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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Legendary Canadian actor Donald Sutherland dead at 88
A Canadian legend has passed away. New Brunswick-born actor Donald Sutherland has died at the age of 88. His son Kiefer Sutherland, also a well-regarded Hollywood actor, made the announcement Thursday...
Jun 20, 2024 Actor Kiefer Sutherland announced the passing of his father, Donald Sutherland, on social media Thursday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP/Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
Two Saskatchewan suspects shot during Lloydminster home invasion
Two Saskatchewan men are facing charges and recovering from gunshot wounds after an alleged home invasion last week in Lloydminster, Alta. According to the Alberta RCMP, police were called to a home i...
Jun 20, 2024 Warren Curtis Littlewolfe is wanted in the alleged home invasion. Police say he's armed and dangerous. (Alberta RCMP/Submitted)
Seeding 'virtually complete,' but wet weather causes issues for Sask. farmers
Seeding is "virtually complete" across Saskatchewan, but excess moisture after the wet spring is causing issues for some producers. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's weekly crop report, which...
Jun 20, 2024 Wet weather has been a boon to some farmers, but the rainfall and ground moisture levels are causing issues in parts of the province. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
VIDEO: C95 sends 91-year-old 'Great Aunt Phyzzle' to Snoop Dogg concert
Phyllis Austman isn't just a fan of Snoop Dog, she thinks he's da bomb. "Well, I kind of love him, " she chuckled. "I know he's a married man and he has a good family. He just seems like such a nice f...
Jun 20, 2024 C95 brought 91-year-old Phyllis Austman to see Snoop Dogg's performance in style, including limo service to the show. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Deadline nears for Kinsmen Home Lottery $1.4M Haultain showhome
Kinsmen Home Lottery is asking for the community's support as its final deadline approaches for the $1.4 million show home. For the past 96 years, the lottery has raised more than $16 million for comm...
Jun 19, 2024 The grand prize showhome is awarded fully furnished, professionally decorated and landscaped. (Submitted)
Riders' Sceviour ready to fill in for Phillip Blake if called upon
It's next man up for the Saskatchewan Roughriders on their offensive line. Offensive guard Philip Blake left Sunday's 33-30 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was shown on the broadcast to be on cru...
Jun 19, 2024
'Just let the rain keep coming, we need more,' Sask. Farmers
It's been raining cats and dogs in parts of Saskatchewan for the last couple of weeks, and farmers are loving it. Canada's Farm Show was in Regina this week, and it brought farmers from all over the p...
Jun 19, 2024
C95 sending 91-year-old Snoop Dogg fan to Saskatoon concert in style
Snoop Dogg is set to perform at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on Wednesday night, and for 91-year-old Phyllis Austman, it'll be the night of a lifetime. When C95 hosts Shauna Foster and Rob Suski heard ...
Jun 19, 2024 Snoop Dogg performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Ward 7 Councillor Mairin Loewen won't seek re-election this fall
Long-time Ward 7 Councillor Mairin Loewen says she won't run for city council again in November. Loewen, who was first elected in 2011, said she made up her mind after the 2020 election that this woul...
Jun 19, 2024 Loewen was first elected in 2011, but said she made the decision after the 2020 election that she wouldn't run for another term. (wardseven.ca)
Canada lists Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terror group
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has listed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, following months of mounting political pressure to do so. Members...
Jun 19, 2024 Members of Parliament voted unanimously in May to list the IRGC, a branch of Iran’s Armed Forces, as a terrorist entity. (The Canadian Press)
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