Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Assault charge against MLA Nadine Wilson withdrawn
An assault charge against Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson has been withdrawn. She had been charged in March after an incident with a family member. Wilson's lawyer, Mark Brayford, said in a rele...
Nov 27, 2019
Producers anxious to get grain moving by rail again
It has already been a very difficult year for prairie farmers. The CN Rail strike was yet another blow. Todd Lewis, the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), said...
Nov 26, 2019
Suicide crisis deepens on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation
The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon Lake continues to struggle with a suicide crisis in its community. The First Nation near Meadow Lake is concerned about "cluster suicides." In the past few d...
Nov 26, 2019
Truck driving with missing wheels stopped near Saskatoon
A bizarre scene occurred Sunday around 8 p.m., when a semi-truck was stopped by Corman Park police driving with no back wheels. Truck driving with no back wheels pulled over near Saskatoon last night....
Nov 25, 2019
Canadian government says it is committed to repairing relationship with prairies
Since last month's federal election that saw a minority Liberal government elected, there has been a growing divide between Ottawa and the prairie provinces. The federal government has heard the talk ...
Nov 25, 2019
City of Saskatoon recovers all funds lost in fraud scheme
The City of Saskatoon has now recovered all of the money it lost to a fraud scheme in the summer. An Ontario Superior Court Justice ruled Friday that $335,000 in city money be returned. This means the...
Nov 22, 2019
Sask. First Nation declares state of crisis over rising suicides
A chief of a northwest Saskatchewan First Nation is declaring a state of crisis amid a rash of suicides and suicide attempts in his community. "The (Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation) has suffered multip...
Nov 22, 2019
Final crop report of 2019 shows varying yields and below-average quality
Some farmers in Saskatchewan are still hard at work, trying to finish off harvest 2019. The final crop report of the season indicates 93 per cent of the crop is now combined in the province. The cool ...
Nov 21, 2019
Medical supplies needed by young boy with rare condition recovered
Saskatoon police have charged two women in connection with the theft of medical supplies taken from a family's porch Tuesday afternoon. Police also recovered the stolen medical supplies. In a Facebook...
Nov 21, 2019
Wexit organizer pushes for referendum
A petition pushing for action on Western separation is circulating through Saskatchewan. Eric Wall, an organizer with Wexit Saskatchewan, is trying to build support for a vote on leaving Canada. He to...
Nov 21, 2019
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...