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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Literacy foundation calls for donations to help Afghan girls access books
Friday marks International Literacy Day, but not everyone is able to share the same joy of reading. According to the World Literacy Foundation, the new Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned boo...
Sep 08, 2023
UPDATE: Missing mom and baby found in Saskatoon
In an update issued Friday afternoon, police said Michael and her daughter have been found safely. Police previously said Krissy Michael, 27, was last seen on Thursday when she left a residence in the...
Sep 08, 2023 Police in Saskatoon are renewing a call for information on the 10-year anniversary of an unsolved homicide. (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP searching for Saskatoon suspect after Prudhomme shooting
The Mounties are asking people in Saskatoon to keep an eye open for a suspect wanted in connection with a case of attempted murder. According to the RCMP, officers got a report about a shooting at a h...
Sep 07, 2023 Myles Has, 34, has been charged with attempted murder, and the RCMP said it is working to locate him. (Saskatoon RCMP/Submitted)
CFL, CFLPA reaffirm air quality policy for smoky conditions
If the CFL’s air quality policy was followed to the letter, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers probably shouldn’t have kicked off the Labour Day Classic on Sunday. In a...
Sep 07, 2023
Rate Review Panel recommends changes to reduce SaskEnergy bills
Changes to SaskEnergy rates proposed by the Crown corporation in June have been approved by Saskatchewan's Rate Review Panel. Earlier in the summer, SaskEnergy made an application to the panel seeking...
Sep 07, 2023 Changes to SaskEnergy rates proposed by the Crown corporation in June have been approved by Saskatchewan’s Rate Review Panel with the aim of lowering the average customer's bills. (SaskEnergy/Submitted)
Regina police using parked cop cars in effort to curb crime
Police in Regina are exploring a novel method to curb crime. The Regina Police Service said it's recently started leaving marked police vehicles parked in “areas of concern” around the cit...
Sep 07, 2023
Donation made to University of Regina to preserve Indigenous languages
Preserving Indigenous languages has been a growing concern for many First Nations, so a donation made to the University of Regina is hoping to help. Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) and Co-ops ac...
Sep 07, 2023
SHA embarking on national tour to promote health-care careers in Sask.
As Saskatchewan struggles with an ongoing shortage of health-care workers, two agencies are about to embark on a national tour to promote employment opportunities in the province. From Sept. 22 throug...
Sep 07, 2023 Health Minister Everett Hindley says Saskatchewan's Health Human Resources Action Plan has seen success in the year since it first launched. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province helps purchase new property for North Battleford homeless shelter
A new property has been purchased to house a 40-bed emergency shelter in North Battleford. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services kicked in $219,000 to help the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (B...
Sep 07, 2023 The provincial government has helped fund the purchase of a new property for a North Battleford emergency shelter. (650 CKOM file photo)
2023 harvest more than half done in Saskatchewan: Crop report
Saskatchewan's 2023 harvest is more than halfway done. According to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is now 51 per cent done, up from 33 per cent last week. ...
Sep 07, 2023 Farmers in Saskatchewan are more than half done the 2023 harvest. (650 CKOM file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
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