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'Only the start:' Treaty Land Sharing Network looks to build bridges between farmers, Indigenous community
Half a decade ago, Bladworth-area producer Mary Smillie sat at a small gathering. It was following the death of Battlefords-area's Colten Boushie - and the acquittal of Gerald Stanley - and it focused...
Jul 18, 2021 The Treaty Land Sharing Network allows settler producers the ability to invite Indigenous land users on their properties, to hunt, gather and for Indigenous ceremony. (treatylandsharingnetwork.ca)
Wildfires posing problems for some provincial parks in Sask.
Vacation plans for campers and cabin owners alike are being affected by wildfires in northern Saskatchewan. Eight campgrounds at Narrow Hills Provincial Park and the Churchill River campground at Lac ...
Jul 16, 2021 A smoky sunset at Lower Fishing Lake. (David Sereda/Submitted)
Berry dry weather making for scarce Saskatoon season
Another extended heat wave across Saskatchewan is just the latest weather whammy Linda Fincaryk is set to deal with this year. The owner of Grandora Berries has had frost, wind, disease and scorching ...
Jul 15, 2021 Linda Fincaryk is dealing with the latest weather set back after frost, wind and disease harmed her Saskatoon berry orchards in various ways this season. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Muskoday First Nation dealing with racist remarks on sign posted on community land
Muskoday First Nation Chief Ava Bear thought twice Wednesday morning about going to the media. That, she stated, is part of the problem. "I questioned myself," she said. "Some of these individuals do ...
Jul 14, 2021 A sign, depicting racist remarks on the Indigenous community, posted on Muskoday First Nation land on July 14, 2021. (Muskoday First Nation)
Smoky conditions forcing more people to stay indoors: Lung Association
Smoke settling over much of the province from wildfires burning in northern Saskatchewan is beginning to take its toll on people suffering from asthma and other lung diseases. Jaimie Peters, a registe...
Jul 14, 2021 (Ian Hecht/Twitter)
'It's open season': Lifting of public health orders changes isolation legalities
The lifting of the public health orders in Saskatchewan on Sunday has eliminated any incentive to self-isolate - even if you test positive for COVID-19. Saskatchewan criminal lawyer Brian Pfefferle sa...
Jul 14, 2021
Moe 'baffled' by feds' decision to deny Sask. carbon pricing plan
Less than a day after finding out the province's carbon pricing plan was being rejected by the federal government, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe still couldn't understand why. "We view this as a very...
Jul 13, 2021 Scott Moe speaks to reporters about the province’s denied submission for a made-in-Saskatchewan carbon pricing plan on July 13, 2021. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Fans happy to be back in the stands as Rattlers welcome crowd to SaskTel Centre
For their first three games of the 2021 Canadian Elite Basketball League season, the Saskatchewan Rattlers played to a crowd of none. With COVID restrictions in Saskatchewan still intact up until midn...
Jul 13, 2021 The Saskatchewan Rattlers hosted fans at SaskTel Centre on July 12, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
‘The worst drought we have ever seen’: Ranchers, farmers brace for another heat wave
To say it has been an unusual year for cattle ranchers and grain farmers in Saskatchewan would be an understatement. Heat waves as well as a lack of precipitation have made for a brutal 1-2 punch to r...
Jul 13, 2021
Plough winds 'very likely' Sunday for some areas; severe thunderstorm watches for Regina, southwest
It will likely be a stormy Sunday in Saskatchewan. Severe thunderstorm watches were called around 1 p.m. in the southwestern portions of Saskatchewan, along with the City of Regina. An eye is being ke...
Jul 11, 2021 (SaskPower/Twitter)
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