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Saskatchewan government increases juror payments
Saskatchewan jury members will be making a little extra money next month. The jury allowance is being bumped up to $110 per day in both civil and criminal trials. The change is effective Sept. 1. Befo...
Aug 23, 2019
Three victims of deadly Alberta crash from Saskatoon
The Alberta RCMP has confirmed that three of the victims of Tuesday's multi-vehicle fatal crash in that province are from Saskatoon. All three adults died in the fiery crash. Cpl. Jon Cormier told 650...
Aug 22, 2019 A multi-vehicle pileup involving several tanker trucks sent plumes of smoke into the sky on Highway 9 near Cereal, Alta. on Aug. 20, 2019. (Global News)
Most of the money in City of Saskatoon fraud case has been locked down
The City of Saskatoon says it is making progress on recovering the $1.04 million it lost in a fraud scheme. "While it is early in the investigation, we're pleased to say most of the funds have been id...
Aug 19, 2019
Gas and dash leads to injuries for Holbein business owner
The RCMP is looking for two suspects after a scary incident at a Holbein business Tuesday morning. Holbein is a hamlet about 30 kilometres west of Prince Albert. The incident happened just after 8 a.m...
Aug 15, 2019
City of Saskatoon bilked out of more than $1 million
The City of Saskatoon is a victim of a big online fraud. The city says a fraudster electronically impersonated a construction company CFO asking for a change in banking information. The city complied,...
Aug 15, 2019
NorSask, Meadow Lake Tribal Council receives $3M in federal funding
Meadow Lake Tribal Council Industrial Investments received $3 million in funding from the federal government Wednesday morning. The funding is for the NorSask Forest Products facility, to focus on cre...
Aug 14, 2019
There could be danger lurking in your reusable grocery bag
With Sobeys recently announcing that it is eliminating all single-use plastic bags from its stores, the hope is more people will choose reusable grocery bags. While we may feel good about doing our pa...
Aug 12, 2019
RCMP looking for seventh person charged in Laverdiere homicide case
The RCMP has charged a seventh person in connection with the homicide of Tiki Laverdiere - 31-year-old Nikita Sandra Cook now faces a first-degree murder charge. Nikita Sandra Cook is the seventh pers...
Aug 09, 2019
Professor says mosquitoes responsible for over 50 billion deaths
A professor from Colorado Mesa University thinks mosquitoes are the deadliest predator in human history. Dr. Timothy Winegard told 650 CKOM’s Gormley that approximately half of all humans since ...
Aug 08, 2019
Shiloh church given provincial heritage site status
The last remaining building from Saskatchewan’s first black settlement was named a provincial heritage site last weekend. The Shiloh Baptist Church was once the pillar of a community made up of ...
Aug 07, 2019
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