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Evacuation order given for Sask. reserve threatened by wildfire
Wildfire season in Saskatchewan is flaring up with the first evacuation of spring. A mandatory evacuation order was put into effect Wednesday evening for the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN), locat...
May 04, 2023
Four hospitals on bypass: Opposition wants more health-care transparency
The Saskatchewan NDP is pointing once again at the province's struggling health-care system and calling for more transparency from the government. On Wednesday, the Official Opposition released a phot...
May 03, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
'I have to draw a line:' Beck removed from Assembly after accusing minister of lying
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck got part of the day off Wednesday. Beck was removed from the Legislative Assembly after accusing Minister of Trade and Export Development Jeremy Harrison of lying an...
May 03, 2023 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Multiple contained, uncontained fires burning close to Sask. communities
By Logan Lehmann Wildfire season is here in Saskatchewan and multiple fires have already been reported all over. Currently, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) says there are nine fires burni...
May 03, 2023
Tipped semi trailer delays traffic on Highway 1
Westbound traffic on Highway 1 is experiencing delays after a semi rollover east of Regina on Wednesday morning. https://twitter.com/reginabypass/status/1653752884893196288 Balgonie Fire Chief Doug La...
May 03, 2023 Crews respond to a flipped over semi-trailer (Balgonie Volunteer Fire Dept/Facebook)
Seeding season is underway for some Saskatchewan farmers
Seeding is underway for some Saskatchewan farmers. Matthew Struthers, a crops extension specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture, said the recent warm weather has allowed some producers to get out ...
May 03, 2023
Financial, curriculum, teacher issues raised in independent school reports
Last year, allegations about abuse coupled with allegations about academic and curriculum problems at some of Saskatchewan's Qualified Independent Schools prompted the provincial government to appoint...
May 02, 2023 Saskatchewan Education Minister Dustin Duncan on May 2, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe feels Ottawa's goal to phase out coal by 2030 is not realistic
Premier Scott Moe and the federal government have very different ideas of when and how Canada can reach net-zero carbon emissions from power generation. In 2016, Ottawa announced unabated coal-fired e...
May 02, 2023
'Wall-to-wall Saskatchewan sunshine': Phillips talks May weather
After a brutal winter full of extreme cold warnings and significant snowfall, many people in Saskatchewan are breathing a sigh of relief. David Phillips, a senior climatologist with Environment and Cl...
May 01, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Report says Ministry of Highways defrauded of more than $500K
An act of fraud has cost the Saskatchewan government more than $500,000. In the report of public losses among ministries and Crown corporations for the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal year, the M...
May 01, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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