Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Sask. universities taking progressive approach to teaching AI in the classroom
Universities in Saskatchewan are trying to help students use artificial intelligence as another skill on their resume when they graduate. "I think our challenge as an institution is to be able to work...
Sep 06, 2023
Episode 4 of The Shell Lake Massacre: The Killer
Less than three weeks after being discharged from a hospital for the mentally ill, 21-year-old Victor Hoffman found himself driving along the highway away from his family farm. As he travelled toward ...
Sep 05, 2023 Records from Victor Hoffman's stay at the Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford describe him as withdrawn, seclusive, and indifferent. He told psychiatrists that he believed the devil had put another brain in his body. The mental hospital closed in 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
Smoke expected to improve in Sask this week: Environment Canada
Smoky weather in Saskatchewan is expected to improve throughout the week, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with ECCC, said the smoke covering the ...
Sep 04, 2023 (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Saskatchewan RCMP stresses social media, road safety for back to school
Grandma and Grandpa love seeing back-to-school photos, but so do complete strangers. Staff Sgt. Corey Niedzielski of the White Butte RCMP is advising parents to think twice before posting photos of th...
Sep 04, 2023
Regina police locate six-month-old baby who was reported missing
The Regina Police Service has located a six-month-old baby who had been reported missing. On Sunday evening, police said the boy had been found safe. No other details were provided, including when and...
Sep 03, 2023
Saskatchewan expands treatment coverage for ALS patients
The province is now offering two new treatments for a fatal neurodegenerative disease under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan. About 3,000 Canadians live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease t...
Sep 03, 2023
Hundreds in Regina protest new provincial pronoun and sex education policy
It was an emotional Saturday at the Saskatchewan Legislature. Hundreds gathered outside of the front steps to protest against the new pronoun and sex education policy implemented by the provincial gov...
Sep 03, 2023
James Smith Cree Nation announces events marking anniversary of mass stabbings
Monday marks the one year anniversary of the mass stabbing casualties which took place on James Smith Cree Nation. The events last year shook a community and province as Myles Sanderson killed 11 peop...
Sep 02, 2023 Photographs of those killed during the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon mass casualty homicides which occurred on September 4, 2022, are on display as the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes provides a preliminary timeline presentation of the events during a media event in Melfort, Sask., Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Drought, not smoke, stressing out Saskatchewan trees
With the season of autumn and back to school arriving, a certain amount of stress and browning leaves on the ground is to be expected. However, trees shouldn't be shedding their leaves as early as the...
Sep 01, 2023 Trees marked with blue ribbons were to be cut down as the City of Saskatoon tries to prevent any further spread of Dutch elm disease. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. provincial courts deal with 'full-on nightmare' computer system outage
Court was still in session in Saskatchewan on Friday morning, but things were a little more old fashioned than normal. All court information had to be recorded manually while the computer system for t...
Sep 01, 2023 Provincial court staff around the province had to contend with a computer outage on Sept. 1, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
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