Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Gormley Show segments, Mon. June 12th, 2023
8:30 - On Friday, David Johnston stepped down as special rapporteur looking into foreign interference. The move comes a week after the House of Commons passed a motion to step down and testify at the ...
Jun 12, 2023
Two Saskatoon councillors not happy with how administration announced budget shortfall
Reaction is continuing to trickle in after last week's bombshell news from Saskatoon city hall. The city is facing a $52.4-million budget shortfall in 2024 because of the rising costs of various diffe...
Jun 12, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Gormley Show segments, Fri. June 9th, 2023
8:30 - From 2015-2022, the federal government gave government executives $1.3 billion in bonuses. Nearly 90% of executives consistently received an annual bonus over that time. Franco Terrazzano is th...
Jun 09, 2023
Plans in the works for new Saskatoon Food Bank location
The Saskatoon Food Bank could soon have a new home. On its website, the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre said land has been purchased to construct a new food bank and warehouse near Avenue P an...
Jun 09, 2023 Future site for the Saskatoon Food Bank at the corner of Avenue P and 17th Street. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Owning a home is becoming even more expensive
The Bank of Canada has ended its pause on interest rate increases in a move that could cause mortgage payments to become more expensive. The central bank hiked its key lending rate by 25 basis points ...
Jun 09, 2023
Forestry Farm's small mammal house opens this weekend
The summer weather always brings more visitors to Saskatoon's Forestry Farm Park & Zoo, and this weekend visitors will be able to see the zoo's brand-new small mammal house. The new exhibit opens ...
Jun 08, 2023 (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
Gormley Show segments, Thur. June 8th, 2023
8:30 - We got some answers from David Johnston when it took questions from Committee on his report on Foreign Interference from China. A few points stand out: Mr. Johnston never reached out to MP Han ...
Jun 08, 2023
Gormley Show segments, Wed. June 7th, 2023
8:30 - Regarding foreign election interference, this might be part of a new Cold War. With new tactics of misinformation and disinformation being delivered through social media, it's just another way ...
Jun 07, 2023
New funding allows special heart valve surgery to be done in Saskatchewan
People in Saskatchewan won't have to travel out of the province to get a new specialized cardiac procedure done. This year, the province began providing $330,000 in funding to help establish the Trans...
Jun 06, 2023 An overview of the Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair system used to treat patients at Royal University Hospital. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Regina Rifles mark D-Day, announce plans for next year's 80th anniversary
The 79th anniversary of D-Day was marked in Normandy on Tuesday, and the commemoration had a Saskatchewan connection. Ed Staniowski, a retired lieutenant-colonel with the Royal Regina Rifles, was on J...
Jun 06, 2023
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