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Hunters, snowmobilers react to Sask. trespassing changes
Changes planned for the province's trespassing laws could make it tougher for people to get out to their favourite hunting spot or snowmobiling trail. Legislation introduced Tuesday would amend the Tr...
Nov 29, 2018 Legislation expected to pass in 2019 would amend Saskatchewan's trespassing law to require people to get permission to access private land regardless of whether or not signs are posted. (Djuradj Vujcic/Wikimedia Commons)
City council approves pay raise to offset tax exemption.
The salaries for Saskatoon's mayor and city councillors are set to increase next year, but their take-home pay won't be going up. Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the pay increase during Tue...
Nov 14, 2018 Saskatoon City Council. (650 CKOM )
Bobby Cameron re-elected as chief of FSIN
Bobby Cameron was re-elected as chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Thursday afternoon, winning his second term in a landslide victory. Cameron defeated challenger Delbert W...
Oct 25, 2018
Saskatoon city council talking about garbage utility
Saskatoon city councillors will once again debate a contentious proposal to change garbage collection into a separate utility. Currently, trash collection is paid for out of property taxes. City admin...
Oct 22, 2018 Saskatoon city council will next discuss possible changes to how it bills residents for garbage pickup in August.
Sask. NDP convention kicks off in Saskatoon
Members of Saskatchewan's NDP are gathering in Saskatoon with an eye to preparing for the next provincial election. New Democrats will be meeting at TCU Place Friday through Sunday, with an agenda mea...
Oct 12, 2018 Sask. NDP leader Ryan Meili speaks to reporters at the Radisson Hotel in Saskatoon on March 9, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
New Brunswick Tories win most seats, but Liberals will try to stay in power
Voters in New Brunswick have turned have their backs on the province's entrenched two-party system for the first time in a generation, electing enough third party candidates to leave the Liberals and ...
Sep 25, 2018
Saskatoon council to consider tightening security
It's an "unfortunate sign of the times." That's how Saskatoon's general manager of assets and financial management described a proposed new security measure for council chambers. Kerry Tarasoff said i...
Sep 14, 2018 Saskatoon City Council. (650 CKOM )
Minister says feds still committed to Trans Mountain
With the federal Liberals holding a caucus retreat in Saskatoon this week, federal Infrastructure and Communities Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne tried to reassure people concerned about the fate ...
Sep 11, 2018 Federal Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne. (Liberal Party of Canada)
Sask. dairy farmers watching NAFTA talks closely
The Canadian dairy industry is once again being brought into the conversation as politicians continue talks to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Joy Smith, the manager of policy...
Aug 29, 2018
NDP denied freedom of information request on legal aid cuts
Saskatchewan New Democrats want details about discussions between the government and legal aid that resulted in upcoming cuts to the Saskatoon legal aid office. However, justice critic Nicole Sarauer ...
Aug 28, 2018 Saskatchewan NDP justice critic Nicole Sarauer speaking to media outside the Saskatoon Provincial Court building on July 23, 2018. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
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