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WATCH: Paralympian shines light on accessibility issues in provincial parks
Saskatchewan is filled with beautiful landscapes and bodies of water to explore and enjoy. But for those with a disability, it's not always that simple. According to Statistics Canada's 2021 Census, 2...
Sep 25, 2024 Canadian Paralympic medalist Lisa Franks, outside an inaccessible “Camp-Easy” yurt in Blackstrap Provincial Park. (Submitted)
'We can't afford it': Sask. producers lament grain terminal strikes
Vancouver might be a 17-plus hour drive from most places in Saskatchewan, but the strike between workers and six-grain terminals there could soon have effects being felt right here in the province. "I...
Sep 24, 2024 “As we continue to have these disruptions in our supply chains, the government needs to start looking at ways to alleviate some of these disputes. We can’t afford it. People that export like farmers can’t afford It — people that buy any good on the shelf can’t afford it — we need to make sure our supply chain is working,” Ian Boxall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan said. (siculodoc / Depositphotos.com)
Enhancing breast cancer screening: $3.2M campaign in Saskatchewan
The Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan has announced a $3.2 million fundraising campaign to help expand the capacity of breast cancer screening services across Saskatchewan, including the purchase of a...
Sep 24, 2024 Funds will also be used to acquire two additional digital mammography machines for the permanent screening program sites in Regina and Saskatoon, as well as an SUV that will be used to transport staff to the site of the mobile unit. (Submitted)
Police in Saskatoon search for man wanted in Pleasant Hill stabbings
Police in Saskatoon are asking for the public's help as officers work to track down a 24-year-old man wanted in connection with a pair of stabbings in the city's Pleasant Hill neighboudhood The first ...
Sep 24, 2024 Police say the same man is a suspect in two separate stabbing cases. (650 CKOM file photo)
Nominations now open for November's municipal election
Are you interested in running for mayor, city council, or a school board in Saskatoon? Nominations officially opened on Tuesday for those interested in running in the city's upcoming municipal electio...
Sep 24, 2024 Saskatoon's municipal election is set for November 13. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
NDP rolls out $1.1 billion funding plan for Saskatchewan health care
Saskatchewan health-care workers continue to sound the alarm as they say the system in the province is in complete "crisis". Janell Hubbard, general vice president of CUPE 5430, said health-care worke...
Sep 24, 2024
'A hat for everybody': Sask. milliner instills confidence with fancy hats
Everyone who tells Sherri Hrycay they 'aren't really a hat person' is met with the same response: a sigh, a roll of the eyes, and a playful challenge to reconsider. "I've got one picked out for you al...
Sep 24, 2024 Sherri Hrycay has been making hats since 2000. She's taken master classes in France, England, and even Australia, and her hats have been worn by a number of celebrities. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Sask. feature film Die Alone just one of 13 headed to big screens
More investments in the Saskatchewan film industry mean 13 new productions recently filmed in the province are heading to the big screen. Enhancements to Regina's IMAX theater are also slated to take ...
Sep 23, 2024 A scene from Die Alone, which opens in theatres across Canada on Friday and was filmed in Saskatchewan. (Die Alone/Supplied)
Concealed machete found during arrest, Saskatoon police say
Saskatoon police found a concealed machete when they arrested a man after a report of an assault in Pleasant Hill on Saturday. Saskatoon Police Service said in a news release officers received a call ...
Sep 23, 2024 (650 CKOM files)
Man wanted: Robberies in Melfort, Wadena, Foam Lake, Yorkton
On Sunday, Yorkton RCMP responded to a robbery around 2 a.m. at a business on Smith Street. Police said a "male entered the business, threatened an employee with a firearm, then stole cash, cigarettes...
Sep 23, 2024 Wadena RCMP are looking for 34-year-old Joseph “Joey” Desjarlais from Fishing Lake First Nation. Desjarlais is described as about 5-foot-7 and 130 lbs with brown eyes, short brown hair, and a short beard. He was last seen wearing a light brown hoodie and a fanny pack. He has tattoos of the words "public" and "enemy" with flames on his hands, and "Bonnie and Clyde" tattooed on the right side of his neck. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
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