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OSB mill construction set to begin in Prince Albert in 2025
By Nigel Maxwell The stage has been set for an oriented strand board (OSB) mill to begin construction in Prince Albert. Premier Scott Moe announced Thursday afternoon that the province has allocated n...
Sep 13, 2024 Premier Scott Moe said 800 jobs will be created when One Sky Forest Products begins construction on an OSB plant in Prince Albert next year. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
Sask. NDP commits to PST cuts at the grocery store
Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck says if elected as premier, she would cut provincial sales tax (PST) from many of the grocery items families rely on. "Saskatchewan families are struggling with the ...
Sep 12, 2024 Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck says if elected as premier, she would cut provincial sales tax (PST) from many of the grocery items that families rely on. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Sask. residents lost $3.4 million in cryptocurrency frauds this year: RCMP
The Saskatchewan RCMP say scammers have ripped off residents of the province for more than $3.4 million in cryptocurrency since the start of 2024. "Between January 1 and July 31, 2024, Saskatchewan RC...
Sep 12, 2024 “Between January 1 and July 31, 2024, Saskatchewan RCMP had investigated 116 files involving cryptocurrency fraud, and in total, victims had reported more than $3,400,000 in cryptocurrency fraud losses,” the Saskatchewan RCMP said in a statement. (The Canadian Press)
STF asks voters to support education in municipal, provincial elections
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation asking teachers, businesses owners, and everyone else in the province to vote for public education this fall. Federation president Samantha Becotte said the union...
Sep 12, 2024 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation has shared three commitments it wants from all candidates in Saskatchewan's upcoming elections. (Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation/Twitter)
Buffalo, Progressive Conservative parties rule out merger
Two Saskatchewan political parties have decided against merging to form a coalition ahead of the fall election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan and the Buffalo Party held talks abou...
Sep 12, 2024 Progressive Conservative leader Rose Buscholl says the two parties are too far apart in their platforms to merge at this time. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Dozens of harassment, violence cases at CSIS, 8 deemed founded
VANCOUVER - When Canada's spy chief wrote a secret letter to the public safety minister last December - the week after a report emerged that two young women in the service had been sexually assaulted ...
Sep 12, 2024 When Canada's spy chief wrote a secret letter to the public safety minister last December — the week after a report emerged that two young women in the service had been sexually assaulted by a senior colleague — it came with a warning. (The Canadian Press)
Economics prof. weighs in on Sask. Gov. and NDP opposing headlines
The Saskatchewan Government and Official Opposition are seemingly always at odds over the same topics. Areas that the province says Saskatchewan is excelling in are problematic, the Saskatchewan NDP r...
Sep 12, 2024 The Saskatchewan Government and Official Opposition are seemingly always at odds over the same topics. Areas that the province says Saskatchewan is excelling in are problematic, the Saskatchewan NDP report. Who is telling the truer story Jason Childs, University of Regina professor of economics, weighs in. (The Canadian Press)
Lloydminster RCMP: 3 dead in targeted attack, suspects at large
RCMP say three dead in targeted attack at home in Lloydminster, according to The Canadian Press. RCMP say suspects are at large but the public is not at risk following a triple homicide at a home in L...
Sep 12, 2024 Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigates a report of three people who were found dead on Sept. 11, 2024. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
In separate incidents, police arrest two people for swinging pieces of metal
Two people were arrested in Saskatoon on Wednesday for allegedly swinging pieces of metal. In the first case, police said a 45-year-old Saskatoon man was arrested at around 11 a.m. on Wednesday after ...
Sep 12, 2024 Police say two men were arrested on Wednesday after separate incidents involving a metal pole and a metal bar. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
'61 per cent of this year's crop is in the bin': Crop Report
Saskatchewan's harvest is 61 per cent complete, with the weekly Crop Report from the Ministry of Agriculture saying producers are keeping a close eye on their stored grain due to concerns around bin h...
Sep 12, 2024 Winter cereals, triticale, lentils and field peas are almost finished. Spring wheat is at 60 per cent and Canary seed is at 32 per cent harvested as of September 9, 2024. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
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