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Electronic vote counters won't be used in Sask. provincial election
Despite being used successfully in byelections last year, electronic vote-counting machines won't be adding up the votes in Saskatchewan's provincial election. The machines were used last year in all ...
Oct 03, 2024 Scott Moe says ballots filled out by hand should also be counted by hand. (Elections Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Loon Lake mayor asks for support due to crime, church fire
By Glynn Brothen The mayor of Loon Lake has written to the provincial government to say he's on the verge of declaring a state of emergency after a rash of criminal activity in the community, culminat...
Oct 02, 2024 The St. George Anglican Churchburned to the ground on Sept. 28, 2024 after standing in Loon Lake for 85 years. (Submitted)
Officer uses Taser to subdue machete-wielding man on Confederation Drive
A 26-year-old man is facing criminal charges after what police described as an attempted robbery on Tuesday in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called to a store in the 400 block of Confe...
Oct 02, 2024 Police say an officer used a Taser on the man, causing him to drop the machete. (650 CKOM file photo)
Volunteers hit road, deliver signs as candidates vie for votes
For nearly two decades, volunteering during provincial elections has been a tradition for Wilfred Martin. Martin lives in Saskatoon, and started to deliver signs and knock on doors prior to Paul Merri...
Oct 02, 2024 Saskatoon's Wilfred Martin has volunteered for provincial elections over nearly two decades. Photo taken in Saskatoon on Oct. 1, 2024. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Stabbings, arrests for CO2 firearms keep Saskatoon police busy
It was a busy weekend for Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) dealing with two stabbings and two arrests for CO2 firearms. Police have made no arrests in the stabbings. The first incident, on Sept. 27 arou...
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NDP, Sask. Party promise affordability on first day of election
Saskatchewan's two largest political parties came out swinging on the first day of the province's election period. Carla Beck, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, promised to get Saskatchewan out of "last...
Oct 01, 2024 Scott Moe of the Saskatchewan Party and Carla Beck of the Saskatchewan NDP are both promising affordability measures in this fall's election.
Canpotex matching donations to Saskatoon food bank formula campaign
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre has partnered with potash exporter Canpotex to help ensure infants and toddlers in the Saskatoon area have the nourishment they need. The food bank launch...
Oct 01, 2024 Laurie O’Connor, executive director of the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre, says the formula campaign is "a lifeline for many families in our community." (650 CKOM file photo)
WATCH: 2024 Sask. election is underway, voters head to polls Oct. 28
Premier Scott Moe directed Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty to dissolve the Legislative Assembly and issue the writs of election on Tuesday, kicking off Saskatchewan's 2024 general election. Residents...
Oct 01, 2024 Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party currently holds a strong majority in the assembly – as it has since 2007 – controlling 43 of the assembly’s 61 seats. Carla Beck’s New Democratic Party, which currently serves as Saskatchewan’s official opposition, holds just 14 seats. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Third annual Every Child Matters Powwow held in Saskatoon
People from across Saskatchewan gathered at SaskTel Centre on Monday for the third annual Every Child Matters powwow. The powwow, which is held annually on Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconcil...
Oct 01, 2024 Indigenous communities from across Saskatchewan gathered at SaskTel Centre on Monday for the third annual Every Child Matters Powwow. People danced and sang in honour of those lost to the residential school system. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
VIDEO: Huskies athletes put personal spin on pre-game land acknowledgements
For the last several years, University of Saskatchewan Huskies sports teams have been playing land acknowledgments before their games to honour Indigenous Peoples and the land they play on. But this y...
Sep 30, 2024 Alyssa D'Agnone is in her fourth season with the Huskies soccer team, and volunteered to write her own land acknowledgment for this season. (Huskies Athletics/supplied)
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