Murray Wood: Riders are first in the west, but do fans feel the same?
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 6-1, following a win on Friday against the Edmonton Elks, but according to Murray Wood,...
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Recent run of rainy days dumped 51mm on Regina: Climatologist
After a long, grey four-day period of clouds and soggy grounds, the sun is back out and drying up a wet Regina. The rain started falling on Monday and it didn't let up until Thursday evening, aside fr...
Sep 13, 2019
CFIB to survey federal leaders on election promises
As federal candidates start hitting the campaign trail for the election, a lobby group for small and independent businesses is giving its wish list to party leaders for improvements it wants to see im...
Sep 13, 2019
Rainfall puts harvest well behind five-year average
Rainfall and cool weather dampened Saskatchewan's fields over the past week, but producers were able to make up some ground according to the latest crop report. Eighteen per cent of Saskatchewan's cro...
Sep 12, 2019
NDP and Liberals still lagging behind with Sask. candidates as election looms
The election is expected to be called Wednesday morning, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Gov. Gen. Julie Payette and asks her to dissolve Parliament. Saskatchewan has 14 ridings, but not al...
Sep 10, 2019
Harvest time brings out increased wildlife numbers across the province
With harvest time comes increased traffic for Saskatchewan roadways. Farm machinery is standard in these months, but so is wildlife as animals look for vegetation and seek out their winter homes. R...
Sep 10, 2019
80 years ago today, Canada declared war on Nazi Germany
Eighty years ago today, Canada declared war against Nazi Germany, joining Allied forces in battle in the Second World War. Local, weekly newspapers from around the province provide a window to the pas...
Sep 10, 2019 The top story in the Kamsack Times on Sept. 14, 1939 was about a community sale. (Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan)
Rainfall causing problems for producers looking to make up lost harvest time
Harvest is continuing in the province, but that doesn't mean there haven't been challenges. A later-than-usual start and less-than-ideal conditions have plagued the province. This week more rain is ex...
Sep 09, 2019
StatsCan: Sask. unemployment rate drops in August
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate fell in August, and the province now has the third-lowest such number in Canada. The monthly Statistics Canada labour force report said the province's unemployment rat...
Sep 06, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Children’s hospital in Saskatoon has its grand opening
The ribbon was cut at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon on Thursday. The hospital is to officially open to patients on Sept. 29, when pediatric and maternal inpatients are to mo...
Sep 05, 2019 The ribbon is cut to open the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon on Sept. 5, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Children’s hospital in Saskatoon has its grand opening
The ribbon was cut at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon on Thursday. The hospital is to officially open to patients on Sept. 29, when pediatric and maternal inpatients are to mo...
Sep 05, 2019
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