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 Blazers win second straight provincial title against Regina Pat Canadians
The Saskatoon Blazers are U18 AAA hockey champions for a second consecutive season. The Blazers completed a sweep of the Regina Pat Canadians on Tuesday night at SaskTel Centre, defeating them 5-3 to ...
Mar 26, 2024 Saskatoon Blazers celebrate winning their second-consecutive nationals championship defeating the Regina Pat Canadians 5-3 on Tuesday night at SaskTel Centre. Shane Clausing/650 CKOM
NDP finance critic tells Evan Bray the provincial budget is a failure
The Saskatchewan NDP's finance critic told The Evan Bray Show that he can't find anything for Saskatchewan people in the 2024-25 budget. Trent Wotherspoon said he looked through the entire document an...
Mar 23, 2024 NDP Leader Carla Beck (left) and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon react to the government's 2024-25 budget on Wednesday. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
An end in sight? Cockrill prepares a new proposal for STF
The fight between the Saskatchewan government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation may be entering its final round. On Friday morning, the federation announced more sanctions affecting extracurri...
Mar 22, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon Blazers eyeing back-to-back U18 AAA championships
Winning the last game of the season is extremely difficult, but doing it in back-to-back seasons is even tougher. That's the challenge ahead for the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League's Saskatoon Bla...
Mar 22, 2024 Saskatoon Blazers players celebrate with Dayne Beuker. (Saskatoon Blazers/Twitter)
School boards association happy with increased education funding in budget
Wednesday's provincial budget announcement included an increase in education funding, which is good news for school divisions. The budget set aside $3.3 billion for education, including $2.2 billion i...
Mar 21, 2024 The provincial budget included a boost for education, which the Saskatchewan School Boards Association said is a good start. (650 CKOM file photo)
Students from rural Sask. bus to Saskatoon to protest possible loss of Hoopla
Sanctions being levied by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) could mean the community of Preeceville will have its Hoopla tournament drought extended yet another year. For the first time sinc...
Mar 19, 2024 Students created signs for their protest against the STF on Tuesday morning. Many were frustrated with the fact something they worked so hard for could be taken away because of the proposed sanctions. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Warman family grateful for generosity from Regina cheer team
You never know how much a random act of kindness can help. A recent act of kindness started with a $5 bill left in a Grade Seven classroom in Warman, and quickly grew from there. That classroom has a ...
Mar 18, 2024 Logan McCorkell with his mom, Sarah McCorkell. (Sarah Suzie/Facebook)
Brooklyn Stevely finds the back of the net in Huskies win
While it may not be a trip to the U Sports final, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's hockey team has extended its season with a 3-1 win. The Huskies took on St. Francis Xavier University e...
Mar 16, 2024 as the the Uiversity of Saskatchewan Huskies take on the during the U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championships Quarter-final 4 action in Saskatoon, SK, March 16, 2024.
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UBC's Joelle Fiala returns home to complete collegiate hockey career
Clavet's Joelle Fiala couldn't have asked for a better way to end her collegiate hockey career. The 22-year-old fifth-year plays for the No. 2-ranked UBC Thunderbirds, who are in Saskatoon this weeken...
Mar 15, 2024 Clavet-born UBC Thunderbirds forward Joelle Fiala celebrates a goal in a game earlier this season. (Rich Lam/UBC Thunderbirds)
SaskEnergy offering new incentives on construction of energy-efficient homes
SaskEnergy is offering incentives on the construction of new, energy-efficient homes. On Friday, the Crown corporation announced its Homes Beyond Code Program. The program includes new rebate will mak...
Mar 15, 2024 A series of housing related bylaw changes have been passed by Saskatoon City Council. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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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...
