Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
Category Archives: (650 CKOM) Provincial News
Saskatoon duo ready to hear their names called during WHL Bantam Draft
Saskatoon will be well represented early on in Wednesday’s WHL Bantam Draft thanks to a dynamic duo out of the Contacts AAA program. Forwards Brayden Yager and Riley Heidt are both expected to h...
Apr 21, 2020
Council makes strides on conversion therapy ban in Saskatoon
Saskatoon City Council has taken more steps forward to ban conversion therapy within the city. At council’s governance and priorities committee meeting Monday, Coun. Darren Hill’s motion w...
Apr 21, 2020
English River First Nation confirms first COVID-19 cases
A northern Saskatchewan First Nation has four confirmed cases of COVID-19. In a media release, English River First Nation confirmed four members received positive COVID-19 test results on Monday eveni...
Apr 21, 2020
Beef prices will likely increase as Canadian processing plants cope with COVID-19 outbreaks
The ribeye steaks and angus burgers so many of us love to grill will likely not only go up in price in the coming days and weeks, they might not be as readily available either. That's what the CEO of ...
Apr 21, 2020 Prairie Meats Retail Outlet in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Fight in Fond du Lac leads to second degree murder charge
A fight between several people at a home in Fond du Lac turned deadly on Saturday morning. RCMP found an injured 18-year-old man and an injured 19-year-old woman. Both were sent to hospital. While the...
Apr 19, 2020
Saskatchewan NDP leader responds to provincial economic update
On Friday, the provincial government announced that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to decrease the province’s revenues by $1.3 to $3.3 billion, depending on how long it lasts. Later that same...
Apr 19, 2020
Saskatchewanderer turns to virtual world due to COVID-19
Leah Mertz was expecting to do a lot more wandering around the province in 2020. The Saskatoon resident was selected as this year’s Saskatchewanderer, but like many others during the COVID-19 pa...
Apr 18, 2020 Leah Mertz was named the 2020 Saskatchewanderer. (Saskatchewanderer/Twitter)
Guernsey derailments appear to be caused by track infrastructure issues
Twice in the span of two months a Canadian Pacific train carrying petroleum crude oil derailed near Guernsey, Saskatchewan, spilling more than 3 million litres of oil. According to a letter written by...
Apr 18, 2020
Saskatchewan College of Paramedics offers pandemic emergency licences
Former members of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics (SCoP) can now apply for a pandemic emergency licence to help during COVID-19 uncertainty. The 90-day licence is available for inactive, non-pr...
Apr 18, 2020
Scenarios say Sask. revenue could drop between $1.3B and $3.3B due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan's financial health has taken a turn for the worse due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The provincial government announced Friday that the economic impact of the virus will decrease 2020-21 reve...
Apr 17, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...