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PotashCorp, Agrium reveal new name ahead of merger
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium Inc. have picked the new name they'll operate under once they're allowed to proceed with a proposed merger. The new company will be called Nutrien, operat...
Jun 21, 2017
Family shares story of Sask. woman's death
A Saskatchewan woman who chose a medically-assisted death wants people to understand her choice. Deb Johnson, 58, died on June 11. She was diagnosed at the age of nine with a rare inflammatory disease...
Jun 20, 2017 Deb Johnson, 58, was diagnosed with a rare inflammatory disease at age nine. She chose a medically-assisted death on June 11, 2017. (Submitted)
Sask. police abuse of Indigenous women widespread: report
Human Rights Watch Canada and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations are calling for Saskatchewan police to change their ways after the release of a report detailing alleged abuses by officers...
Jun 20, 2017 A 32-page report released by Human Rights Watch Canada on June 19, 2017 details 64 cases of mistreatment by police across Saskatchewan. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
'That could be my kids out there:' Man recounts lake rescue
A man is being called a hero after swimming out to rescue a pair of young girls who were carried out into the middle of Sturgeon Lake Monday. Jonas Halkett, 31, said he was in his yard on the Sturgeon...
Jun 08, 2017
RCMP confirm Sask. terrorism investigation to cabinet
As terror attacks continue to dominate international news, new details have emerged about Saskatchewan's defence against possible threats. RCMP assistant commissioner Curtis Zablocki joined the premie...
Jun 08, 2017
Stop The Cuts advocates for federal funding to save STC
An organization pushing to resurrect the Saskatchewan Transportation Company says the province isn't considering all of its funding options. Stop The Cuts told reporters at a news conference Wednesday...
Jun 08, 2017
We Day Saskatchewan cancelled due to funding shortage
It was a gathering place for inspirational students - complete with bright lights, energetic music and celebrity appearances - now, We Day Saskatchewan is being put on hold. Organizers told 650 CKOM p...
Jun 08, 2017
RCMP looking for suspects in $50K theft on Wilkie farmyard
RCMP are asking for help to identify suspects after a farmyard near Wilkie was robbed early Tuesday morning. Police said around 2:30 a.m. on May 23, numerous items were taken from the building includi...
May 26, 2017
Saskatoon MLA Ryan Meili enters Sask. NDP leadership race
Saskatoon-Meewasin MLA Ryan Meili is throwing his hat in the ring for the provincial NDP leadership race. Meili announced his decision to run in a Facebook post Thursday morning. "This leadership cont...
May 18, 2017 Ryan Meili (left) smiles alongside NDP interim leader Trent Wotherspoon after winning the Saskatoon-Meewasin byelection on March 2, 2017. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Sask. Catholic schools to appeal funding decision
The province's eight Catholic school boards are unanimously endorsing a move to appeal a recent court decision, known as the Theodore case. The judge ruled the provincial government w...
Apr 28, 2017
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