Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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RCMP searching for suspect after violent Whitewood carjacking
Police in Saskatchewan are on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly bear sprayed a man and forced him out of his vehicle at a business in Whitewood shortly before noon on Monday. The suspect then took ...
Oct 29, 2024
Mark Arcand calls on FSIN to be more transparent following federal audit
Tribal Chief Mark Arcand, head of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, is calling on the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) to be more transparent in how it handles its finances. Indigenous Se...
Oct 29, 2024
SaskPower to pay $840,000 after workers die in fall from bucket truck
SaskPower has been hit with fines and surcharges adding up to $840,000 after being found guilty of violating the province's occupational health and safety regulations. According to Saskatchewan's Mini...
Oct 29, 2024
Google exempt from Online News Act for five years: CRTC
OTTAWA - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to release the $100 million it now owes to Canad...
Oct 28, 2024 Google agreed last year to pay Canadian news publishers $100 million a year, indexed to inflation, in order to be exempt from the law, which compels tech companies to enter into agreements with news publishers to pay for content reposted on their platforms. (The Canadian Press)
Sask. voters share their thoughts as they hit the polls on election day
Election day has officially arrived in Saskatchewan, and many voters were eager to cast a ballot to help decide which party will govern the province for the next four years. There has been a steady fl...
Oct 28, 2024
Online fundraiser created to support carjacking victim
By Nigel Maxwell A man who was robbed, shot and left for dead last week remains in a hospital bed in Saskatoon. That's according to a GoFundMe page created over the weekend for Orlan Peterson. As of S...
Oct 28, 2024
First-time voter embraces the power of choice in Sask. election
As the sun rises on the final day of voting in Saskatchewan's provincial election, many long-time voters are reflecting on their own monumental first moments at the ballot box. The nervous excitement,...
Oct 28, 2024
Garden Talk: Protect your trees from pests over winter
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here is a selection of questions and answers from th...
Oct 27, 2024
Moe and Beck both express election confidence in Saskatoon
There was no rest for Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck on Saturday ahead of tomorrow's provincial election. Both were campaigning in Saskatoon. Read more 'Dumb mistake': W...
Oct 27, 2024
STARS Lottery scam now circulating in Saskatoon
The STARS Lottery scam is circulating in Saskatoon. Saskatoon Police Service said in a news release on Saturday the phone scam involves a caller telling someone they had won a new vehicle. The caller ...
Oct 26, 2024
OPINION
Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...