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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Latest COVID update Dec. 30: 589 new cases, 2,176 active cases
Saskatchewan reported its second-highest single-day total of COVID-19 cases on Thursday. There were 589 cases reported, the most since 601 were announced on Sept. 30. There were 650 cases announced on...
Dec 30, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM)
Sask. implements new testing and isolation guidelines, but no new restrictions
Saskatchewan has changed its guidelines for COVID-19 testing and isolation, but not its public health measures. "We are continuing to watch our hospitalizations and our intensive care numbers very clo...
Dec 30, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (980 CJME file photo)
Extreme cold warnings still in place across Saskatchewan
Environment Canada once again offered some hope to Saskatchewan residents Thursday. The weather service extended extreme cold warnings for much of the province, but added: "A respite from this unusual...
Dec 30, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan sets record for peak power use
There must be something about Dec. 29 in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday at 5:27 p.m., homes and businesses in the province were using 3,868 megawatts (MW) of power to deal with the cold weather, setting a...
Dec 30, 2021
YEAR IN REVIEW: Moe says 2021 was a 'challenging' year
Looking back on the past 12 months, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said it has been a challenging year, but he's staying positive. "We're making some headway with respect to COVID; we're most certainl...
Dec 30, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regina long-term care homes see visitor restrictions put in place
Visitation restrictions are once again being applied for long-term care homes in the Regina region, which includes Cupar, Lumsden, White City and Emerald Park. According to the Saskatchewan Health Aut...
Dec 30, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Heat dome, flooding top weather stories of the year: David Phillips
It was another interesting year for weather in Canada. While record temperatures and drought-like conditions were among the top news stories from 2021, there was also a massive flood that tore through...
Dec 30, 2021 (Wikimedia Commons)
Latest COVID update Dec. 29: 293 new cases, 4 deaths
Saskatchewan has reported its highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in more than two months. The Ministry of Health's update Wednesday said there were 293 new cases, the most since there were 300 ...
Dec 29, 2021 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM file photo)
Five Saskatchewan residents named to Order of Canada
Five people from Saskatchewan have been appointed to the Order of Canada. Author Yann Martel, who now lives in Saskatoon, was named a Companion of the Order of Canada. According to a media release Wed...
Dec 29, 2021
NDP leader says premier needs to get a handle on rising Omicron numbers
NDP Leader Ryan Meili is concerned Premier Scott Moe is downplaying another COVID-19 wave. The province released the latest case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths Tuesday after a four-day Christmas...
Dec 28, 2021
OPINION
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 ...