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Derailed train in Saskatchewan released 1.5 million litres of oil: TSB
LANIGAN, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says Monday's fiery Canadian Pacific Railway freight train derailment in Saskatchewan involved the estimated release of 1.5 million litres of oil. The ...
Dec 12, 2019 Crews work to contain burning oil tankers after a CPR train derailed and caught fire near Plunkett on Dec. 9th, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
‘We owe it to our children:’ FSIN rolls out draft child welfare legislation, stress need for funding
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is rolling out drafted child welfare legislation across Canada, but there’s one thing standing in the way. A lack of funding, even with the ...
Dec 11, 2019
Ottawa accepts New Brunswick’s carbon-tax proposal
OTTAWA - New Brunswick consumers will get a break at the gas pumps come April, after the federal government approved the province's carbon-tax proposal Wednesday. It is the second time this week Ottaw...
Dec 11, 2019
USMCA deal a positive, but questions still remain: Sask. trade minister
Saskatchewan's trade and export development minister is calling the finalization of the new USMCA deal a positive, but he said there are still questions hanging in the air. "We know that free trade wi...
Dec 11, 2019
Wray Morrison: The big story
When looking back on any year in sports in Saskatchewan, the top story always involves the Saskatchewan Roughriders -- and 2019 is no different. The team won its first division title in 10 years with ...
Dec 11, 2019
Province funds organizations to implement anti-gang strategy
Organizations in Regina and Saskatoon have been tasked with helping people get out of gangs in Saskatchewan. On Tuesday, the provincial Ministry of Corrections and Policing announced it's investing $4...
Dec 10, 2019 Stan Tu'Inukuafe, president and co-founder of Str8 Up, an organization that works to get people out of gangs. (650 CKOM)
Arctic ridge brings frigid temperatures to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is getting back into the deep freeze, and will be for the next few days. Environment Canada meteorologist Mike Russo said a frigid ridge of high pressure slid down from the arctic and has...
Dec 08, 2019
Open Door Society open to changes to immigration
Saskatchewan’s minister of trade and immigration has put in a request to the federal government for more autonomy on immigration. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement earlier this week, citin...
Dec 07, 2019
‘3-day wonder’ cold-snap expected to hit Sask.: Environment Canada
Environment Canada is predicting a deep but brief cold snap coming to large portions of Saskatchewan over the weekend and early into next week. The weather agency is forecasting daytime highs of -16, ...
Dec 06, 2019 Regina's Wascana Park in early February 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Growing season in 2019 ‘could have been worse’ says weather and markets analyst
Saskatchewan producers had a tough 2019 due to unfavorable conditions, but one market analyst says it could have been worse. Speaking at the Farm Forum Event Thursday at Saskatoon’s TCU Place, D...
Dec 05, 2019
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