Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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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
Regina-area contractor found guilty of fraud
A Regina-area building contractor pleaded guilty to fraud on Monday, and police say his victims lost more than $250,000. Joseph Myers, 43, of Estlin - 30 minutes south of Regina - was given a conditio...
Jul 17, 2024
Observers warn of 'glass cliff', Canada's 1st female defence chief
OTTAWA - Canada will make history Thursday when Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan takes over command of the Armed Forces as chief of the defence staff. Carignan, who replaces retiring Gen. Wayne Eyre, is the f...
Jul 17, 2024 Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan has spent the last three years leading the military's efforts to change the toxic culture that allowed the 2021 sexual misconduct crisis to occur. (The Canadian Press)
Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says applications are now open for a national transit fund that will include money for existing transit systems so they can expand, improve and modernize. The $3...
Jul 17, 2024 The money for the $30-billion, 10-year Canada Public Transit Fund will be divided into three categories: baseline funding for existing systems, metro-region agreements for Canada's biggest cities, and funding for specific things like rural communities, Indigenous communities and active transportation. (The Canadian Press)
New mobile MRI expected to address backlogs in Regina
Some long-awaited relief is coming to people waiting for MRIs in Saskatchewan Regina General Hospital's new portable MRI machine will boost MRI capacity by 5,000 scans over the next two years, accordi...
Jul 17, 2024
RCMP searching for missing Yorkton inmate
Mounties in Yorkton are asking for help in locating a missing inmate. Police say 43-year-old Trevor Mattiuz did not return to the Yorkton Correctional Centre as required on Tuesday afternoon. He is no...
Jul 17, 2024
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