Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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Twenty years after paperclip trade for Sask. house, Kipling's still getting visitors
It has been 20 years since Kyle MacDonald traded a red paperclip for a pen - and unknowingly launched one of the Internet's first viral stories. That first trade happened on July 14, 2005. Fourteen sw...
12h ago A sign outside the Red Paperclip Cottage in Kipling, Sask., details Kyle MacDonald’s world-record string of 14 trades that began with a red paperclip in 2005. (Billie Johnson/submitted)
LISTEN: Premier Moe discusses wildfires, tariffs and trade
As Saskatchewan continues to face a demanding wildfire season, rising tariffs, health care pressures and the ongoing need to support local industries, Premier Scott Moe appeared on the Evan Bray Show ...
Jul 18, 2025 Premier Scott Moe admits he has not yet visited areas like Denare Beach and East Trout Lake where recent wildfires have devastated communities. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Insurance company brings in private personnel to protect homes from wildfires
This year, Saskatchewan had one of the worst starts to the wildfire season in years, declaring a state of emergency at the end of May. Not only were provincial fire crews out battling the flames this ...
Jul 11, 2025 More than 100 homes were protected by Wildfire Defense Systems during the height of the Shoe Fire in Saskatchewan. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency)
Saskatchewan's wildfire state of emergency ends, 25 fires still burning
Saskatchewan's wildfire state of emergency ended at midnight on Thursday, although a number of fires are still burning around the province. The state of emergency went into effect on May 29, after an ...
Jun 27, 2025 So far this year, Saskatchewan has seen 273 wildfires, well ahead of the 186 fires seen by June 27, 2024 and significantly higher than the five-year average of 171. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Province fighting just over a dozen active fires, five communites remain evacuated
Not much has changed from the latest Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) wildfire update. Crews continue to battle 13 active fires across the province, four of which are not contained, including ...
Jun 17, 2025 Firefighters work at a property in La Ronge. (James Hryniuk/Facebook)
Evacuees return home, La Ronge Health Centre slowly re-opens
Firefighters continue to directly attack flames and mop up hotspots that remain, according to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency wildfire update. Over 15 communities that were evacuated headed home...
Jun 12, 2025 Firefighters are continuing to mop up hot spots and wrangle flames. (La Ronge Regional Fire Department/Facebook)
Saskatchewan government removes all U.S. counter-tariff measures
The Government of Saskatchewan is rolling back its counter-tariff measures on the United States. This comes just three months after the province implemented those measures and one day after the Trump ...
Jun 11, 2025 The province announced Wednesday afternoon it would roll back on it's counter-tariff measures on the United States. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan Ombudsman to conduct investigation on wildfire response
Saskatchewan's top watchdog is speaking out against the provincial government's handling of wildfire evacuees. Saskatchewan Ombudsman, Sharon Pratchler, said the system responsible for providing servi...
Jun 10, 2025 Saskatchewan Ombudsman, Sharon Pratchler, said information for wildfire evacuees has been inconsistent or difficult to access under the current system on June 10, 2025. (Abby Zieverink, 980 CJME)
Evacuees seek answers about shelter space, Muskoday opens temporary home
By: Nigel Maxwell To help accommodate the demands associated with thousands of evacuees from Northern Saskatchewan, an additional registration center has opened up at the Sask Polytech campus in Princ...
Jun 04, 2025 A mother and son, evacuated due to wildfires burning in the north, search for answers at an evacuee centre at Sask Polytech in Prince Albert. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
For Saskatchewan to be prosperous we have to be a part of the team, former NHLer says
Nevin Markwart, Chief Information Security Officer at FutureVault and former Saskatchewan Party candidate, as well as former professional hockey player who recently wrote an opinion piece in The Globe...
May 25, 2025 Nevin Markwart says Saskatchewan needs the means to get export resources out of the province, like basic transportation infrastructure. Pictured are train cars at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard in Surrey, B.C. (Canadian Press files)
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...