Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Blazers aim for national championship after provincial, regional titles
The Saskatoon Blazers have been collecting trophies this season, and the team's sights are set on the biggest one yet. First, the Blazers were Saskatchewan U18 AAA Hockey League (SMU18AAAHL) champions...
Apr 20, 2023 Saskatoon Blazers forward Cole Reschny leads the team in scoring this season with 65 points. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatoon Blazers)
Research scientist's fraud, breach of trust charges stayed due to delay
Charges of fraud and breach of trust against an agriculture research scientist have been stayed after a judge ruled there have been unreasonable delays in bringing the case to trial. Yantai Gan was ar...
Apr 20, 2023 (Royal Society of Canada/Facebook)
SaskEnergy converting town border stations to solar power
SaskEnergy is switching to solar at several of its town border stations. According to the Crown energy company, the Regina station was converted this week, and several other town border stations will ...
Apr 20, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Winter storm to leave Saskatchewan by Friday morning
Parts of Saskatchewan were thrown into a snow globe Wednesday and Old Man Winter wouldn't stop shaking it. Winter storms and heavy snowfall wrought havoc on the southeastern corner of the province. Ac...
Apr 20, 2023
Mining company pauses construction on processing facility in Saskatoon
Canada's only rare earths mining company is pausing all construction at its Saskatoon processing facility. Vital Metals announced the pause Wednesday, saying it will allow the company to conserve cash...
Apr 20, 2023 Vital Metals in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association closes out annual convention
The three-day gathering that allows towns and cities from across Saskatchewan to share ideas and concerns has come to a close. The annual Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention was h...
Apr 19, 2023 Cabinet ministers take questions at the annual SUMA convention. (Dulce Abela/650 CKOM)
Climatologist sympathetic as April snowstorm prolongs winter weather
Saskatchewan's population is used to wild swings in weather, but the aftershocks of winter this year have been hard to take. David Phillips, Environment Canada's senior climatologist, joined John Gorm...
Apr 19, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Federal workers brave snow to start strike in Sask.
Federal workers walked off the job and into the snow on Wednesday in Saskatoon. Aaron Kernaghan is the new local president for the immigration union with the Public Service Alliance of Canada. She sai...
Apr 19, 2023 PSAC workers strike in Saskatoon. (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Four options available for online learning in 2023-24 school year
For those who want to pursue online education in the 2023-24 school year, there are four options available in Saskatchewan. According to the Ministry of Education, which is offering online education t...
Apr 19, 2023 (File photo/650 CKOM)
Emergency medical services to see more funding, staff thanks to budget increase
Emergency medical services (EMS) are set to improve in a number of Saskatchewan communities. An $8.8-million increase to annual funding - announced in the 2023-24 provincial budget - will bring EMS im...
Apr 19, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...
