as an attempted robbery on Tuesday in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called to a store in the 400 block of Confe...
Oct 02, 2024 Police say an officer used a Taser on the man, causing him to drop the machete. (650 CKOM file photo)
Volunteers hit road, deliver signs as candidates vie for votes
For nearly two decades, volunteering during provincial elections has been a tradition for Wilfred Martin. Martin lives in Saskatoon, and started to deliver signs and knock on doors prior to Paul Merri...
Oct 02, 2024 Saskatoon's Wilfred Martin has volunteered for provincial elections over nearly two decades. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Oct. 1, 2024. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Stabbings, arrests for CO2 firearms keep Saskatoon police busy
It was a busy weekend for Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) dealing with two stabbings and two arrests for CO2 firearms. Police have made no arrests in the stabbings. The first incident, on Sept. 27 arou...
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NDP, Sask. Party promise affordability on first day of election
Saskatchewan's two largest political parties came out swinging on the first day of the province's election period. Carla Beck, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, promised to get Saskatchewan out of "last...
Oct 01, 2024 Scott Moe of the Saskatchewan Party and Carla Beck of the Saskatchewan NDP are both promising affordability measures in this fall's election.
Canpotex matching donations to Saskatoon food bank formula campaign
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre has partnered with potash exporter Canpotex to help ensure infants and toddlers in the Saskatoon area have the nourishment they need. The food bank launch...
Oct 01, 2024 Laurie O’Connor, executive director of the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre, says the formula campaign is "a lifeline for many families in our community." (650 CKOM file photo)
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