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Labour lawyer shares perspective on rail strike, and what lies ahead
Many thought it was over, but the railway work disruption at Canada's two largest railroads isn't ending just yet. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union served 72-hour strike notice to CN on Frid...
Aug 23, 2024 Teamsters began picketing in Saskatoon on Thursday morning after CN and CPKC locked out workers. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Wildfire smoke leads to air quality advisory for Saskatoon, Regina
Much of Saskatchewan was placed under an air quality advisory from Environment Canada on Friday, including the province's two largest cities. "Wildfire smoke is causing or expected to cause very poor ...
Aug 23, 2024 Rowers were out on the South Saskatchewan River on Friday morning, despite thick smoke in the air in Saskatoon. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
80-year-old woman dead after semi and SUV collide south of Indian Head
A crash that closed a stretch of highway south of Indian Head left an 80-year-old woman dead and another person injured. According to the RCMP, the crash happened at the intersection of Highway 1 and ...
Aug 23, 2024 Police say the driver of the semi was taken to hospital by STARS, while a passenger in the SUV was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. (STARS/Twitter)
Police charge man after early morning armed robbery in Fairhaven
One is in custody while police search for a second suspect involved in an armed robbery from earlier Friday morning. Police were called to a convenience store in the 200 block of Pendygrasse Road just...
Aug 23, 2024 In a police release, "officers determined that two men had entered the store brandishing knives while demanding cigarettes and cash. They then fled the store with the stolen property and an undisclosed amount of money."(650 CKOM)
Town of Kindersley to pay $175,000 after 2022 worker death
The Town of Kindersley has been ordered to pay $175,000 after pleading guilty to an occupational health and safety violation connected to the death of a worker in 2022. READ MORE: Worker injury leads ...
Aug 23, 2024 According to the provincial government, a worker was fatally injured in August of 2022 while entering a sewer manhole. (Rishad1977 / Depositphotos.com)
Federal Government is stepping in to get trains moving again
Binding arbitration is good news for the Canadian Western Short Line Railway. Andrew Glastetter, General Manager of the Great Western Railway of Saskatchewan and President of Western Canadian Short Li...
Aug 22, 2024 Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is using his powers in the Labour Code to ask the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose binding arbitration. (980 CJME)
Saskatoon business reps are in favour of $1.22B arena project
Saskatoon's business representatives are advocating for the development of the Downtown Event and Entertainment District, asserting the project will spur significant economic growth. On Wednesday, the...
Aug 22, 2024 Keith Moen, Executive Director of the North Saskatoon Business Association, said he’s not surprised about that figure and the organization supports the project.
“We know that something like this is going to cost a significant amount of money because it is a significant investment the city would be making,” he said. (City of Saskatoon)
Sask. Gov. takes over after labour market transfer top-up ends
The provincial and federal governments can't agree on whether there was a cut in employment and skill training funding for Saskatchewan. The Government of Saskatchewan says it is filling in the gap, b...
Aug 22, 2024 Minister Jeremy Harrison addressed the media after the Provincial Government announced they would take over the $17.6 million federal top-up portion of the Employment and Skill Training fund. This comes after the Federal Governments temporary top-up ended. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Man arrested after shot fired during Sturgeon Lake traffic stop: RCMP
A 44-year-old man was arrested and police are searching for a second suspect after a gunshot was allegedly fired during an RCMP traffic stop on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. According to the Mountie...
Aug 22, 2024 The Mounties say a gunshot was fired during a traffic stop, shattering a window, before two people took off on foot. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
Sask. harvest 15 per cent complete, with southwest furthest ahead
Despite scattered storms, harvest in Saskatchewan is 15 per cent complete, up from six per cent a week ago. According to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week...
Aug 22, 2024 Some crops experienced damage from heavy rains and hail. The report noted the increased heat in some regions has resulted in grain fill yield reductions. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
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