Murray Wood: Alberta is soon going to be living on 'Saskatchewan time'
Murray Wood says the debate about whether Saskatchewan should change it's clocks like other provinces is being replaced ...
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Two of 19 wildfires burning in Saskatchewan rated a concern
By Ian Gustafson, paNOW Cooler, and perhaps wetter weather is coming but for the time being there are at least two wildfires of note being observed by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPS...
Jul 03, 2021
Riders release training camp roster
The Saskatchewan Roughriders released its training camp roster Saturday. As well, the team has made several roster moves including signing offensive lineman Carter Comeau as an undrafted free agent. T...
Jul 03, 2021 The Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive line does drills during practice on June 10, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
34 Sask. communities break daily temperature records in sweltering heat
The sweltering heat continues to rewrite daily temperature records in Saskatchewan. According to Environment Canada, 34 communities across the province broke daily maximum temperature records Friday, ...
Jul 03, 2021
Lytton, B.C., wildfire grows as others force evacuations in another region
LYTTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says the wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has grown since Friday night as another blaze forced more than 100 homes to be evacuated. The fire burning near Ly...
Jul 03, 2021
Fans say seeing Habs at home in final a once in a lifetime experience
MONTREAL - Even with the arena at a fraction of its capacity and despite their team trailing for more than 58 minutes, the fans at Montreal's Bell Centre were never quiet on Friday night. For some of ...
Jul 03, 2021
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)
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Sarah Mills: Driver education shouldn't just be for high-school students
A soon-to-be learner driver in Sarah Mills' house is making her pause and think about some of the bad habits drivers dis...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 21
On Tuesday, Evan speaks with Premier Scott Moe from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit, explores nuclear power ...