Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Sask. municipalities can decide whether to give green light to e-scooters
New regulations in Saskatchewan are giving municipalities the power to decide if e-scooters will be allowed on their roads. The Limited Speed Motor Vehicle Regulations will govern the use of motorized...
Sep 22, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Village of Roche Percee under Emergency Boil Water Advisory
The village of Roche Percee was placed under an Emergency Boil Water Advisory on Thursday after E. coli was found in the drinking water system. Roche Percee is about 20 kilometres southeast of Estevan...
Sep 22, 2022 La Ronge residents should boil all water used for drinking purposes for at least one minute at a rolling boil before use and boil any water to be used for other activities where it may be ingested, including brushing teeth, soaking false teeth, washing fruits and vegetables, in food or drink which will not be subsequently heated, and water used for ice cubes. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Harvest ahead of average despite recent slowdown
Harvest in Saskatchewan is nearly three-quarters done. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is 73 per cent complete. That's up from 64 per cent last week and a...
Sep 22, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Estevan, Elbow mayors react to talks of nuclear power
After announcing Tuesday the two sites picked for further study to possibly be home to a small modular reactor (SMR) facility, the mayors of Elbow and Estevan are giving their thoughts on what it coul...
Sep 21, 2022 SaskPower president, Rupen Pandya, and minister Don Morgan. (SaskPower/Twitter)
Groceries remain costly as inflation slows down in Canada
For consecutive months, inflation has dropped in Canada, but the cost of groceries remains high. Statistics Canada announced Tuesday that the inflation rate was 7.0 per cent in August, down from 7.6 p...
Sep 20, 2022 (The Canadian Press)
Sask. supporting Alberta's battle with mountain pine beetles
The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan are continuing the battle against the mountain pine beetle. In a media release Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government announced it had recently committed up t...
Sep 20, 2022 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
'Should've been the RCMP:' Saskatoon woman details search to find missing cousin, friend
Family members of a woman who died in a fatal crash last week are speaking out about their frustrations with police involved in the search. Alyssa Durocher was Karianne Morin's cousin, and Morin was f...
Sep 20, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Football Weekend in Saskatchewan a hit with young fans
Good seating, tasty snacks and three great football games were enough to keep young fans entertained at Mosaic Stadium this weekend. Football Weekend in Saskatchewan was in Regina, featuring two days ...
Sep 18, 2022 Fans take in a weekend of football at Mosaic Stadium in Sept. 2022. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Canadian law enforcement travels to Sask. for forensic anthropology experience
A handful of open grave sites covered Warman Fire and Rescue's training land Thursday morning, just beyond Saskatoon's city limits. Inside the holes were plastic human bones, clothing, shell casings a...
Sep 16, 2022
Wilderness survival expert weighs in on how mass-stabbing suspect stayed hidden
By Rob Mahon In the wake of the mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, victims and observers alike have been left with more questions than answers. One question is how exactly did...
Sep 16, 2022
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...