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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Murray Wood: The good and the bad from Mark Carney's new cabinet
Murray Wood takes a close look at Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet, which includes a representative from Saskatchewan in Buckley Belanger. Steven Guilbeault is still in cabinet, but Wood says ...
May 15, 2025
Anthrax behind cattle deaths in RM of Paynton: Agriculture ministry
Anthrax has caused the death of cattle in western Saskatchewan. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, laboratory results on Tuesday confirmed that anthrax was behind the death of cattle in the Rur...
May 15, 2025 Anthrax is caused by bacillus anthracis, a bacteria which can survive as spores in the soil for decades, and can build up through changes in soil moisture. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon, Regina among latest measles exposure risk says SHA
Multiple exposures to measles in communities across Saskatchewan prompted a warning from Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) on Wednesday afternoon. SHA said in a news release on May 14 that the lates...
May 14, 2025 A measles virus particle is shown in an undated handout image. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provincial government preparing for potential Canada Post strike
The Saskatchewan government is putting plans in place for a possible Canada Post strike, which could begin as soon as May 22. While ministries, Crowns and other agencies are putting plans in place to ...
May 14, 2025 The provincial government said its ministries, Crowns and agencies are putting plans in place in the event of a strike by Canada Post workers. (650 CKOM file photo)
Lieutenant governor shares gifts from Sask. with King Charles at Buckingham Palace
Saskatchewan's lieutenant governor met with Canada's monarch on Wednesday at Buckingham Palace, presenting him with some gifts from around the province. Bernadette McIntyre said it was "a tremendous p...
May 14, 2025 Lieutenant Governor Bernadette McIntyre met with King Charles III on Wednesday. (Office of the Lieutenant Governor/Submitted)
Sick notes, leave and tips: Sask. passes changes to employment act
The Government of Saskatchewan has passed amendments to the province's employment act. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the changes are meant to "reduce the administ...
May 14, 2025 Other changes passed this week include modifying the definition of a day for the purpose of overtime hours. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sarah Mills: Carney's new cabinet ministers need to prove themselves quickly
Sarah Mills takes a close look at Mark Carney's brand-new cabinet, which includes some veterans of the Trudeau government. Mills says a lot of the ministers aren't exactly well liked across Canada, an...
May 14, 2025
Murray Wood: Global Transportation Hub isn't living up to initial hype
The City of Regina is paying nearly $7 million to get Costco to build its second location inside city limits, instead of at the Global Transportation Hub. Murray Wood wants to know when taxpayers at v...
May 14, 2025
The Green Zone Replay - Tuesday, May 13
The Green Zone Replay - Tuesday, May 13 2:35 - Britton Gray, Green Zone Rider reporter Britton Gray has a full recap from Day 3 of Riders camp and players donned the pads for the first time. Things go...
May 13, 2025
Measles exposure risk in Kindersley, says Saskatchewan Health Authority
A measles exposure risk in Kindersley has prompted a warning from Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). SHA said in a news release on May 13 that anyone who was at Cameron's Clothing Company store at 7...
May 13, 2025 Saskatchewan Health Authority says measles can be prevented by the safe, effective and free measles vaccine and with two doses, the vaccination is almost 100-per-cent effective. (Geoff Robins/The Canadian Press files)
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