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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Roughriders' Jermarcus Hardrick out long-term with quad injury
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will need to fill a big part of their offensive line for the foreseeable future. Right tackle Jermarcus Hardrick left the field in the Riders' 35-20 loss to the B.C. Lions...
Jul 16, 2024 The Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive line will be without Jermarcus Hardrick for a while. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Even with a wet spring, a fire ban is still needed, says SPSA
Even though the province saw a large amount of rainfall this spring, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) says after three years of drought, it hasn't made much of a difference in wildfire con...
Jul 16, 2024 "Precipitation in some cases is rapidly being absorbed by the soil and is not staying and keeping the grass conditions green and lush,” said Steve Roberts, the Vice President of Operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. (Céline Grimard/650CKOM)
Tropical trip ends with couple bringing Italian cuisine to Ogema
The owners of Solo Italia Fine Pasta say they couldn't run their pizza and pasta factory without each other. Marco de Michele and Tracey Johnson run their business in Ogema, a village 115 kilometres s...
Jul 16, 2024 Tracey Johnson and Marco de Michele have seen customers from across Canada, the United States, and European countries come to visit their pizza and pasta factory. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Country Thunder's Craven site cleaner than usual, volunteers say
Volunteers were hard at work under the sun on Monday, picking up after Sunday's wrap-up of the Country Thunder Music Festival in Craven. Organizers estimate the annual festival saw about 25,000 people...
Jul 15, 2024 Volunteers at this year's festival said campers seemed to respect the rules about cleaning up after themselves. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
University of Regina gets funding for nuclear, subatomic physics projects
Nuclear research in Saskatchewan got a funding boost Monday, with more than $580,000 going to University of Regina. The money is coming from Innovation Saskatchewan's Innovation and Science Fund which...
Jul 15, 2024 From left, Dr. Arthur Situm, CEO of Innovation Saskatchewan Kari Harvey, Minister of Advanced Education Colleen Young, and University of Regina President Jeff Keshen on a tour of research facilities at the University of Regina on July 15 2024. (John Cairns/980 CJME)
Expert says Co-op cyber attack was likely a ransomware case
Nearly three weeks after a cybersecurity attack at Co-op, there are still plenty of unanswered questions. Last month, the company announced it was experiencing a cybersecurity incident. The disruption...
Jul 15, 2024 Many Co-op locations faced inventory issues after the cybersecurity incident. The company is still dealing with the fallout. (Payton Zillich/650CKOM)
Nearly 100 wildfires burning in Saskatchewan
There were 95 active fires burning in Saskatchewan on Sunday, all in the northern half of the province. Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said in its daily report on July 14 that 18 of the blaz...
Jul 14, 2024 The majority of the fires identified in SPSA's active wildfire situation map on July 14, 2024 were in the northern part of the province. (Screengrab/SPSA)
Was Saskatchewan's Taylor Swift BacktoSaskatch dance party the biggest in the world?
It was the night Saskatchewan Swifties danced like they knew their lives would never be the same. The BacktoSaskatch movement attempted a world record for the largest Taylor Swift dance party at Count...
Jul 14, 2024 The hashtag campaign started with two morning show hosts musing about ways to bring Taylor Swift back to Saskatchewan. (Z99/Facebook)
Roughriders lose in B.C. as McInnis goes off for Lions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders didn't have much of an answer for a vaunted B.C. Lions passing attack on Saturday. Lions slotback Justin McInnis, who is a former Rider, had 243 yards and a touchdown for ...
Jul 13, 2024 B.C. Lions' Justin McInnis, right, makes a touchdown reception as Saskatchewan Roughriders' Rolan Milligan Jr. defends during the first half of a CFL football game, in Vancouver, B.C., on July 13, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Feel-good businesses thriving at Country Thunder
There are two new businesses at Country Thunder Music Festival doing their best to make you feel better. Lisa and Ken MacMurchy are co-owners of Brewed Awakening, and it's their first time at the fest...
Jul 13, 2024 Ken and Lisa MacMurchy debut their brand-new apé cart called Tiffany at Country Thunder. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
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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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