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Record dry July for Estevan, with minimal rain for most of Sask.
July was an incredibly dry month in Saskatchewan, getting to the point of setting records in some areas. According to Environment Canada, Estevan had the driest July in 112 years of records. The city ...
Aug 01, 2024 Almost no rain came down for most areas in Saskatchewan according to the provincial crop report for May 27 to June 2, 2025. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Sask. health-care workers missing pay with new software rollout
In a smaller echo of the last time the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) tried to roll out its Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) software, hundreds of health-care workers have miss...
Jul 30, 2024 The health authority says the error rate in the last pay period was less than one per cent, and is calling the roll out a success. (CJME file photo)
Eleven intervenors approved in Sask. pronoun law appeal case
Eleven parties have been approved to intervene in the provincial government's appeal of a Court of King's Bench decision on its controversial pronoun law. In February, a judge allowed the case against...
Jul 30, 2024 Only one group's application, a parents' organization, was rejected because the appeals court said the application didn’t address the constitutional issues at foot. (980 CJME file photo)
Montreal electronic traffic signs hacked to display pro-Palestinian political slogans
MONTREAL - Montreal police are investigating after electronic message boards at two road construction sites in Montreal displayed pro-Palestinian political slogans Wednesday morning instead of usual t...
Jul 24, 2024 (Canadian Press)
One dose of HPV vaccine now recommended for younger groups, immunization committee says
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is now recommending one dose of HPV vaccine for children and youth between nine and 20 years old. It is maintaining its two-dose recommendation for peop...
Jul 24, 2024 (Canadian Press)
One person dead after third plane crash in nine days in Sask.
One person died in a plane crash in southern Saskatchewan on Friday - the third similar crash in a little over a week. According to the RCMP, a call went out about a plane crash around 6:30 a.m. on Fr...
Jul 19, 2024 The Village of Birsay is close to Lake Diefenbaker. (Supplied/Village of Birsay Facebook page)
'Council' back in session: Roughriders bolster offensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders took American offensive lineman Brandon Council off their suspended list on Friday, adding him to the practice roster. Council played 12 games for the Rider in the 2023 se...
Jul 19, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive tackle Brandon Council (61) during practice in 2023. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Global tech outage reaches Atlantic Canada, affects Newfoundland health-care services
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A global technology disruption spread to parts of Atlantic Canada Friday morning, affecting the government of Newfoundland and Labrador's online services and health-care information...
Jul 19, 2024 (Canadian Press)
Moe talks carbon tax, NATO at premiers' meeting in Halifax
Canada's premiers ended their annual summer meeting on Wednesday with talk about where the federal government's nose should and should not be. A news release said the premiers reflected on the state o...
Jul 17, 2024 Premier Scott Moe says Canada should seriously look at its funding commitment to NATO, as premiers' meeting comes to an end. (CJME file photo)
Regina man who admitted to killing his wife gets new trial
The conviction of Jason McKay for a killing described as "brutal and bizarre" in court documents was overturned by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on Wednesday and sent back for a new trial. McKay wa...
Jul 17, 2024 The Sask. Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for Jason McKay in the death of his wife in 2017. (CJME file photo)
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