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Vanscoy businesses to soon feel the effects of mine closure
Upcoming mine shutdowns across the province are set to impact more than potash miners in three small communities in Saskatchewan. As many as 700 potash workers will be laid off for the final fiscal qu...
Sep 12, 2019 Robin's Nest Cafe is expecting more slow days this winter as Nutrien is slated to close the nearby Vanscoy potash mine for up to eight weeks. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Health authority looking into concerns raised by psychiatrists about children’s hospital
At the 11th hour, a group of psychiatrists has raised several concerns about the design of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) when it comes to patients with mental health issues. The grand op...
Sep 12, 2019
Dorian damage worse than first thought in Nova Scotia’s famed Annapolis Valley
HALIFAX - Closer inspections of the ripening apple crop in Nova Scotia's fertile Annapolis Valley have revealed the damage caused by post-tropical storm Dorian was worse than first thought. "We've los...
Sep 12, 2019 Lisa Jenereaux, president of the International Fruit Tree Association, stands in an apple orchard at their family-run Spurr Brothers farm in Melvern Square, N.S. on Sept. 12, 2019. Hurricane Dorian caused extensive damage to agriculture assets across the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Regina man arrested with IDs from 131 other people
A 28-year-old Regina man is facing 40 charges of identity theft after a police investigation that started Aug. 18. Justin Theodore Pelletier allegedly was found to be in possession of identification d...
Sep 12, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Sid Buckwold Bridge repairs near completion, $900,000 spent on pigeon, poop removal
The Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge is looking leaner after shedding its summer weight. The City of Saskatoon gave an update on Phase 1 of the rehabilitation project Wednesday. Everything remains on sched...
Sep 12, 2019 Phase 1 of the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge rehabilitation is nearing completion. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Canadians polarized, but social media use likely not the culprit: study
OTTAWA - Social media might not be to blame for Canadians' ideological polarization, a new report on digital democracy in Canada finds. The latest findings are from an ongoing effort led by the Public...
Sep 12, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Richard Drew
House committee approves guidelines for impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says there's no confusion about what his committee is doing: It's an impeachment investigation, no matter how you want to phrase it....
Sep 12, 2019 House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., left, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrive for a gathering of the Democratic Caucus as Congress returns for the fall session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Nadler says his committee will move forward with impeachment hearings this fall, bolstered by lawmakers on the panel who roundly support moving forward. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Airbnb operators should pay GST, says hotel association
Business is booming for Airbnb hosts in Regina, but hotel owners aren't happy about it. They're even putting "fair rules for the short-term rental industry" as their No. 1 priority for the federal ele...
Sep 12, 2019
Liberal election plane damaged in Victoria after media bus drives under wing
VICTORIA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's election plane sustained some damage in Victoria after a media bus drove under one of its wings Wednesday night. The plane had just landed in the British Col...
Sep 12, 2019 Members of the media inspect the wing from Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's campaign plane after being struck by the media bus following landing in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept.11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Winter knocks: Regina-Lewvan Liberal candidate running in first election
It may be more than a month ahead of the fall election, but Winter is already knocking on the door. Winter Fedyk, Liberal candidate for Regina-Lewvan, is trying to make a name for herself, campaigning...
Sep 12, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - The weather continues to keep us on our toes, from major flooding to intense heat. ...