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FSIN vice-chief calls for criminalization of coerced sterilization
A vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) wants to see more action taken to support Indigenous women who allege doctors and nurses pressured them to consent to being steril...
Nov 26, 2019
Budget day 1: Saskatoon Police get their ask; City changes tax increases
Although the new Saskatoon central library stole the show on Monday night, there was still a lot that went on in council chambers on day 1 of the multi-year budget deliberations. Saskatoon Police will...
Nov 26, 2019 Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper answers Saskatoon Council questions during budget deliberations on November 25, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
New central library approved with $20 million knocked off price tag
Saskatoon City Council has approved Saskatoon Public Library's (SPL) operations budget, along with the new central library for a smaller borrowing cost. Councillor Darren Hill's motion of allowing SPL...
Nov 25, 2019 Saskatoon Public Library's CEO Carol Cooley and Board Chair Lisa Erickson plead their case for the Saskatoon Public Library budget at deliberations on November 25, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Crunching the numbers, council begins deliberating multi-year budget
For the next three days, Saskatoon councillors will decide how to spend the city's money. Heading into deliberations, the proposed property tax hike sits at 3.23 per cent for 2020 and 3.54 per cent in...
Nov 25, 2019
First revenge porn lawsuit filed in Sask. court
A Saskatchewan woman is suing her ex-lover in what appears to be the province's first revenge porn civil lawsuit. The woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, is suing Daylan Heidel f...
Nov 21, 2019
New recycling contract for city: rates rising, products removed
The City of Saskatoon announced a new eight-year, $46 million contract for recycling Thursday and changes are coming that will affect your utility bills and what products you can recycle. Utility rate...
Nov 21, 2019
Trudeau turns to B.C. MP with Saskatchewan roots to helm tricky climate ministry
OTTAWA - Jonathan Wilkinson has been the minister of environment and climate change for less than 24 hours but the job is likely going to get harder from here. "Environment is probably the most challe...
Nov 21, 2019
Saskatoon boy with rare skin condition's medical supplies stolen from doorstep
A Saskatoon family is looking for answers after their son's medical supplies were stolen from their front porch Tuesday afternoon. In a post on Facebook Adam Leptich, the father of Leo who has a rare ...
Nov 20, 2019 Two suspects stole medical supplies from a Saskatoon family's doorstep on November 19, 2019. (Adam Leptich/Facebook)
Ticket availability, prices revealed for Juno Awards in Saskatoon
The 2020 Juno Awards are coming to Saskatoon in March, and we now know more about ticket availability and price. Tickets for the 49th annual awards show will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m., starting at ...
Nov 19, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Wexit Saskatchewan to hold petition-signing drive this month
The Saskatchewan branch of the western separatist movement Wexit is planning a campaign at multiple locations in the province over the next few weeks. The aim is to garner signatures for its petition ...
Nov 18, 2019 (Wexit Saskatchewan/Facebook)
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