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5 things to know about the 2018 Sask. budget
Listen online to 650 CKOM's live coverage of Budget Day in Saskatchewan. If you're shopping for a used car or new appliance, get ready to pay extra in Saskatchewan. The provincial budget unveiled Tues...
Apr 10, 2018
Rob Clarke drops Sask. leadership bid, endorses Cheveldayoff
Despite only joining the Sask. Party leadership race a few weeks ago, Rob Clarke is dropping out and throwing his support behind another candidate. The former RCMP sergeant and northern MP said in a n...
Dec 13, 2017 Rob Clarke announces his intention to run for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party during an event at the Remai Modern Art Gallery in Saskatoon on Nov. 15, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Province launches plan to improve rural cell, internet service
People in rural Saskatchewan can finally throw out those outdated modems. The government and SaskTel have launched a five-year plan to improve cell and internet service. Those living and working in ru...
Dec 05, 2017
Wall outlines Uber, business tax as priorities this fall
Premier Brad Wall is taking on an ambitious agenda for his last session of provincial politics. The Saskatchewan legislature opened Wednesday afternoon with the speech from the throne, written by Wall...
Oct 25, 2017 Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield delivers the speech from the throne in the Saskatchewan legislature on Oct. 25, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Work begins on twinning Hwy 7 from Delisle to Vanscoy
You'll soon be seeing double while driving between Delisle and Vanscoy. The province announced Thursday crews have started work on twinning a 10-kilometre stretch of Highway 7 between the two communit...
Jun 15, 2017 Crews begin work to twin a 10-kilometre stretch of Highway 7 between Delisle and Vanscoy in June 2017. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Wall calls Ottawa funding change for provinces 'extortion'
The Sask. government is speaking out against a recent decision by Ottawa to only provide certain funding to provinces that join a national climate plan. On Thursday, Federal Environment Minister Cathe...
Jun 15, 2017 The Co-op refinery in Regina, Saskatchewan. (Greg Huszar/Co-op Refinery Complex)
'Going to beat that case:' Wall promises carbon tax court battle
Premier Brad Wall made his clearest indication yet he'll challenge a federal carbon tax in court during a speech Thursday night. Speaking at the premier's dinner in Saskatoon, a fundraiser for the Sas...
Apr 28, 2017
Province's fine program cut hammers Friendship Inn
Saskatoon's Friendship Inn stands to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of volunteer hours due to provincial cuts to a program allowing people to work off parking and traffic fines. The prov...
Apr 25, 2017 Saskatoon's Friendship Inn is anticipating 1,200 people on Christmas Day for a hot meal. It's also accepting donations of money and winter gear. (650 CKOM file photo)
NDP will take wage rollback, but wants more from Sask. Party
While both the SaskParty and NDP can agree on a 3.5 per cent wage rollback for its members, the opposition wants to take things a step further. Nobody from the NDP attended a meeting of the Board of I...
Mar 08, 2017
Online consultation allows public to provide opinion about the direction of Sask.
Those wanting to provide their thoughts on which direction Saskatchewan should take now have the chance through a new online consultation initiative. A group of civil society organizations and individ...
Dec 07, 2016
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Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
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