Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Saskatchewan breaks power consumption record for second straight day
The record Saskatchewan set Wednesday for peak power consumption stood for just one day. In a media release Friday, SaskPower said Saskatchewan homes and businesses were using 3,910 megawatts (MW) of ...
Dec 31, 2021 (SaskPower/Submitted)
Regina's sidewalk clearing bylaw set to take effect
Regina residents will have to shovel more than just their driveways starting Saturday. That's when the City of Regina's new sidewalk snow-clearing bylaw takes effect. The city is looking to make sidew...
Dec 31, 2021
Women found dead after fire in North Battleford were murdered: RCMP
The RCMP says two women whose bodies were found after a fire at a house in North Battleford had been murdered. An investigation by the RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service has determined the dea...
Dec 30, 2021
RCMP repeats request for public's help in finding missing woman
The search continues in the Weyburn area for a woman who has been missing for more than three weeks. In a media release Thursday, the RCMP said searches for 77-year-old Frances Gazeley in rural areas ...
Dec 30, 2021 (RCMP/Submitted)
Latest COVID update Dec. 30: 589 new cases, 2,176 active cases
Saskatchewan reported its second-highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases on Thursday. There were 589 cases reported, the most since 601 were announced on Sept. 30. There were 650 cases announced on...
Dec 30, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM)
WHL puts Swift Current on pause due to COVID
The Swift Current Broncos are in lockdown. In a media release Thursday, the WHL announced what it called "the pausing of team activities" for the Broncos after four players were put on the league's CO...
Dec 30, 2021 (Swift Current Broncos/Twitter)
Sask. implements new testing and isolation guidelines, but no new restrictions
Saskatchewan has changed its guidelines for COVID-19 testing and isolation, but not its public health measures. "We are continuing to watch our hospitalizations and our intensive care numbers very clo...
Dec 30, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (980 CJME file photo)
City of Humboldt fined $133,000 in connection with worker's death
The City of Humboldt has been fined $133,000 for a workplace accident that killed a city employee. On Sept. 18, 2019, Ian Irwin was called to help connect a property to the city's water system at an e...
Dec 30, 2021
Extreme cold warnings still in place across Saskatchewan
Environment Canada once again offered some hope to Saskatchewan residents Thursday. The weather service extended extreme cold warnings for much of the province, but added: "A respite from this unusual...
Dec 30, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan sets record for peak power use
There must be something about Dec. 29 in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday at 5:27 p.m., homes and businesses in the province were using 3,868 megawatts (MW) of power to deal with the cold weather, setting a...
Dec 30, 2021
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...