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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Saskatchewan eliminated from playoff contention at Tim Hortons Brier
Saskatchewan's playoff hopes were dashed Wednesday at the Tim Hortons Brier. Kelly Knapp lost 9-3 to Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan, dropping Saskatchewan's record to 2-4 at the Canadian men's curli...
Mar 08, 2023
Saskatchewan continues long-running partnership with FSIN police oversight unit
The provincial government is continuing its support of a special unit that investigates police complaints from Indigenous citizens. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' (FSIN) Special Inves...
Mar 08, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 4.5 per cent
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at 4.5 per cent Wednesday. The decision to maintain the rate followed eight consecutive rate hikes. At the start of the year, the bank announced it...
Mar 08, 2023
SARM working to attract younger voices to rural governments
With more and more young families calling Saskatchewan home, the group representing rural municipalities is aiming to get younger voices more involved in rural governance. The Saskatchewan Association...
Mar 08, 2023 SARM President Ray Orb speaks in Regina on Dec. 4, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Committee set to hear debate on city change room policy
A big list of speakers are set to appear before a Saskatoon committee Wednesday about a city policy that has been widely debated online in recent weeks. The issue stems from an alleged incident at the...
Mar 08, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Grocery store CEOs set to testify over food prices amid big profits
The CEOs of Canada's big grocery chains will be grilled by politicians on Wednesday about why they're making so much money while low-income Canadians are being crushed by rising food prices. Loblaw Co...
Mar 08, 2023 Save-On-Foods is one of many grocery chains adapting early hours for seniors and vulnerable people. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan's Knapp falls to Nova Scotia at Tim Hortons Brier
Having the hammer in the 10th end didn't help Saskatchewan's Kelly Knapp on Tuesday at the Tim Hortons Brier. Trailing Nova Scotia’s Matt Manuel by one and facing three Nova Scotia counters, Kna...
Mar 07, 2023
Northwest residents told to visit RCMP detachments for police help during outage
Residents of several communities in northwest Saskatchewan have been advised to visit RCMP detachments for police services during a planned SaskTel outage. According to the RCMP, there will be disrupt...
Mar 07, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
U of S celebrates expansion of undergraduate M.D. program at Regina hospital
It's welcome news for students from southern Saskatchewan who are looking to become doctors. On Tuesday, the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan held a ceremony at Regina's General H...
Mar 07, 2023
Rapid change in child-care costs raises concerns for some
Many families will be able to take advantage of $10-a-day child care in Saskatchewan, but some are raising issues. The subsidized price, which takes effect at the beginning of April, will apply to par...
Mar 07, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
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