Murray Wood: Liberals spending on the future, but deficit budget ignores struggling citizens
Canada's projected deficit for this year is sitting at $78.3 billion, but Murray Wood says the federal government's spen...
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Tips for coping with feelings of loneliness over the holidays
The media images we see most during the holiday season involve smiling faces, large family gatherings and friends laughing and enjoying festive parties. The experience for many people is far different...
Dec 17, 2019
Police presence expected at Saskatoon Holy Cross on Tuesday
Saskatoon police officers will be stationed at Holy Cross High School on Tuesday, a little more than two weeks after a student at the school posted to social media using a map to threaten a school sho...
Dec 16, 2019 (Holy Cross High School/Facebook)
Brad Wall not interested in Conservative leadership
Since Thursday's news that Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was resigning from his position with the party, people have already started speculating who the new Tory leader will be. The name of former...
Dec 13, 2019
Two found dead at Kindersley home following police standoff
Two people are dead following a long police standoff at a Kindersley home. According to a release from the Saskatchewan RCMP, a man and a woman were located deceased in the home Thursday around 3 p.m....
Dec 13, 2019
CP rail responsible for cost and cleanup of train derailment
More than 100 responders were on the ground dealing with Monday's train derailment near Guernsey. Dale Kristoff is an environmental protection officer and hazardous materials co-ordinator with the Sas...
Dec 12, 2019 Huge flames and thick black smoke pour into the sky after a CPR train derailed near Plunkett on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Meadow Lake RCMP makes arrest in November shooting incident
The Meadow Lake RCMP has arrested a man who was wanted following a shooting incident on Nov. 23. Lennex Merasty-Morin, 31, was arrested Monday following a short foot pursuit and the use of a taser. Me...
Dec 10, 2019
Train derailment near Guernsey causes oil car fire, closes Highway 16
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is continuing its response at a train derailment that happened early Monday morning on Highway 16 near Guernsey. A train hauling crude oil went off the tra...
Dec 09, 2019 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Firefighting expert says First Nations need more resources
A firefighting specialist believes more needs to be done to prevent fires on First Nations. Richard Kent, the commissioner of emergency and protective services for the Prince Albert Grand Council, poi...
Dec 06, 2019
City of Saskatoon blames ‘lack of appropriate procedures’ in $1-million online fraud
The City of Saskatoon is blaming its own internal systems for how a fraudster managed to get their hands on more than $1 million this summer. The findings of an internal investigation into the online ...
Dec 05, 2019
Teen arrested after online threat against Saskatoon high school
A 16-year-old boy is facing a charge of uttering threats after a social media post caused concern for parents and students at Saskatoon's Holy Cross High School. The post, which was shared widely by s...
Dec 04, 2019
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