Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Melville RCMP probing fatal train-vehicle crash near Waldron
A 65-year-old man from the Ochapowace First Nation is dead after a train and a vehicle collided Sunday near Waldron, a village about 30 kilometres southeast of Melville. The Melville RCMP said the cra...
Mar 07, 2022
Tech talk: Sask. opens new pathway for immigrant program
Saskatchewan is looking for more tech talent. The provincial government announced Monday the creation of a new Tech Talent Pathway for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), which the gove...
Mar 07, 2022
A pair of Saskies reach the podium at the Paralympics in Beijing
Competing in her first Paralympics, Saskatchewan's Lisa DeJong made history in Beijing on Monday. DeJong, who hails from Biggar, claimed the country's first-ever para snowboard medal by winning the si...
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Saskatoon cleaning up after more than 15 cm of snow in two days
Winter isn't over yet, as the Saskatchewan weather has shown over the past few days. Despite warmer temperatures, many parts of the province were blanketed in heavy snow that began early Friday mornin...
Mar 05, 2022 Saskatoon's Eighth Street after a snowfall on March 4, 2022 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Telemiracle returns with a sense of normalcy
It’s time to ring those phones! Telemiracle 46 is being held in Regina this weekend and, after two years in a pandemic, the telethon is going to look a lot closer to normal. “Some of that ...
Mar 05, 2022
Deadlines approaching to remove ice fishing shelters
Ice fishing aficionados in Saskatchewan are being reminded to take back their shack. The provincial government said anglers should be preparing to remove their ice fishing shelters from bodies of wate...
Mar 04, 2022
Saskatchewan comes together for Ukraine raising over $1M
Saskatchewan's Ukrainian connection is strong, as evidenced by the response to the Rawlco Radio Saskatchewan Day of Caring for Ukraine. On Thursday, in partnership with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress...
Mar 03, 2022
'A massive tragedy:' Former Sask. politicians reflect on war in Ukraine
Brad Wall believes Saskatchewan lived up to its motto - From Many Peoples Strength - on Thursday. Appearing as part of the Rawlco Radio Saskatchewan Day of Caring for Ukraine, Saskatchewan's former pr...
Mar 03, 2022
Sask. drug task force sets out priorities aimed at reducing overdoses
With drug overdose deaths reaching record highs, the Saskatchewan Drug Task Force continues to search for answers. The task force recently sought input from communities and their leaders, and ended up...
Mar 03, 2022
Saskatchewan reports another 44 COVID-related deaths
The month of February was one of the deadliest in Saskatchewan for COVID-19. According to the weekly epidemiological report from the Ministry of Health, 44 people died of COVID between Feb. 20 and thi...
Mar 03, 2022
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
