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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Canada’s capital region reeling after intense tornado rips through communities
OTTAWA - Parts of Canada's national capital were still reeling Saturday after a powerful tornado carved paths of destruction through residential neighbourhoods - snapping huge trees, tossing cars and ...
Sep 22, 2018
'Stay on your toes:' Riders prep to face Duron Carter
After seeing limited action with his new team, it seems former Rider fan favourite Duron Carter will start against his former team on Saturday. The Roughriders shocked the league when they released Ca...
Sep 22, 2018 Ed Gainey (left) and Mike Edem celebrate a defensive play during the Roughriders game against B.C. on Aug. 13, 2017. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Man charged in connection to North Battleford Amber Alert
Charges are being laid following Sunday's Amber Alert in North Battleford. Johnathan Ryann Gunville, 19, was arrested Friday after authorities went through hundreds of hours of surveillance footage fr...
Sep 21, 2018 An RCMP vehicle guards the scene where a 6-year-old girl was found safe after an Amber Alert Sept. 17, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Tornado touches down in Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., Environment Canada says
OTTAWA - A tornado ripped through the Ottawa area Friday afternoon, damaging homes and vehicles and sending several people to hospital as severe thunderstorms and high wind gusts also pounded southern...
Sep 21, 2018
Shoppers Drug Mart gets medical pot license from Health Canada
TORONTO - Shoppers Drug Mart has received Health Canada's approval to be a licensed medical marijuana producer, opening the door for the pharmacy giant to dispense medical cannabis to patients. This c...
Sep 21, 2018
SLGA minister says cost of retail liquor permit up to seller
Where you buy liquor in Saskatchewan may change in a few weeks. On Oct. 8, a two-year moratorium on the sale of liquor retail store permits (RSP) will end in the province. With that comes a new caveat...
Sep 21, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
‘Unfair:’ union responds to Crown executives’ pay increases
The Saskatchewan Government Employees Union (SGEU) is calling foul after learning Crown Corporation CEOs made more money last year at the same time the province was trying to cut workers' wages. In 20...
Sep 21, 2018
Trump drops civil tone, slams Kavanaugh accuser credibility
WASHINGTON - Abandoning his previous restraint, President Donald Trump challenged the credibility of the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault on Friday, declaring that if the all...
Sep 21, 2018
Despite progress, threat of 232 tariffs dominates NAFTA negotiations
WASHINGTON - Despite the eye-popping figures thrown around in the NAFTA conversation - $2 billion in daily trade, 18 million autos built each year, hundreds of thousands of jobs in the U.S. - one numb...
Sep 21, 2018
Arbitrator awards rural Canada Post carriers pay hike of up to 25 per cent
OTTAWA - Rural and suburban postal workers across Canada celebrated Thursday after an arbitrator ordered Canada Post to pay them more - much more - as part of a long-awaited pay equity decision. For a...
Sep 20, 2018
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...