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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'The worst drought we have ever seen': Ranchers, farmers brace for another heat wave
To say it has been an unusual year for cattle ranchers and grain farmers in Saskatchewan would be an understatement. Heat waves as well as a lack of precipitation have made for a brutal 1-2 punch to r...
Jul 13, 2021 A cow stands beside her fresh twin calves after they were born on Jan. 14, 2019. (Garner Deobald/Submitted)
12 rural bridge, culvert projects get funding from feds, province
Twelve rural infrastructure projects across Saskatchewan are getting funding from the federal and provincial governments. On Tuesday, the federal government announced it was providing more than $1.8 m...
Jul 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. country singer invited to sing anthem at MLB All-Star game
Country music fans will recognize a familiar face and voice at the Major League Baseball All-Star game on Tuesday. Langenburg's Jess Moskaluke has been chosen to sing the Canadian national anthem befo...
Jul 13, 2021
Man facing impaired driving charges after rollover kills woman, injures 7
A 25-year-old woman is dead after a vehicle with eight passengers rolled multiple times while travelling on a grid road just off Highway 7. The incident occurred just before midnight Sunday when the v...
Jul 12, 2021
Restaurateur left in the lurch after ability to sell offsale abruptly cancelled
Joshua McLean said he was shocked when he woke up last week to an email explaining his restaurant wouldn't be able to operate as an offsale as of four days later. McLean owns Homestead Bar A Vin, a wi...
Jul 12, 2021 Josh McLean (right), the owner of Homestead Bar a Vin, was shocked when he found out his restaurant's ability to function as an offsale would be taken away. NDP MLA Aleana Young joined McLean for a media conference on July 12, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan courts provide COVID-related updates
With COVID-related public health orders now removed, things will be getting back to normal in Saskatchewan's court system. Provincial courts are returning to their regular sitting schedules and jury t...
Jul 12, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Blondeau outlines options for protecting unvaccinated kids from COVID
The public health orders around COVID-19 may be lifted, but some parents across Saskatchewan may not feel at ease, with young kids not yet vaccinated. University of Saskatchewan clinical microbiologis...
Jul 12, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
More than 700 groups receive charitable gaming grants in Sask.
Community groups and organizations from A to Z -- from Abbey to Zenon Park -- received more than $2.1 million in funding from the Saskatchewan government in the latest round of the province's charitab...
Jul 12, 2021
Three Saskatchewan communities under threat of wildfires
Wildfires are now posing a danger in Saskatchewan following another round of heat warnings. The Public Safety Agency of Saskatchewan issued evacuation orders on Sunday in the villages of St. George's ...
Jul 12, 2021 A wildfire burns near Dillon on July 12, 2021. (Sierra Bravo/Facebook)
Sask. plan rejected, feds changing carbon pricing benchmarks
Despite the provincial government's apparent frustration, the federal carbon tax will be a fixture in Saskatchewan for at least another 17 months. In a statement Monday, Premier Scott Moe said the fed...
Jul 12, 2021 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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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...