Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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2,500 doses of J&J vaccine available in Sask. starting Wednesday
The first jabs of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Saskatchewan starting Wednesday. In a media release Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government said the province's ...
Nov 16, 2021
Parts of Saskatchewan could see up to 30 cm of snow Tuesday
The entire province of Saskatchewan is preparing to encounter all kinds of winter conditions Tuesday. Both heavy snow and strong wind gusts nearing the 100-kilometre-per-hour mark are expected to arri...
Nov 15, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
Amendments made to revenge porn legislation in Sask.
The Saskatchewan government is taking further steps to stop revenge porn. On Monday, the provincial government introduced The Privacy (Intimate images -- Additional Remedies) Amendment Act, which is t...
Nov 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. government aims to raise up province's helium industry
The helium industry appears to be entering a new boom time and the Saskatchewan government wants to help it along. On Monday, the province unveiled its Helium Action Plan. The plan includes a handful ...
Nov 15, 2021 (North American Helium/Facebook)
Latest COVID update Nov. 15: 35 fully vaccinated people among 97 new cases
More than a third of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Monday were people who had received two shots of a COVID vaccine. The Ministry of Health announced 97 new cases, 35 of whom were...
Nov 15, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM)
Morgan discusses new penalties for excessive speeding, stunt driving
New legislation could be coming to Saskatchewan this spring that would see harsher penalties for stunt driving and excessive speeding. Don Morgan, the minister responsible for SGI, introduced a new bi...
Nov 15, 2021
Sask. allowing restaurants to sell alcohol with takeout, delivery orders
Saskatchewan restaurants that have liquor permits now can sell alcohol with takeout or delivery orders. The provincial government announced Monday that recent regulatory changes will allow those resta...
Nov 15, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 14: Seven-day average continues to drop
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continued its recent downward trend Sunday. The Ministry of Health said the average was 111, or 9.2 per 100,000 people. There were 110 new c...
Nov 14, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Landlord association supports SIS change
Restoring direct payments for some Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) clients is a step in the right direction, according to the CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlord Association, Cameron Choquette. On Frid...
Nov 13, 2021
NDP leader says growing surgery list is premier's fault
Donna Wagar has been waiting to be scheduled for surgery since she was diagnosed with gallstones in late-August. Last week, she went to a walk-in clinic, where the doctor who saw her wrote a letter to...
Nov 13, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...