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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Free fishing weekend in Sask. set for Saturday and Sunday
Anglers will have a free run of Saskatchewan's lakes and rivers this weekend. The province's summer free fishing weekend is set for Saturday and Sunday, when residents of the province and visitors can...
Jul 05, 2021
Catholic bishops commit to provincewide fundraising campaign for residential school survivors
A $25-million ask has turned into a commitment. On Sunday, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) called on the Roman Catholic Church to fulfil its vow of $25 million for the survivors ...
Jul 05, 2021
Hidden Crisis: Families left behind
When she was a kid, Emily Bryce would dress up with her friends for the midnight release of the latest Harry Potter book, or she'd come home excited to be learning about imaginary numbers in math clas...
Jul 05, 2021 Emily Bryce (left) and Chris Salateski. (Photos submitted)
Roughriders single-game tickets go on sale
Mosaic Stadium will soon be filled with thousands of cheering Saskatchewan Roughriders fans, as single-game tickets go on sale. Starting Monday at 10 a.m., there will be more than 10,000 single-game t...
Jul 05, 2021 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
Multiple homes damaged in early morning blaze
It was a very busy morning for firefighters in Regina as they battled a house fire that spread to multiple homes. Fire crews responded to a home in the 1700 block of Toronto Street in the Core neighbo...
Jul 05, 2021 (Regina Fire Twitter)
34 Sask. communities break daily temperature records in sweltering heat
The sweltering heat continues to rewrite daily temperature records in Saskatchewan. According to Environment Canada, 34 communities across the province broke daily maximum temperature records Friday, ...
Jul 03, 2021
Temperature records fall in Regina, Saskatoon
Temperature records are once again being broken in Saskatchewan, according to Environment Canada. Meteorologist Natalie Hasell said as of 3 p.m. Friday, Saskatoon's record of 33.4 C set in 1986 had be...
Jul 02, 2021
'Crop insurance will be very busy this year,' farmer says of dry conditions
A Leader-area farmer is feeling pessimistic about the harvest as hot and dry conditions have devastated many of his crops. Brent Watts grows wheat and lentils on part of his farm. He has suffered exte...
Jul 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Wildfires in Saskatchewan sparked by high temperatures
Like its neighbouring provinces, Saskatchewan is facing extreme fire conditions due to the high heat and low precipitation. So far this year, the province has dealt with 202 fires, which is slightly a...
Jul 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update July 2: 21 new cases, active cases fall to 405
Numbers continue to fall on the COVID-19 front in Saskatchewan -- except in terms of vaccinations. The Ministry of Health reported Friday there were 21 new cases in the province, down from 34 on Thurs...
Jul 02, 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 ...