Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Heat and water, Expert urges extra watering for plants, trees
Saskatchewan is heating up heading into August long. Rick Van Duyvendyk discussed on the Greg Morgan Morning Show with Kevin Martel on Monday about how to keep your plants happy and healthy in the hea...
Jul 29, 2024 Local garden shop Dutch Growers Rick Van Duyvendyk says elm beetles carrying Dutch elm disease are more likely to go after trees under stress. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Additional 3 arrested in Wednesday's heavy RCMP presence in Alida
On July 24, at around 7 a.m. in Alida, residents noticed an increase in RCMP presence. The Saskatchewan RCMP's Critical Incident Response Team was executing a search warrant related to a multitude of ...
Jul 29, 2024 A man who lives in Alida told 980 CJME that around ten cop cars, an armoured vehicle, and the SWAT team arrived early in the morning of July 24, 2024. (Google Maps)
Task force to monitor future byelections for foreign interference
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says measures to monitor and assess foreign interference threats will be part of all future federal byelections, not just general elections. Public Safety Minister Domi...
Jul 29, 2024 Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force will be watching for signs of meddling in two September byelections, one in Quebec, the other in Manitoba. (The Canadian Press)
Pike Lake's Rylan Wiens wins Olympic bronze medal
Pike Lake's Rylan Wiens is bringing an Olympic bronze medal home to Saskatchewan. The 22-year-old diver finished third in the men's 10-metre synchronized diving event, along with his partner, Nathan Z...
Jul 29, 2024 Rylan Wiens (pictured with his coach Mary Carroll) won bronze in the 10-metre syncrhonized diving event in Paris. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Why are Saskatchewan's wetlands so important?
The wetlands are an important part of the province, but how many people know the true history of the Saskatchewan wetlands? Mitch Weegman, Ducks Unlimited Canada's endowed chair in wetland and waterfo...
Jul 28, 2024 Wetlands are home to hundreds of species of plants, insects and animals. (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Cluster of three Saskatchewan plane crashes 'concerning' to private pilot
In a period of just over nine days in July there were three plane crashes in Saskatchewan, leaving one person dead, and that concerns private pilot Roger Blager. "In aviation, safety first is everyone...
Jul 28, 2024 Roger Blager has been a private pilot for about five years. He said flying crop dusters can be a dangerous job. "It's like you're hauling a small swimming pool. These things hold around 500 gallons which is incredibly heavy," he said. (Roger Blager/Submitted)
Truck driver dies in collision with train in Saskatchewan
A 63-year-old man from Cowessess First Nation is dead after his truck collided with a train in southeast Saskatchewan on Friday. Broadview RCMP said in a news release that officers were called around ...
Jul 27, 2024 Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com
Truth and Reconciliation Legacy Fund to help charities 'forever'
Truth and reconciliation have been a major topic in Canada for a number of years. This past week, the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation announced its new Truth and Reconciliation Legacy Fund. Th...
Jul 27, 2024 Victor Roman Morrow said the fund is now a 'core pillar' of the organization. (Kaleb Sebastian/980 CJME)
Regina IMAX renamed "Wade Wilson IMAX Theatre" for 'Deadpool' release
Regina's IMAX theatre put in a "maximum effort" to get Disney to sign off on a very special name change. For the next two weeks, the Kramer IMAX Theatre will be known as the Wade Wilson IMAX Theatre, ...
Jul 26, 2024 Style Rayne, a Regina resident who appeared in 'Deadpool,' appeared at the ceremony to rename the theatre after the Marvel superhero. (Kaleb Sebastian / 980 CJME)
Grande Prairie lends helping hand to Jasper wildfire evacuees
As devastation surrounds Jasper, another Alberta community is doing what it can to help. Grande Prairie has welcomed around 130 wildfire evacuees to its city. Dan Lemiuex, director of emergency manage...
Jul 26, 2024 Grande Prairie has welcomed around 130 evacuees from Jasper to it's community. (City of Grande Prairie/Submitted)
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Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...