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Sask. NDP pledging to tax province's wealthiest people
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Leader Ryan Meili launched his campaign in Saskatoon on Wednesday by pledging to implement a wealth tax if he is elected premier. Standing on the banks of the South S...
Sep 30, 2020 Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili launched the party's campaign in Saskatoon on Sept. 30, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon restaurant hopes to increase number of patio days before winter sets in
Take a stroll along Victoria Avenue near Main Street in Saskatoon, and you'll see Las Palapas Resort Grill. It's a popular restaurant that's been in the area for the last 15 years. Like many restauran...
Sep 30, 2020 (Las Palapas/Facebook)
Sask. Party unveils new home renovation tax credit on day one of campaign trail
In front of a home in Saskatoon's Montgomery Place Wednesday, Sask. Party leader Scott Moe unveiled a new election promise. Moe said - if the Sask. Party is elected - its new mandate will include the ...
Sep 30, 2020 SaskParty Leader Scott Moe announces a new tax credit for home renovations at a Montgomery Place home in Saskatoon on Sept. 30, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Progressive Conservatives hope to gain ground in Sask.
It might be a difficult path ahead, but the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Saskatchewan is hoping to gain some ground in the Oct. 26 provincial election. In 2016, PC candidates received 5,571 ...
Sep 30, 2020 Ken Grey, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
14 new COVID cases reported in Sask., along with 13 recoveries
Saskatchewan went over the 1,900 mark in total COVID-19 cases Wednesday, when 14 new cases were reported. Eight of the new cases were in the Saskatoon area. There were two in each of the central-east ...
Sep 30, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Teen facing charges of impaired driving, dangerous driving
A 17-year-old girl is facing two impaired driving-related charges and a charge of dangerous driving after an early-morning incident Wednesday that ended in the downtown area. At around 1:45 a.m., Sask...
Sep 30, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Man assaulted, robbed outside Saskatoon grocery store
Police are searching for two men following an assault outside a grocery store Tuesday night. At approximately 9:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of 8th Street East about a man who h...
Sep 30, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Spike belt used to stop stolen car clocked over 170 km/h
Three people were arrested after a highway pursuit involving a stolen car west of Saskatoon on Tuesday. Around 1:30 p.m., RCMP say they attempted to stop a car for speeding on Highway 14 near Perdue. ...
Sep 30, 2020
Saskatoon McDonald's temporary closes after employee contracts COVID-19
A McDonald's restaurant in Saskatoon briefly closed on Tuesday after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. "Out of an abundance of caution, the decision was made to immediately shut down the resta...
Sep 30, 2020
Biggest venues in Sask. lobbying province to open up crowd restrictions
More than six months after COVID-19 arrived in Saskatchewan, event venues in Saskatoon remain largely empty. That's not a surprise considering the business model of gathering large groups of people co...
Sep 30, 2020 CKOM reached out to both the Juno Awards and Canadian Country Music Awards but did not hear back before publication. (Tourism Saskatoon/Submitted)
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