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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Taking their shots: Sask. gov't reveals vaccination rates
The Regina region has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in Saskatchewan, while regions in the far north have the lowest. In a chart published Monday, the provincial government revealed vaccinatio...
Sep 13, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
'Peeking through that blue wall:' A look at Sask.'s battleground federal ridings
In 2019, Saskatchewan was a sea of blue in the federal election. This time around, in 2021, trends continue to swing to the Conservative Party, but anything can happen come election night on Sept. 20....
Sep 13, 2021
Latest COVID update Sept. 13: Highest single-day total of new cases reported
Saskatchewan has set a record for most new COVID-19 cases in a day. According to the Government of Saskatchewan's COVID dashboard, there were 449 new cases in the province as of Monday. The previous s...
Sep 13, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Moe defends measures to combat the fourth wave of COVID-19
Premier Scott Moe is defending his government’s response to COVID-19 as the fourth wave sweeps into the province. The weekend saw 761 new cases across the province, along with the number of peop...
Sep 13, 2021
Environment ministry on lookout for Chronic Wasting Disease
Hunters in Saskatchewan are being asked to help the Ministry of Environment get a handle on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The ministry is encouraging hunters to provide it with the heads of deer, moo...
Sep 13, 2021
A close call: Empty school bus collides with semi near Delisle
It could have been a very tragic morning in Saskatchewan. A collision between a school bus and a semi on Highway 7 near Delisle on Monday morning sent two people to hospital - the drivers of the vehic...
Sep 13, 2021
Sask. government amends legislation to assist victims of sexual violence
Saskatchewan residents fleeing sexual violence received more help Monday. Amendments to The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act and The Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations came into effect. Th...
Sep 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
'It's close': Political scientist looks at final week of election race
It's getting down to the wire. With one week to go until the Sept. 20 federal election, what the outcome could look like remains a mystery. Political scientist and former Regina University MLA Tina Be...
Sep 13, 2021 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
'Embarrassing,' 'infuriating': NDP frustrated over lack of public health mandates
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili didn't pull any punches Friday when reacting to the provincial government's announcement an hour before. "The premier of this province is choosing to allow Saskatche...
Sep 10, 2021 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Sept. 10: 432 new cases, 190 in hospital, 1 death
Saskatchewan announced 432 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second-highest single-day total in the province since the pandemic started. The highest daily total remains 439 on Nov. 21. A resident o...
Sep 10, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
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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 ...