Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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Saskatchewan a hot bed for hauntings
Everyone loves a good ghost story and that's especially true at Halloween. Several years ago, writer Jo-Anne Christensen travelled the province to research and collect some of the best ghost stories s...
Oct 31, 2019 (Sask Archives)
Saskatoon man wins $1-million in Lotto 6/49 draw
A trip to the gas station ended up changing Chinmoy Deb Roy's life. He gave the clerk a few lottery tickets to check. The first one was worth ten dollars, according to a media release from Saskatchewa...
Oct 30, 2019 Chinmoy Deb Roy won $1 million on the Oct. 19, 2019 Lotto 6/49 draw. (Saskatchewan Lottery)
City tables preliminary multi-year budget with tax increases of 3.23 per cent and 3.54 per cent
Saskatoon's first preliminary multi-year business plan and budget highlights investments and service levels, with a focus on future growth. With those focuses, it was determined that municipal propert...
Oct 30, 2019 The Preliminary Detailed Operating & Capital Budget was tabled on October 30, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Cold weather calls for creative costumes on Halloween
The reality for those out trick-or-treating on Halloween night in Saskatchewan is usually a costume covered up by a winter jacket. And with temperatures that are supposed to be in the low single digit...
Oct 30, 2019 Halloween Candy in a bowl (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Sask. cannabis retailer calls relaxed rules for legal pot sales premature
A Saskatchewan cannabis retailer says loosening the restrictions on legal sales is a premature move that won't lead to more customers. On Tuesday, the government announced it would begin accepting app...
Oct 30, 2019
City administration proposes new building regulations
New building regulations on properties by the Saskatoon eastern riverbank could be coming soon. A report from city administration recommends making a full report from a geotechnical engineer mandatory...
Oct 30, 2019
Plows, ice covered windows and speed: winter driving is back
Following the recent snowfalls in Saskatchewan, drivers are re-adjusting to winter conditions. "Road conditions are going to be different in winter months," SGI's Tyler McMurchy said. "A number of peo...
Oct 30, 2019
City set to release budget
Saskatoon residents will find out Wednesday how the city plans to spend their tax dollars for next year. The preliminary budget will be released at 3 p.m. The proposed tax increase was set at 3.23 per...
Oct 30, 2019
Baby Sydney is home from the hospital
Some good news today for the Jenkins family, as baby Sydney is now home. Scott Jenkins posted on Facebook Tuesday that his daughter is healthy enough to leave the hospital, where she has been since he...
Oct 29, 2019 Baby Sydney in the NICU. (Scott Jenkins/Facebook)
Charlie Clark, Justin Trudeau speak on how to mend the country's growing divide
Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark had a conversation Tuesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the growing divide in the country. After the election results that saw every riding in the provin...
Oct 29, 2019 (650 CKOM)
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 22
On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...
