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Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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New Breast Health Centre opening in Regina next year
Construction is underway for the province's new Breast Health Centre in Regina. The provincial government has invested a total of $3.6 million this year for the centre's renovations, staffing and diag...
Jun 27, 2024
First Nations Power Authority, SaskPower sign solar power agreement
SaskPower and the First Nations Power Authority are working together on a 100-megawatt solar project in south-central Saskatchewan. The groups are looking for a proponent with at least 30 per cent Fir...
Jun 27, 2024 The collaboration intends to see a 100-megawatt solar facility built in south-central Saskatchewan, and SaskPower will buy the power it generates. (650 CKOM file photo)
Farmers weather stormy week, cool temps slow crop development
It was a mixed bag of weather around Saskatchewan this week as farmers dealt with storms, hail, and cool temperatures that slowed down crop development. According to the weekly crop report from the Sa...
Jun 27, 2024 The weekly crop report indicated that warmer temperatures will be needed in order to speed up crop development in Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
Third woman facing murder charge in death of Christopher Joseyounen
A third woman is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of 42-year-old Christopher Joseyounen on the Hatchet Lake First Nation. The Mounties said officers were called to the First Nation ...
Jun 27, 2024 Mounties say Joseyounen died of injuries he sustained in an altercation at a Hatchet Lake home on Saturday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan reports falling emissions from upstream oil and gas sector
The provincial government is reporting a fourth consecutive year of falling emissions from the upstream oil and gas sector. According to the province's annual report on oil and gas emissions, the sect...
Jun 27, 2024 Saskatchewan’s target is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the upstream oil and gas sector by 40 to 45 per cent by 2025 when compared to 2015 levels. (980 CJME file photo)
Charges laid in high-speed crash that killed a Saskatoon student
A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a fatal collision that killed a Saskatoon high school student. Sixteen-year-old Sheryaar Amir, a Grade 10 student at Evan Hardy Collegiate, was th...
Jun 27, 2024 Driver impairment is not believed to be a factor in the single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old on April 14, 2024. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Two women charged with murder after death on Hatchet Lake First Nation
Two women are facing murder charges in connection with the death of 42-year-old Christopher Joseyounen on the Hatchet Lake First Nation. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the First Nation...
Jun 26, 2024 Police say two women were arrested, one at the scene and the other the following day. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Seven Stars Energy Project will produce power for 100,000 Sask. homes
Six Indigenous partners and Enbridge have all come together to build one of the largest wind power projects in the province, enough to power 100,000 homes. The Seven Stars Energy Project is a collabor...
Jun 25, 2024
Sask. Gov't says it won't comply with Ottawa's Clean Electricity Regulations
The Government of Saskatchewan says it won't comply with the federal government's coming clean energy regulations because doing so would cost the provincial economy more than $7.1 billion. Ottawa's re...
Jun 25, 2024 Bronwyn Eyre, Saskatchewan’s justice minister and attorney general, said the provincial government 'cannot participate in federal economic harm to our province.' (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Two charged in connection with 2023 homicide at Poundmaker First Nation
Two people are facing murder charges after a 2023 homicide on the Poundmaker First Nation. On October 16, the body of 31-year-old Lee Bearsears was found in a rural area on the First Nation, which is ...
Jun 25, 2024 An investigation by the Mounties led to the arrest of two men in Regina and Saskatoon this month. (650 CKOM file photo)
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On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...
