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ATV passenger dead in crash, driver facing charges
A 31-year-old man is dead after an ATV crash on Highway 905 in Saskatchewan, and the driver is now facing criminal charges. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a stretch of the highway betw...
Sep 26, 2024 The RCMP says the driver of the ATV is facing criminal charges after the fatal crash. (NewAfrica/Depositphotos.com)
Harvest nears 80 per cent completion, but rain causes delays
Rainfall slowed Saskatchewan farmers down over the past week as they worked to get their 2024 crops harvested. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the w...
Sep 26, 2024 A combine harvesting near Saskatoon on Sept. 3, 2024. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Twelve Saskatchewan communities broke heat records Wednesday
A dozen heat records were broken on Wednesday as temperatures soared across Saskatchewan, including two records that had been standing since 1950. According to Environment Canada, Wednesday was the ho...
Sep 26, 2024 Rowers were out on the South Saskatchewan River on Wednesday, enjoying the late-September heat. Saskatoon was among 12 communities in the province that set heat records on Wednesday. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon council approves temporary downtown emergency shelter
Saskatoon's city council has given the go-ahead for a temporary emergency shelter in the city's downtown, which is expected to open late this year. On Wednesday, council approved a development permit ...
Sep 26, 2024 The former Saskatchewan Transportation Company building in Saskatoon has been approved as the location for a new homeless shelter. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Man arrested after shots fired at good Samaritan on Sask. First Nation
One person has been arrested in connection with an incident that saw shots fired at a motorist who was trying to help another driver on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. According to the RCMP, the shots we...
Sep 26, 2024 Police announced the arrest late on Wednesday night, following the reported shooting. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. teachers call on province to address safety in classroom
Current and former teachers and educational assistants gathered outside Saskatoon city hall on Wednesday afternoon, calling on the provincial government to give more funding to schools to help teacher...
Sep 25, 2024 Over 40 teachers gathered outside of city hall on Wednesday afternoon to call on the provincial government to provide more funding to help deal with violent students in the classroom. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Carla Beck talks NDP election platform with Evan Bray
With Saskatchewan's provincial election looming, Carla Beck, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, sat down with Evan Bray on September 3 to share more details of her party's plan for the election. The conv...
Sep 25, 2024 Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck. (Canadian Press)
'Very unfortunate': Sask. restaurants target of vandalism, break-ins
Jason Wosminity, the general manager of Las Palapas Resort Grill in Saskatoon said "it's just been one thing after another," this last month as the restaurant has been the target of multiple incidents...
Sep 25, 2024 Jason Wosminity, the general manager of Las Palapas Resort Grill in Saskatoon said “it’s just been one thing after another,” this last month as the restaurant has been the target of multiple incidents, crimes like break ins and vandalism. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Jeremy Cockrill under investigation over helium investments
Saskatchewan's education minister says he did nothing wrong after allegations of another conflict of interest over helium investments. The Sask. NDP revealed on Wednesday that Jeremy Cockrill is being...
Sep 25, 2024 The Sask. NDP revealed on Wednesday that Jeremy Cockrill is being investigated by the conflict of interest commissioner for his investments in the helium industry and “potentially using privileged cabinet information for insider trading.” (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Man charged with murder after woman's death on Okanese First Nation
A 39-year-old man is facing a murder charge after a woman's death on a Saskatchewan First Nation. According to the RCMP, the File Hills Police Service was notified of an injured person at a home on th...
Sep 25, 2024 The File Hills Police Service was notified of an injured person at a home on the Okanese First Nation early on Tuesday morning. (File Hills First Nations Police Service/Facebook)
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