Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Drivers on Saskatchewan highways still dealing with poor road conditions
The winter storm that slammed into Saskatchewan on Tuesday was still wreaking havoc on the province's highways Wednesday. At around 9:30 a.m., the Trans-Canada Highway was closed from Regina to Moose ...
Nov 17, 2021 The Trans-Canada Highway at Balgonie. (Highway Hotline)
Latest COVID update Nov. 16: Active cases continue to fall
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has dropped by 72 per cent over the past month. In its daily update Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said there were 1,112 active cases in the provin...
Nov 16, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
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 The provincial government said Saskatchewan, as Canada's leading helium producer, supplies about three per cent of the total worldwide supply of the resource. (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)
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