Saskatoon News

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 9 hours ago
Mail service is halted at Canada Post after unionized workers announced Thursday they are on a countrywide strike — the latest eruption in a labour dispute that has been going on for nearly a year. The move came just hours after the federal government promised a suite of changes to overhaul the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 9 hours ago
TORONTO — The City of Toronto has cleared a homeless encampment at Dufferin Grove Park after a small group of remaining residents said they wouldn't leave until they got permanent housing. City vehicles were seen removing tents and people's belongings from the park this morning, with city security... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 9 hours ago
Prince Albert RCMP issued a arrest warrant for a 27-year-old man from Sturgeon Lake in connection with the theft of a vehicle from the Sturgeon Lake First Nation earlier this week. Toby Daniels is charged with using an imitation firearm in an offence and robbery with a weapon. Read more:... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 9 hours ago
A 14-year-old Saskatoon boy was hospitalized after police say he was shot in the neck by a group of children armed with a BB gun on Wednesday. According to police, the boy was walking near Rusholme Road and Avenue W North, in the city’s Mount Royal neighbourhood, at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 9 hours ago
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July, the first increase in four months. However, its early estimate for August indicated that real GDP for that month was essentially unchanged. Read more:
  • ...
Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 9 hours ago
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in July, the first increase in four months. However, its early estimate for August indicated that real GDP for that month was essentially unchanged. The agency says the growth in July was driven by goods-producing... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 10 hours ago
CFL fans made a lot of noise this week as commissioner Stewart Johnston announced significant rule changes coming in 2026 and 2027. The changes include shortening the field from 110 yards to... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 10 hours ago
8:30 – Evan catches up on the busy week of politics — from NATO and U.S. President Donald Trump’s change in stance on Ukraine, to Prime Minister Mark Carney recognizing Palestine as a state — with Brian Lilley, political columnist for the Toronto Sun. LIVE... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 10 hours ago
Police officers in Regina fatally shot a person on Thursday evening, but the force isn’t sharing many details. According to police, the shooting happened at around 11 p.m. in the 3000 block of East Haughton Road. Read more:
  • ...
Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 10 hours ago
The Canadian Football League is making some big changes over its next two seasons, and a long-time observer said he’s pleased with the updated rules and the new field layouts. On Monday, the... Read more

Saskatoon StarPhoenix - 1 day 11 hours ago
It’s Hilltops-Thunder, Round 2. Read More

Saskatoon StarPhoenix - 1 day 10 hours ago
Fall has arrived in Saskatoon, which means cooler days, changing colours, and a new season for some of your favourite performance groups. There are plenty of concerts and stage shows to take in this weekend.... Read more

The Sheaf - 1 day 11 hours ago
Advice for first-years as a second-year that I wish I knew from the start!

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 11 hours ago
Letters delivered directly to your home could soon become a thing of the past. On Thursday, Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced that Canada Post’s door-to–door mail delivery will end for almost all Canadians within the next decade. The changes are part of an effort... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 11 hours ago
OTTAWA — Unionized postal workers are on a nationwide strike this morning, after Canada Post announced it was planning to end door-to-door mail delivery for almost all households within the next decade. Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound said the move is among sweeping changes aimed at shoring up... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 12 hours ago
MONTREAL — Montreal's Concordia University is celebrating what it's calling a landmark fundraising year, even as it faces an unprecedented financial crunch it blames on government policies. The university says its Campaign for Concordia: Next-Gen Now campaign has raised more than $365 million,... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 14 hours ago
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Unionized postal workers on strike nationwide Unionized postal workers are on a nationwide strike this morning, after Canada Post announced it was planning to end door-to-door mail delivery for almost... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 14 hours ago
Tammy Daigle has spent more than half of her life in the rural, northern Ontario community of Fauquier-Strickland, focusing on her family and rarely thinking about the small town's finances. But that changed in July when the township announced it was in a financial crisis with a $2.5-million... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 15 hours ago
MONTREAL — A Quebec labour tribunal will begin hearing witnesses in a case against Amazon stemming from the e-commerce giant’s decision to close its seven warehouses in the province. The Confédération des syndicats nationaux has filed a complaint alleging the closures were an attempt by Amazon to... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 15 hours ago
LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in London today to meet with the leaders of the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, Spain and Iceland. The talks are expected to revolve around trade and mutual defence priorities including response to the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war and Arctic... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 15 hours ago
OTTAWA — Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert says Canadians should oppose Israel's government — not Israelis themselves — and blasts his successor for treating Prime Minister Mark Carney as "an enemy of Israel." "I only advise the people of Canada to oppose the Israeli government. That's... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 15 hours ago
Fader the humpback has been coming back to British Columbia’s waters for the last two decades, but this time the whale was spotted with something extra — more than 130 metres of rope and fishing gear. The whale entangled was first sighted Sunday in the Strait of Georgia by two vessels operated by... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 15 hours ago
OTTAWA — The federal government says it is reviewing its decision to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs — but it can't or won't say when the review began, or when it will end. The tariffs took effect on Oct. 1, 2024, and the regulatory order published imposing them said "the government... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 15 hours ago
OTTAWA — Unionized postal workers are on a nationwide strike this morning, after Canada Post announced it was planning to end door-to-door mail delivery for almost all households within the next decade. Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound said the move is among sweeping changes aimed at shoring up... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 21 hours ago
2:05 – Starting Lineup The Roughriders have the Elks in their sights. The Blue Jays are causing panic with their fans as they lose again. We see 2 NHL captains go down to injury this week. Mariners fans love Big Dumper. And the NFL has a sleeper Thursday night game that you... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 22 hours ago
BANFF — U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says he's offended by the suggestion that President Donald Trump is uninformed about what Canada has to offer his country. In a tense onstage discussion at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., on Thursday, the diplomat also expressed annoyance that Trump'... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 23 hours ago
Regina police have now charged five people in connection with a shooting in the Eastview neighbourhood last month that left an 11-year-old girl seriously injured. The fifth person, a 29-year-old woman, is facing charges in relation to a shooting which left an... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 23 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1. Trump said on his social media site that foreign manufacturers of furniture... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 1 day 23 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — James Comey was charged Thursday with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 24 min ago
Police in Wisconsin say a man from Ontario was killed in what's believed to be a drive-by shooting. The Sheboygan Falls police department says 32-year-old Giovanni Michael Robinson was found with a fatal gunshot wound early Wednesday in the small city. Police say Robinson was pronounced dead at... Read more

Pages