Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of ...
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Child-care fees to go down in Sask. as province works towards $10-a-day goal
Parents of young children will get some relief from rising costs next year, as child-care fees in the province are set to drop by an average of 70 per cent from where they stood in early 2021. Accordi...
Aug 11, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Ministry of Education appoints supervisors at independent schools after abuse allegations
Following allegations by more than a dozen former students of abuse at Legacy Christian Academy in Saskatoon, the provincial government has introduced new rules giving it more oversight over Saskatche...
Aug 11, 2022 Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan's minister of education. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Ex sets opening-day attendance record
The first day of the 2022 Saskatoon Ex was a record-setting one. According to Prairieland Park, 33,839 people went through the gates on opening day Tuesday to take in the beautiful weather, a $10 admi...
Aug 10, 2022 The Saskatoon Exhibition runs for five days every August at Prairieland Park. (Nick Biblow/Tourism Saskatoon)
Riders invite fans to buy 2023 season tickets before PST increase
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are allowing their fans to beat the PST. The CFL team announced Wednesday it was launching its season-ticket campaign two months earlier than usual so that buyers can avoi...
Aug 10, 2022
Grass fire forces closure of eastbound lanes of Highway 1 near Swift Current
A grass fire was slowing traffic on Highway 1 near Swift Current on Wednesday afternoon. Just before 3 p.m., the RCMP said the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway were closed from six kilometr...
Aug 10, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
No results in hunt for missing mushroom picker despite high-tech search: RCMP
Despite a high-tech search in the area north of Smeaton, there still has been no success in finding a missing 74-year-old mushroom picker who has been missing for nearly a week. Lois Chartrand was las...
Aug 10, 2022 Aerial view of the area north of Smeaton being searched for a missing mushroom picker. (Dave Rondeau/Submitted)
Regina steel mill could change hands as Evraz plans to sell North American subsidiaries
There could be an ownership change coming at the Evraz steel mill in Regina. According to published reports, the Russian-based steelmaker has announced plans to sell its North American subsidiaries. T...
Aug 10, 2022
Saskatchewan ready to welcome 200 Ukrainians on flights Wednesday
Two flights carrying about 200 displaced Ukrainian citizens are set to touch down in Regina late Wednesday night. After arriving in Regina after a stopover in Edmonton, the passengers will step off th...
Aug 10, 2022 The flag of Ukraine flown at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
SaskPower signs 20-year agreement to increase transmission capacity to U.S.
SaskPower is aiming to improve reliability and generate more income through a new agreement that will increase transmission capacity across the Canada-U.S. border. The Crown power company has signed a...
Aug 10, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Parts of southwest Saskatchewan under heat warnings
Heat warnings remained in place Wednesday for the southwest corner of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada first issued the warnings late Tuesday afternoon and they were extended early Wednesday. The warn...
Aug 10, 2022
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