Murray Wood: Ugly wins still count
The Saskatchewan Roughriders had to battle from behind to beat the Toronto Argonauts, but they did. Murray Wood says the...
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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
Saskatoon unofficially breaks daily heat record; scorcher to continue
The year was 1962. It was the same year the Beatles released their first single - when a new home cost around $12,000 USD to buy - and it was also a scorcher in Saskatoon on Canada Day. The daily reco...
Jul 01, 2021
Ministry of Health no longer releasing COVID updates on weekends and holidays
As COVID numbers continue to trend downwards in Saskatchewan, the province is taking a break from reporting daily statistics. Starting Thursday, the Ministry of Health will no longer issue a COVID upd...
Jul 01, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: TV may be screen time, but it can bring families together
It used two be that must-watch TV was a way for families to spend time together each week, and Sarah Mills says that eve...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, August 31
On Monday's show, Evan talks to Provincial finance minister Jim Reiter about the growing deficit, finds out about Saskat...