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Sask. MLA's duties scaled back after Jagmeet Singh comments
A Saskatchewan MLA's official duties have been scaled back after she called the leader of the federal NDP a terrorist. Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert, a member of the governing Saskatchewan Part...
Apr 11, 2025 During the budget debate last month, Racquel Hilbert, the Sask. Party MLA for Humboldt-Watrous, referred to federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as a “terrorist in India.” (Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly)
Sixteen Grains: Building a legacy of food, family and tradition
Imagine a slow Sunday morning. The sun streams gently through the kitchen window, casting a warm, golden glow on the wooden table. The smell of pancakes, fresh off the griddle, fills the air. The soun...
Apr 11, 2025 Sixteen Grains is a century farm. The land has been in Tricia Dery's family for more than 100 years. Her parents and brother are heavily involved in the family business. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
New trial to determine Métis hunting rights begins Monday in Meadow Lake
By Julia Lovett-Squires "Where are the Mtis allowed to be Mtis?" That question is the crux of an upcoming trial that is scheduled to begin at the Meadow Lake Provincial Court next Monday. Read More: M...
Apr 10, 2025 (File Photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Survive the wilderness: Tips from a Sask. search and rescue expert
MARCELIN, SASK. - If you found yourself stuck in the woods with very few resources, would you know what to do? For many, the thought of being stranded in the wilderness is enough to spark fear and pan...
Mar 27, 2025 With years of experience in search and rescue, Devin King now teaches bushcraft and survival skills through Hoagy's Outdoor Survival Skills. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Watrous business selling U.S. products taking direct hit from tariffs
A Saskatchewan couple's business is facing the full brunt of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Kelvin Fellner and his girlfriend Jenny own Hugsy's Place in Watrous - a shop that sells mostly U.S....
Mar 12, 2025 Kelvin Fellner and his girlfriend Jenny own Hugsy's Place in Watrous, a shop that sells mostly U.S. snacks and products that only can be purchased in America. Fellner said he had to pay over $500 in new tariff fees for products he was importing. (Kelvin Fellner/Submitted)
Border communities sticking together amid tariff uncertainty
While politicians throw barbs at each other from the U.S. and Canadian capitals, two communities are literally stuck in the middle of the on-again-off-again tariffs war. Regardless, neither leaders of...
Mar 10, 2025
Historic tobacco settlement sees Saskatchewan receive $700 million
A monumental tobacco settlement ruling in Ontario last week will see Saskatchewan receive around $700 million. In a news release on March 10, the Government of Saskatchewan said they are pleased with ...
Mar 10, 2025 Saskatchewan is set to receive around $700 million in a historic deal that calls for three major tobacco companies to pay out billions in compensation to provinces and territories as well as former smokers across Canada. (650 CKOM files)
Scott Moe says Sask. canola put in the line of fire by Chinese tariffs
OTTAWA - Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China's sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities. China is hitting Canada with 100-per-cent tariffs on ca...
Mar 09, 2025 Canola seed, canola oil and canola meal were among Saskatchewan's top agri-food exports in 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. Food banks brace for bite out of bottom line amid tariffs
The Regina Food Bank is gearing up for challenges with the tariffs but is not certain of how it will be impacted yet. At the direction of United States President Donald Trump, 25 per cent tariffs were...
Mar 05, 2025
It's time for Saskatchewan to 'ring those phones' again for TeleMiracle
Saskatchewan is getting ready to 'ring those phones' again as TeleMiracle is back for its 49th year. The telethon raises money for the Kinsmen Foundation to help people get special needs equipment, tr...
Feb 28, 2025 TeleMiracle 48 raised $6,112,717 for Kinsmen Foundation in 2024. (TeleMiracle/ Submitted)
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