Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
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Warnings issued as heavy snow blows into Saskatchewan
Areas in central and southeast Saskatchewan were under snowfall and winter storm warnings Friday. Lead forecaster Brad Vrolijk with Environment Canada told 650 CKOM it was looking like a snowy, cold w...
Feb 01, 2019
RCMP report brazen robbery at small-town bar
Six people are facing charges after a robbery at a hotel bar and restaurant in the community of Radisson, Sask., located about 45 minutes northwest of Saskatoon. Masked suspects carrying knives report...
Jan 28, 2019 Thieves entered Elvera’s Bar and Hotel wearing masks and brandishing knives but only made off with $90.
Entry-level training standard en route for Canadian truckers within a year
MONTREAL - The country's transportation ministers have agreed to develop an entry-level training standard for semi-truck drivers nationwide. Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the minimum ba...
Jan 21, 2019
2019 Saskatchewanderer ready to hit the road
The newest Saskatchewanderer is ready for a year of adventure, and he's bringing along his trusty dog for company. Zane Buchanan, who grew up near White City, said he's excited to be this year's Saska...
Jan 12, 2019 (Government of Saskatchewan)
Missing girl rescued near Wynyard
A team effort by Saskatchewan search and rescue, RCMP as well as local volunteers has re-united an 11-year-old girl with her mother. Police said searchers were called out Thursday at around 5:00 p.m.,...
Jan 11, 2019 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Carbon tax rebates available as Sask. court challenge approaches
Critics, including Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, have called it an attempt to buy votes ahead of the 2019 federal election, but that doesn't mean the provincial environment minister wouldn't accept ...
Jan 10, 2019 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Cold, windy day across Saskatchewan
After a weekend of unseasonable warmth, people in Saskatchewan may want to dig out the warm scarves and gloves again thanks to a bitterly cold wind. Between Regina and Saskatoon, Environment Canada is...
Jan 08, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
FSIN calls for stop to non-First Nation adoptions of FN kids
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for an immediate end to provincial adoptions of First Nations children into non-First Nations homes in Saskatchewan. FSIN made the call...
Jan 07, 2019 Bobby Cameron, chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.
Drivers warned of blowing snow in southern, central Sask.
Most of central and southern Saskatchewan remained under blowing snow advisories Monday morning. As of 4:30 a.m. Monday, Environment Canada had issued advisories for parts of the province ranging from...
Jan 07, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Province to issue formal Sixties Scoop apology in new year
The Saskatchewan government will make good on its promise to apologize to survivors of the Sixties Scoop. An invitation sent to the 650 CKOM newsroom by the Saskatoon Indian and Mtis Friendship Centre...
Dec 17, 2018
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