Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Eight Saskatchewan residents to receive order of merit next month
Eight people are set to receive Saskatchewan's highest honour at a ceremony early next month. The provincial government announced the list of recipients for the Saskatchewan Order of Merit this week, ...
May 10, 2025 This year’s ceremony will be a special one, as it marks the 40th anniversary of the order of merit. (Government of Saskatchewan)
A mother's miracle: Ferland's journey from preemie to pro football
Cathy White Ferland has to look up - way up - when her son walks into the room. At six-foot-four and 310 pounds, Logan Ferland is everything you'd picture when you think of a football player: broad sh...
May 09, 2025 From a fragile premature baby to a towering football star, Logan Ferland has defied the odds — with his mother Cathy White Ferland standing proudly by his side. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
VIDEO: First Canadian futsal title leaves Saskatoon players and coaches stunned
When Jerson Barandica-Hamilton returned home to Saskatoon from Guatemala on Monday night, he still couldn't believe that Canada's inaugural women's futsal team was able to bring home a trophy from the...
May 06, 2025 From left, Canadian women's futsal assistant coach Jerson Barandica-Hamilton, Erica Hindmarsh, goalkeeper Jadyn Steinhauer and Jade Houmphanh helped lead Canada to its first trophy in women's futsal this past weekend at the CONCACAF W Futsal Championship. (Jerson Barandica-Hamilton/submitted)
Wildlife rehabilitation centres in Regina, Saskatoon issue warning as bird flu spreads
Saskatoon's Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitiation and Regina's Salthaven West Wildlife Rehabilitation centres are warning the public about handling sick or dead wild birds and mammals as cases of bird f...
May 05, 2025 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza HPAI (H5N1) is suspected in many snow geese returning to Saskatchewan. (vagabond54 / Depositphotos.com)
Ukrainian Canadian Congress 'disappointed' as funding for settlement services cut
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress of Saskatchewan says provincial funding that helps provide settlement services to displaced Ukrainians coming to the province has ended. In a statement, the organizatio...
May 02, 2025 A Ukrainian flag flying outside the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Meet the 11-year-old girl raising thousands for breast cancer research
Lexi Curren is just like most 11 year olds in Saskatchewan. She loves spending time with her friends, playing hockey and visiting her grandparents' farm any chance she gets. Read More: One in a millio...
May 02, 2025 Lexi Curren may only be in fifth grade, but she's already making a big impact. In just three years, she's raised almost $7,000 for breast cancer research by crafting and selling handmade items. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
'Hard work always pays off': Buckley Belanger reflects on election win in Sask.
While the Conservatives swept most of Saskatchewan in Monday's federal election, a former NDP MLA secured a seat for the Liberal Party in the Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River riding. Now, Buckley Be...
Apr 30, 2025 Buckley Belanger, a former NDP MLA, secured the Liberal Party its only seat in Saskatchewan in Monday's election. (980 CJME file photo)
Local author inspires young writers at Saskatoon elementary school
Inside the cozy library of King George School in Saskatoon, young voices filled the air - not with whispers, but with proud readings from their very own books. Little authors stood in front of their f...
Apr 30, 2025 King George School's library was filled with the excitement and pride of young authors as they celebrated the completion of their very own books. Local children's book author Amber Antymniuk supported the students throughout the project. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Sask. RCMP commander talks crime stats, human trafficking on Evan Bray Show
The top Mountie in Saskatchewan joined the Evan Bray Show last week for an interview covering everything from homicide statistics to human trafficking and automated licence plate readers. Assistant co...
Apr 28, 2025 Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, said human trafficking might not be as visible in Saskatchewan as it is in larger urban centres, but it does still happen and police are making arrests. (Saskatchewan RCMP/X)
'I'm grateful they survived': Mother reflects on daughter's accident in Vegas
By Nigel Maxwell Recalling a phone call she received at 3:30 in the morning from a police officer, informing her daughter had been injured, Roberta Sinclair says she experienced every parent's worst n...
Apr 24, 2025 Katrine Sinclair and her friend Charlie Lastowsky are on the road to recovery. (Roberta Sinclair/Submitted)
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