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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Problems at Sask.'s Healthline 811 due to global IT outage
People calling Healthline 811 Friday morning in Saskatchewan were left looking elsewhere for advice, thanks to the worldwide IT outage. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said the resource was un...
Jul 19, 2024
Q&A: Mirasty celebrates five years as Sask.'s lieutenant governor
Sixty years ago, Russ Mirasty was just like any other little boy growing up on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Today, he sits in the office of the lieutenant-governor of Saskatchewan, occupying a role h...
Jul 17, 2024 Russ Mirasty was sworn in as Saskatchewan's 23rd lieutenant governor on July 17, 2019. He expects a replacement will be named soon, and plans to move home to La Ronge with his wife Donna once a new lieutenant governor is sworn in. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Sask. carbon tax injunction hearing cancelled
The hearing over the Government of Saskatchewan's injunction against the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that was expected to begin on Friday morning has been cancelled. Shortly before the start time of 1...
Jul 12, 2024 Premier Scott Moe made the announcement to stop paying the carbon tax on home heating last fall, saying he was making things fair for people in Saskatchewan (CJME file photo)
Allen Sapp Gallery vying for provincial heritage designation
Allen Sapp made his final visit to the gallery that bears his name shortly before he died in 2015. "I hadn't seen him in a while and I wasn't sure what the state of his health was. We had a school gro...
Jul 11, 2024 Allen Sapp is remembered as a world-renowned painter and a man of fashion. He let his hair grow long, plaiting it into neat long braids daily. He would top his outfit with a stylish cowboy hat. (Submitted)
Saskatoon wrestler heads to Pan American Championships
Canadian athletes are making their way to Peru for the Pan American Championships. Team Canada's women's wrestling team features only one Saskatchewan wrestler. That wrestler is Sierra Mullin who curr...
Jul 07, 2024
Local business makes Taylor Swift corn maze in hopes singer will return to Sask.
Saskatchewan is in its Taylor Swift era, as the #BacktoSaskatch campaign takes over. The team at Cedar Creek Gardens wanted to join in the fun, entering their 'corn era.' They added a Taylor Swift com...
Jul 07, 2024 Cedar Creek Gardens Back to Saskatch corn maze.
Saskatchewan's Jessica Campbell becomes first female assistant coach in NHL
A Saskatchewan woman is making history in the NHL. Jessica Campbell, who is originally from Moosomin, has been named an assistant coach by the league's Seattle Kraken. According to the NHL, that makes...
Jul 03, 2024
Binding arbitration on the table for Sask. teachers, STF to meet with members
After, at first rejecting the provincial government’s offer, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is now considering binding arbitration for its collective bargaining agreement. On ...
Jun 12, 2024
'We have work to do': Groups react to Sask. report on state of MMIWG
The province provided a progress report on its efforts to address the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women on Thursday. This week marks five years since a national inquiry drew 231 calls to ...
Jun 06, 2024
Innovation on display as thousands attend Weyburn Oil and Gas show
Nearly 200 vendors demonstrated new technology to crowds bracing the windy conditions Thursday at the Oil and Gas Show in Weyburn. The biennial event in the heart of Saskatchewan's oil patch attracts ...
Jun 06, 2024 Andy Pfeifer (left) with Perspectum Drones says drones are a superior tool for following environmental regulations in the oil and gas industry. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...