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Moe urges provinces to join expanded western trade agreement
Premier Scott Moe is calling on provinces and territories across Canada to join the New West Partnership Trade Agreement, aiming to expand the country's largest barrier-free interprovincial market and...
Jul 17, 2025 Premier Scott Moe is hoping a trade agreement between the four western provinces will be welcomed by the six other provinces and three territories.
There's also no indication on how it could financially impact Saskatchewan if other provinces do sign on. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of control and help is overdue. Murray Wood says it's time for practical solutions ...
Jul 17, 2025 Listen to daily commentary from 650 CKOM (980 CJME) Program Director Murray Wood.
Sarah Mills: Summer nostalgia shows childhood isn't so different
Memories and nostalgia for summer's long gone by has Sarah Mills comparing childhood now to that of years gone by. And it isn't so bad after all. The Mills Minute is a daily commentary heard on 650 CK...
Jul 17, 2025 Listen to daily commentary from 650 CKOM (980 CJME) Provincial News Director Sarah Mills.
Steelworkers applaud Ottawa's move to safeguard local jobs
A new federal steel policy is being hailed as a big win for Canadian workers, and it could have direct implications for job security here in Saskatchewan. Following Prime Minister Mark Carney's announ...
Jul 17, 2025 Premier Scott Moe shared a post on July 16 after meeting with Evraz leadership to discuss steel industry challenges and reaffirm the province’s support for Saskatchewan’s steelworkers. (Premier Scott Moe/X)
Rosthern, Nipawin RCMP investigating separate fatal collisions
A 62-year-old man is dead following a vehicle collision with a pedestrian on Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation. Rosthern RCMP were called to the scene on July 14, just before 11 p.m. The man from Bea...
Jul 16, 2025 RCMP continue to investigate both collisions with the assistance of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist. (980 CJME file photos)
The Green Zone Replay - Wednesday, July 16
2:05 - Starting Lineup We got our first-ever Swing Off in the MLB All-Star Game last night. The NHL has released the 2025-26 schedule. The Riders were back on the practice field today. The CFL reinsta...
Jul 16, 2025
WATCH: Humboldt RCMP investigating high-speed fatal collision
A Humboldt man is dead following a high-speed collision within the city. On July 11, Humboldt RCMP were notified about a collision at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Main Street between an SUV and...
Jul 16, 2025 A car was caught on secruity camera footage driving at high speeds through Humbdolt on July 11, 2025. (Discover Humboldt/YouTube)
Murray Wood: Waiting a week is not customer service, it's failure
Murray Wood argues that too many companies confuse automation and delay with customer service. After waiting a week for help from his bank, he says it's clear some businesses have forgotten the custom...
Jul 16, 2025 Listen to daily commentary from 650 CKOM (980 CJME) Program Director Murray Wood.
Sarah Mills: Carney's portfolio reveals transparency hypocrisy
The revelation of Mark Carney's investments portfolio, until now hidden in a blind trust, only shows this should have come out far sooner. Sarah Mills argues it can't hide the Prime Minister's hypocri...
Jul 16, 2025 Listen to daily commentary from 650 CKOM (980 CJME) Provincial News Director Sarah Mills.
Buhl Fire still not close enough to Waskesiu to issue evacuation alert, Parks Canada says
Hot and dry weather conditions forecast for Prince Albert National Park in the next few days means those people fighting the Buhl Fire, which has entered the park, will not see "any significant relief...
Jul 15, 2025 Parks Canada said on July 15 in a Facebook post that the Buhl Fire is estimated to be 33,917 hectares with 6,262 hectares within the park boundaries. (Parks Canada/Facebook)
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