Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: Saskatchewan
Elizabeth Fry Society considering options after signage taken
An organization serving vulnerable women in Saskatoon is considering changing its vehicle signage after a logo disappeared from the organization's van. "Our magnetic logos, one of them was taken off t...
Aug 12, 2021 (Elizabeth Fry Society/Facebook)
Catalytic converter thefts spike in Sask. as thieves covet precious metals
Some thieves in Saskatchewan have a new favourite target. Thefts of catalytic converters have increased fivefold this year, according to claims data from SGI. The toaster-sized car part, which filters...
Aug 12, 2021 Catalytic converter (wikipedia)
Harvest ahead of schedule in Sask.; moisture levels remain low
Harvest in Saskatchewan is ahead of its normal pace for this time of year. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, seven per cent of the crop has been combined and six pe...
Aug 12, 2021
City councillors weigh in on going ahead or hitting the brakes on proposed speed limit drop
City administration in Saskatoon is recommending that residential speed limits be lowered to 40 kilometres per hour from 50 km/h, but city councillors are divided on the issue. The reduction comes as ...
Aug 12, 2021
Saskatchewan could be facing its worst drought on record
Nearly every long-lasting summer drought in Saskatchewan yields responses from farmers declaring that drought as the worst anyone in the area can remember. Well, according to Dr. John Pomeroy, the Can...
Aug 12, 2021
SMA calls for mandatory vaccines for Sask. health-care workers
The Saskatchewan Medical Association is now calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all health-care workers in the province. The SMA made the announcement Wednesday in a release, adding to a g...
Aug 11, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Upgrades coming to some provincial parks in southern Sask.
Some provincial parks in southern Saskatchewan are getting more than $10 million worth of facility and infrastructure improvements over the next year. The provincial government already has announced i...
Aug 11, 2021
COVID cases in children trend higher as the new school year looms
There's less than a month before schools starts in Saskatchewan, and what the classrooms - and COVID-19 - will look like by then is a question on many minds. Active COVID cases have been on the rise o...
Aug 11, 2021
Saskatchewan school divisions get $21M for support programs this fall
School divisions across Saskatchewan have received $21 million in "extra" COVID-19 money for some new programming for the fall, according to the provincial Ministry of Education. The province doled ou...
Aug 10, 2021
Merriman unworried about slow vaccination rates
From the peak of 22,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered in one day in June to just over 850 doses reported Tuesday, the pace of vaccinations has been going down in Saskatchewan. That isn't a worry fo...
Aug 10, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
