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Saskatchewan ski hills on schedule to welcome people to the slopes
The rumble of snow machines is music to the ears of Saskatchewan's ski hill managers. Many ski hills across the province are expected to open soon, with snow making well underway and the winter storm ...
Nov 29, 2024 Snowboarders ride down Optimist Hill in Saskatoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
New ambulance simulator benefiting paramedic students in Sask.
Primary Care Paramedic students and Advanced Care Paramedic students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are now able to use brand-new ambulance simulators. The school installed the machines in December last ...
Nov 28, 2024 Students at Sask. Polytechnic in Saskatoon and Regina both have ambulance simulators (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
New designs and renderings revealed for Saskatoon's downtown library
Construction on Saskatoon's much-debated downtown public library is well underway, with a new building re-design, and 60 per cent of the construction tendering completed. The cost of the new library b...
Nov 28, 2024 Saskatoon's new downtown public library is now projected to open in 2027. (Saskatoon Public Library/Submitted)
Saskatoon ponds not yet safe for skating despite freezing temperatures
Despite Saskatoon and most of Saskatchewan getting hit with a big chill, the city's fire department is reminding residents that it's not yet safe to walk or skate on neighbourhood ponds. "I'd recommen...
Nov 28, 2024 The Saskatoon Fire Department is reminding everyone that despite the cold weather the city has seen over the past week, Saskatoon’s 11 neighbourhood ponds don’t yet have ice thick enough to skate or walk on. Testing is expected to begin in the next week or two. (Sarah Butler/Facebook)
B.C. woman, 41, dead after crash on Highway 16 near Langenburg
A woman from British Columbia is dead after a crash on Highway 16 on Wednesday. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the site of the crash near Langenberg at around 6:30 p.m. Read More: Man ...
Nov 28, 2024 Police said the crash happened on Wednesday evening, when a semi collided with an SUV. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
Sask. Chamber of Commerce calls for 'strategic' response to U.S. tariff threat
By Glynn Brothen Commerce advisors say political leaders should prepare for the fallout if President-Elect Donald Trump's tariffs are enacted. But with complex trade dynamics, it's unclear if any stra...
Nov 28, 2024 (The Canadian Press)
Three arrested in connection with massive Saskatoon drug bust: Police
Three men are facing charges after an investigation that saw Saskatoon police seize roughly 16 kilograms of methamphetamine. According to police, officers were investigating a group of men believed to...
Nov 28, 2024 Police seized roughly 16 kilograms of methamphetamine, along 470 grams of cocaine, 175 grams of carfentanyl, 16 grams of fentanyl, four litres of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and $69,269 in cash. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatoon green cart program moving to monthly collection over winter
Green carts in Saskatoon will be collected on a monthly basis over the winter, starting in December. According to the city, data collected over the first year of the organic composting program indicat...
Nov 28, 2024 The reduced collection schedule will run until the end of March. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Police renew calls for information in Harvey Zoerb homicide case
Police in Saskatoon are once again asking the public to come forward with any information that could help them solve a homicide case dating back to June. On June 12, 2024, police were called to a park...
Nov 28, 2024 Zoerb was found critically injured in a parking lot on Forrester Road on June 12. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Shercom Industries sues provincial government, TSS for $10 million
Saskatoon's Shercom Industries has filed a statement of claim against the Province of Saskatchewan, as well as Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan and its CEO Stevyn Arnt, alleging breach of contract and...
Nov 28, 2024 The lawsuit alleges the province failed to honour a commitment to Shercom for a long-term contract, assurance of tire supply, and a voice in the future of the industry. (Ministry of Environment)
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