Murray Wood: Drought or deluge, it's Saskatchewan weather
Murray Wood notes that while we have seen years with "perfect" weather in the province, they aren't that commo...
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Saskatoon pub raising pints and funds on St. Patrick's Day
By Drew Stremick O'Shea's Irish Pub is hoping to serve -- and raise -- some green this St. Patrick's Day. The pub in downtown Saskatoon is hosting a free breakfast Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to c...
Mar 16, 2022 (O’Shea’s Irish Pub/Submitted)
Keep the Fight in Flight: Mosaic makes $2.5M donation to STARS
The revamping of the STARS fleet of helicopters got a lift from The Mosaic Company on Wednesday. Mosaic announced a $2.5-million donation to the Keep the Fight in Flight campaign, which was launched i...
Mar 16, 2022
SGI shares top five wacky insurance fraud claims of 2021
It’s Fraud Prevention Month and SGI is marking the occasion with some wacky stories of insurance fraud. The company shared the top five stories of the past year in a news release Wednesday. Runn...
Mar 16, 2022
Provincial government taking aim at feral pig problem
Saskatchewan is taking steps to limit the impact of feral pigs and wild boars on the province. With experts saying wild boars and feral pigs are running amok in Saskatchewan, the provincial government...
Mar 16, 2022
Rural municipalities get $262M from provincial government
Saskatchewan’s municipalities are getting more than $262 million in funding from the provincial government in 2022-23. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement Wednesday at the Saskatchewan Assoc...
Mar 16, 2022
Saskatchewan adds more than 1,200 new child-care spaces
Parents in 21 Saskatchewan communities are getting help when it comes to finding child-care spaces. The federal and provincial governments announced Wednesday they’re creating 1,202 new, license...
Mar 16, 2022
Mounties looking for public's help with death investigation in North Battleford
Police are asking for the public's help as they investigate the suspicious death of a 61-year-old man in North Battleford. Investigators with the Saskatchewan RCMP's Major Crimes Unit are asking anyon...
Mar 15, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
War in Ukraine causing costs to climb for Sask. bakeries, consumers
By Drew Stremick Ukraine is known as "the breadbasket of Europe," and the war in that country is having an impact on the bottom lines of bakeries in Saskatchewan. The global price of wheat has risen s...
Mar 15, 2022
Contractor fined for workplace injury in April of 2020
A workplace injury in Saskatoon nearly two years has resulted in a $70,000 fine against a contracting company. On March 9, Ryderz Contracting Inc., pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to one ...
Mar 15, 2022 (File photo/650 CKOM)
'We want to live': Zelensky asks Canada for more help in speech to Parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took Canadians to the front lines Tuesday during his address to Parliament. The speech was carried live on 980 CJME and 650 CKOM. "Imagine that at 4 a.m., each o...
Mar 15, 2022
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 6
Evan welcomes Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to tackle the current hot topics in the province on Wednesday, plus discuss...
