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Original 16: The story of Saskatoon's Great Western Brewing Company
There's something deeply Saskatchewan about the story of Great Western Brewing Company. It's a story rooted not just in beer, but in community, resilience and courage that stood firm when it mattered ...
Mar 24, 2026 Great Western Brewing Company was built on risk, resilience and 16 men who refused to let their brewery fade away. (Submitted)
Saskatoon lawyer Blaine Beaven will be Sask. firearms commissioner
Saskatchewan will soon have a new firearms commissioner. Saskatoon lawyer Blaine Beaven, who has served as senior legal council to the Saskatchewan Firearms Office since 2022, will be taking over for ...
Mar 22, 2026 Blaine Beaven speaking to reporters outside Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench. Beaven will soon take over from Robert Freberg as Saskatchewan's firearms commissioner. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Angling licences expire on March 31 in Saskatchewan
Anyone heading out for some fishing this spring should ensure their angling licence is up to date. The Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment reminded anglers that licences expire on March 31. Licen...
Mar 22, 2026 This year, anglers will be required to purchase a habitat certificate along with their licence in order to help protect Saskatchewan’s fisheries. (Kzenon/Depositphotos.com)
Sarah Mills: Little change in direction from this Saskatchewan budget
It's another deficit budget from the Saskatchewan Party government. The province is promising to be back in a surplus situation in the coming years, but that is a message Sarah Mills has heard before....
Mar 19, 2026
VIDEO: No tax hikes or service cuts in Saskatchewan budget, despite $819M deficit
The Government of Saskatchewan is predicting a deficit of $819 million in 2026-27. Finance Minister Jim Reiter, who introduced the provincial budget on Wednesday afternoon, said the government chose n...
Mar 18, 2026 Saskatchewan's Minister of Finance, Jim Reiter, March 18, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Finance minister says Saskatchewan's deficit budget focused on health, affordability
While the 2026-27 provincial budget focuses on affordability and access to health care - which the premier and finance minister have said are the two biggest concerns they're hearing about - the budge...
Mar 18, 2026 Finance Minister Jim Reiter said choices were made in the 2026-27 provincial budget to invest in services instead of cutting and raising taxes on March 18, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Catching a leprechaun: Tips from kindergarten students at Prince Philip School
Inside a kindergarten classroom at Prince Philip School in Saskatoon, surrounded by glitter and green paper shamrocks, there is a group of children who are absolutely certain that tiny visitor could s...
Mar 17, 2026 Kindergarteners at Prince Philip School in Saskatoon are building glittery, snack-filled leprechaun traps full of creativity, mischief and imagination this St. Patrick’s Day — will they catch one? (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
The province has a new health plan. But you know the old saying about the best laid plans o' mice and men ...
In today's Wood File, Murray appreciates everyone has good intentions regarding health care, but notes it's been a long time since we had a truly independent, expert review of Saskatchewan's health ca...
Mar 11, 2026
Saskatchewan enters agreement to advance national energy corridor
Saskatchewan and several other provinces and territories have signed an agreement to advance a proposal for a national energy corridor in Canada. The partnership also includes Alberta, B.C., Manitoba,...
Mar 08, 2026 Power transmission lines are seen with the Rocky Mountains in the background near Pincher Creek, Alta., on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Time change? Saskatchewan's been over it since the 1960s
As British Columbia joins a growing global movement away from Daylight Saving Time (DST), Saskatchewan's once-controversial stance appears increasingly ahead of its time. For six decades, Saskatchewan...
Mar 07, 2026 (James633 / Depositphotos.com)
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