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Murray Wood says the Artemis II moon mission is sorely needed right now. Wood says you'd never know from looking at the ...
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UPDATE: 74-year-old man killed in crash east of Qu'Appelle
Indian Head RCMP was called to a "serious motor vehicle collision" on Friday night just east of Qu'Appelle. Mounties were sent to the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 35 at about 9:50 p.m. A news...
Jul 03, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Sorry, Charlie: Regina edges Saskatoon in mayors' COVID vaccination challenge
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark's lip-syncing skills are going to be put to the test. The results came in Friday and Regina Mayor Sandra Masters defeated Clark in the #StickItToCOVID Mayoral Challenge b...
Jul 02, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Temperature records fall in Regina, Saskatoon
Temperature records are once again being broken in Saskatchewan, according to Environment Canada. Meteorologist Natalie Hasell said as of 3 p.m. Friday, Saskatoon's record of 33.4 C set in 1986 had be...
Jul 02, 2021
'Crop insurance will be very busy this year,' farmer says of dry conditions
A Leader-area farmer is feeling pessimistic about the harvest as hot and dry conditions have devastated many of his crops. Brent Watts grows wheat and lentils on part of his farm. He has suffered exte...
Jul 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update July 2: 21 new cases, active cases fall to 405
Numbers continue to fall on the COVID-19 front in Saskatchewan -- except in terms of vaccinations. The Ministry of Health reported Friday there were 21 new cases in the province, down from 34 on Thurs...
Jul 02, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Two swimming incidents Canada Day at Lake Diefenbaker: RCMP
A 36-year-old man from Central Butte is missing and presumed drowned after he jumped into Lake Diefenbaker to rescue some children on Canada Day. According to the RCMP, officers from the Swift Current...
Jul 02, 2021 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
Fire ban issued for Saskatchewan provincial parks, Crown lands
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has issued a fire ban for all Crown lands and provincial parks and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. In a media release Friday, the SPSA said the...
Jul 02, 2021 (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Submitted)
Scorching Canada Day heat breaks multiple records across Sask.
Unrelenting hot weather is rewriting daily record temperatures across Saskatchewan. According to Environment Canada, 26 communities set new daily maximum temperature records on Canada Day as a heat do...
Jul 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
July 2 Show Segments
8:30 – Political scientist Prof. Duane Bratt says the evidence is overwhelming that Canada is headed towards a fall election. From farewell addresses by MPs to Trudeau shaving his pandemic beard...
Jul 02, 2021
Evacuation ordered due to forest fire burning near Cigar Lake mine
Cameco has ordered the evacuation of all non-essential personnel from the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. A press release from the company issued Thursday morning said the action is ...
Jul 01, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The president is playing a game of Risk with real lives
Sarah Mills says when you make a threat like "a whole civilization will die tonight" about Iran, the only choi...
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8:30 - Tensions are surging after Donald Trump warned yesterday that "a whole civilization will die tonight" i...