Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Feb. 1 Show Segments
8:30 – According to a new survey from Angus Reid, a majority of Canadians say it’s time to end all COVID-19 restrictions and let Canadians manage their own level of risk. The percentage fo...
Feb 01, 2022
Sask. premier condemns the behaviour of some at trucker protest
While Premier Scott Moe released a statement on the weekend in support of the ongoing trucker protest, he's calling out the behaviour of some on and near Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Nazi signs were spo...
Jan 31, 2022 People surround the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions in Ottawa on Jan. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Moose Jaw's Fish eager to make a splash at Winter Olympics
Graeme Fish plans to approach his next speed skating meet like any other, even though it isn't. The 24-year-old Moose Jaw product is set to compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics. "It really hasn't hi...
Jan 31, 2022 Graeme Fish. (File photo courtesy of Speed Skating Canada)
Second-degree murder charge laid three years after woman’s death
A 34-year-old man from Blaine Lake has been charged in connection with the death of a woman more than three years ago near the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan RCMP...
Jan 31, 2022
Riders, Fajardo agree to restructured deal for 2022
It appears Cody Fajardo is taking a pay cut. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday their starting quarterback had agreed to a restructured contract for the 2022 CFL season. "Cody has always be...
Jan 31, 2022 Quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Delivery company employee nabbed with items that weren't delivered
An employee of a delivery company has been charged after some items ended up at his Melville home instead of in the hands of customers. The RCMP said Monday officers from the Melville detachment and t...
Jan 31, 2022
Clark determined to bring home gold as veteran member of Olympic hockey team
Emily Clark has waited four years for another opportunity at winning Olympic gold. After debuting with the Canadian women's hockey program in 2014, the Saskatoon product was chosen to play for the Can...
Jan 31, 2022
Roughriders re-sign Regina product Mitch Picton
Regina's Mitch Picton is staying home. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday they had signed Picton and defensive back Godfrey Onyeka to contract extensions. Both players could have become CFL...
Jan 31, 2022 Mitch Picton. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Man dead after minivan collides with semi near Battleford
One man is dead after a head-on collision between a semi and a minivan Sunday near Battleford. According to the RCMP, the crash happened shortly after 1 p.m., just west of the intersection between Bat...
Jan 31, 2022
Latest COVID update Jan. 31: Hospitalizations hit record high
Saskatchewan has reported its highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations since the pandemic started. In its daily update Monday, the Ministry of Health said there were 363 people with COVID in the pr...
Jan 31, 2022 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...