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Crop report says harvest 21 per cent complete in Saskatchewan
Farmers in Saskatchewan are ahead of schedule with the 2023 harvest. The weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture said that as of Monday, harvest was 21 per cent done across the province, w...
Aug 24, 2023 The 2023 harvest in Saskatchewan is ahead of the five- and 10-year averages for this time of year. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME file photo)
Swift reaction to education policy changes in Saskatchewan
People across Saskatchewan are reacting to the newest provincial policy changes for students heading back to school in the fall. Saskatchewan is changing policies on students changing names and pronou...
Aug 22, 2023 The Saskatchewan School Boards Association wants the provincial government to pause the implementation of its new gender and naming policy. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'Very complex issues': Sask. gov't installs parental consent for sex ed, pronoun change
Just a couple of weeks before kids are set to head back to classrooms in Saskatchewan, the provincial government has unveiled a new set of policies around sex education and gender and pronoun changes....
Aug 22, 2023 Education Minister Dustin Duncan on Aug. 22, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Ottawa not pledging enough money for decision to be made on SMRs: Morgan
The Saskatchewan government is responding after Ottawa announced up to $74 million will be invested to support small modular reactor (SMR) development in Saskatchewan. Don Morgan, the province's minis...
Aug 22, 2023 Minister Don Morgan has decided not to seek re-election in 2024. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
James Smith Cree Nation acknowledges those who helped after mass stabbings in 2022
By Ben Tompkins Those who helped during last year's mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation were officially thanked by the entire community on Monday. The public thank you was directed to everyon...
Aug 22, 2023
Feds offering up to $74M in funding for SMR development in Saskatchewan
Ottawa is prepared to send up to $74 million in funding to support small modular reactor development in Saskatchewan. SaskPower has said a decision on whether to build a modular reactor is expected to...
Aug 21, 2023 SaskPower previously revealed the model of small modular reactor it has chosen for potential deployment in Saskatchewan. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan to participate in federal debt recovery program
Saskatchewan is joining a Canada Revenue Agency initiative to help recover outstanding debts. In a media release Monday, the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) announced it would particip...
Aug 21, 2023 THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Sean Kilpatrick
Business owner gets back half of stolen equipment, still offering reward
Saskatoon business owner Kevin Boychuk has recovered one of two pieces of equipment stolen off his company site earlier this summer. Boychuk, the owner of K3 Excavating Company Ltd., said he had mixed...
Aug 19, 2023
'It's still very emotional:' Sask.-born judge relives Yellowknife evacuation ordeal
What could be a repeat of what happened in Fort McMurray, Alta., in 2016 seemed to be unfolding in Yellowknife on Friday. With wildfires closing in, people have been frantically evacuating the capital...
Aug 18, 2023 The scene at the Yellowknife airport on Aug. 16, 2023. (Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass/Submitted)
Extreme heat and smoky skies on tap for southwestern Sask. Friday
Residents in southwestern Saskatchewan could feel like they're in a giant barbecue on Friday. Heat warnings and special air quality statements were in effect Friday morning for many communities south ...
Aug 18, 2023 Special air quality statements due to wildfire smoke remained in place in Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
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Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 22
On Friday's show, Evan speaks with a Saskatchewan runner who is planning to run the vertical length of Saskatchewan (abo...