Murray Wood: A special Grey Cup edition of 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, Wood is pre...
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Indigenous software company aims to create jobs in Prince Albert
An Indigenous software company is planning to bring new tech-sector jobs to Prince Albert. PLATO, Canada's only Indigenous software testing and technology services company, said it's currently recruit...
Jan 25, 2023
Saskatchewan freezes grazing rates for Crown land in 2023
Ranchers who lease Saskatchewan Crown land for grazing got good news Wednesday, when the Ministry of Agriculture announced that rates will be frozen for 2023. In addition, the ministry added that thos...
Jan 25, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 4.5%, highest mark since 2007
Canada's key interest rate has risen for an eighth straight month. The Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced it had raised the rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.5 per cent, its highest mark...
Jan 25, 2023
Prime minister and premiers to discuss health-care funding during meeting in Ottawa
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit down with Canada's premiers next month to try and hammer out a new deal for health-care funding. Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday morning, saying the meet...
Jan 25, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Pats raise nearly $30,000 from SpongeBob jersey auction
By Brett Lubkiwski The Regina Pats raised $29,550 on Nickelodeon Night at the Brandt Centre on Saturday, when they auctioned off their one-time, game-worn SpongeBob SquarePants jerseys. Connor Bedard'...
Jan 25, 2023
Riders announce signing of American running back
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are bringing back running back B.J. Emmons. The 6-foot-0, 220-pounder was on the CFL team’s practice roster last season after initially signing in October. Emmons ha...
Jan 24, 2023
App launched to reduce number of youths reported missing from care
EGADZ, a Saskatoon youth outreach organization, is aiming to reduce the number of youths reported missing from government care by launching a new app that provides more tools and information to youth ...
Jan 24, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Bo won't know Saskatchewan: Mitchell signs with Hamilton
There won't be any Bo in Saskatchewan during the 2023 CFL season. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Tuesday they had signed quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell to a three-year contract, dashing the hopes of ...
Jan 24, 2023
RCMP says cryptocurrency frauds were rampant in Swift Current, Maidstone in '22
The Saskatchewan RCMP says cryptocurrency frauds netted scammers more than $900,000 in the Swift Current and Maidstone areas alone in 2022. In a media release Monday, the Mounties said they had seen a...
Jan 23, 2023
Saskatchewan ICE Unit arrests North Battleford man
Police say a 44-year-old North Battleford man has been charged after he allegedly tried to meet a 12-year-old girl for what police called "a sexual purpose." The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitati...
Jan 23, 2023
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