Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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Saskatoon police briefs: Robbery on Preston Ave., gun call on Carlton Drive
Police are searching for a trio of suspects who allegedly robbed a liquor store on Preston Avenue South. According to police, officers were called to the business at around 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday morni...
May 15, 2025 Police said officers are investigating a robbery that happened at a Preston Avenue business on Tuesday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man and woman charged after bear spraying each other at Saskatoon bar: Police
A man and woman are facing charges after they allegedly sprayed each other with bear spray following an argument at a bar back in March.According to police, officers were called to a bar on 22nd Stree...
May 15, 2025 Police said a 25-year-old woman and 32-year-old man are facing charges after firing bear spray at each other after an argument. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sarah Mills: A tale of two celebrity trials
Sarah Mills says there's an interesting dichotomy at play between the trials of Sean 'Diddy' Combs and the trial of the man accused of robbing Kim Kardashian. The Mills Minute is a daily commentary he...
May 15, 2025
Murray Wood: The good and the bad from Mark Carney's new cabinet
Murray Wood takes a close look at Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet, which includes a representative from Saskatchewan in Buckley Belanger. Steven Guilbeault is still in cabinet, but Wood says ...
May 15, 2025
Anthrax behind cattle deaths in RM of Paynton: Agriculture ministry
Anthrax has caused the death of cattle in western Saskatchewan. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, laboratory results on Tuesday confirmed that anthrax was behind the death of cattle in the Rur...
May 15, 2025 Anthrax is caused by bacillus anthracis, a bacteria which can survive as spores in the soil for decades, and can build up through changes in soil moisture. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon, Regina among latest measles exposure risk says SHA
Multiple exposures to measles in communities across Saskatchewan prompted a warning from Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on Wednesday afternoon. SHA said in a news release on May 14 that the lates...
May 14, 2025 A measles virus particle is shown in an undated handout image. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provincial government preparing for potential Canada Post strike
The Saskatchewan government is putting plans in place for a possible Canada Post strike, which could begin as soon as May 22. While ministries, Crowns and other agencies are putting plans in place to ...
May 14, 2025 The provincial government said its ministries, Crowns and agencies are putting plans in place in the event of a strike by Canada Post workers. (650 CKOM file photo)
Lieutenant governor shares gifts from Sask. with King Charles at Buckingham Palace
Saskatchewan's lieutenant governor met with Canada's monarch on Wednesday at Buckingham Palace, presenting him with some gifts from around the province. Bernadette McIntyre said it was "a tremendous p...
May 14, 2025 Lieutenant Governor Bernadette McIntyre met with King Charles III on Wednesday. (Office of the Lieutenant Governor/Submitted)
Sick notes, leave and tips: Sask. passes changes to employment act
The Government of Saskatchewan has passed amendments to the province's employment act. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the changes are meant to "reduce the administ...
May 14, 2025 Other changes passed this week include modifying the definition of a day for the purpose of overtime hours. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sarah Mills: Carney's new cabinet ministers need to prove themselves quickly
Sarah Mills takes a close look at Mark Carney's brand-new cabinet, which includes some veterans of the Trudeau government. Mills says a lot of the ministers aren't exactly well liked across Canada, an...
May 14, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 22
On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...
