Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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First steps approved for Regina's new baseball stadium by council
It's game on again for a new baseball facility in Regina. At Regina City Hall on Wednesday, the council voted 8 to 2 in favour of a motion moving ahead with the next steps to a new baseball facility. ...
Jul 18, 2024
Experts remind people to be cautious about drink spiking
Cold ones, spicy ones, bubbly ones and sweet ones are being poured all summer long in patios and backyards. Experts are reminding those people to be extra cautious when it comes to things like drink s...
Jul 18, 2024
Co-op websites back up and running after cyber attack
Co-op has made more progress in its cyber security incident. Federated Co-operatives Ltd. says their websites are back up and running as of Wednesday. In a social media post, the company thanked custo...
Jul 18, 2024
Pass the hooch! Sask. marks 100 years since end of prohibition
100 years ago in 1924, Saskatchewan was booming. It had the third-largest population amongst the provinces, farms were becoming mechanized and airplanes started to appear in our skies. And the prohibi...
Jul 18, 2024 Prohibition was voted down in July of 1924 in Saskatchewan, after almost a decade of alcohol regulations. (South-
Western Saskatchewan Oldtimers' Association Museum and Archives)
Riders' Miles Brown showcases versatility in the CFL
Miles Brown knows versatility is a strength when it comes to pro football. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman had to change jerseys and play offensive guard near the end of the CFL club's ...
Jul 17, 2024
Moe talks carbon tax, NATO at premiers' meeting in Halifax
Canada's premiers ended their annual summer meeting on Wednesday with talk about where the federal government's nose should and should not be. A news release said the premiers reflected on the state o...
Jul 17, 2024
Regina man who admitted to killing his wife gets new trial
The conviction of Jason McKay for a killing described as "brutal and bizarre" in court documents was overturned by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal on Wednesday and sent back for a new trial. McKay wa...
Jul 17, 2024
Heat warning for most of Saskatchewan
Heat warnings from Environment Canada is in effect across almost all of Saskatchewan on Wednesday. The heat warnings blanketed almost the entire province on Wednesday, reaching up to the north and sou...
Jul 17, 2024 Heat warnings from Environment Canada covers most of province of Saskatchewan on Wednesday. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Man arrested after bomb threat at Royal University Hospital
Royal University Hospital (RUH) in Saskatoon was on high alert for about three hours Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat. According to Saskatoon police, officers were called to the hospital campus...
Jul 17, 2024 SHA is asking anyone requiring emergency medical attention to go to St. Paul's Hospital or Saskatoon's City Hospital. For those with appointments, SHA is saying they will be rescheduled at a later date. (Mia Holowaychuck/ 650 CKOM)
Sask. woman wins one-millionth fan at Country Thunder
Country Thunder did the math and welcomed its one-millionth fan to the festival this year. Darby Klassen was the lucky winner, a four-time Country Thunder attendee from Central Butte. "I was speechles...
Jul 17, 2024
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