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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Despite economic, immigration problems, Sask. business finding success
Ahead of the upcoming election, the government was touting its growth and success in the province. The Government of Saskatchewan says it has already exceeded a number of the goals it set out in its 2...
Sep 21, 2024
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron seeking re-election for fourth term
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron says if he is re-elected he will "continue to uphold, promote, and protect inherited treaty rights." Cameron announced on Friday h...
Sep 20, 2024 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks in Saskatoon on Sept. 20, 2024. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Garden Talk: Do purple apples really grow in Saskatchewan?
Jill and Rick Van Duyvendyk answer all your gardening questions in Garden Talk on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME every Sunday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Here are a selection of questions and answers from t...
Sep 15, 2024 Not everything you see online really exists. Like this "purple apple that originated in Saskatchewan" from a Facebook post. (Marian Spencer/Facebook)
Blaze destroys Wiseton hotel, post office in west central Sask.
Flames forever changed a small community in west central Saskatchewan Tuesday. The village of Wiseton, located west of Dinsmore, lost two fixtures on its main street after fire burned a hotel and a bu...
Sep 04, 2024 A fire leveled two buildings in the village of Wiseton on Sept 3, 2024 (Kim Beattie/Facebook)
Signs show Saskatchewan leads reconciliation efforts: Lt. Gov. Mirasty
The province of Saskatchewan is leading the way when it comes to reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, said Lieutenant Governor Russell Mirasty in Prince Albert on Tuesday. Mira...
Aug 27, 2024
'I just fled for my life': Plunkett man recalls intense school fire
Nothing but charred rubble remains after a fire burned an old school building in the village of Plunkett, Sask. earlier this month. Residents of the small community, 93 kilometres east of Saskatoon, t...
Aug 20, 2024 Lyle Bentley suffered second-degree burns while trying to shield his shop from the fire.
(Lyle Bentley/Submitted)
Look before you leap: Everything you need to know about blue-green algae in Sask.
As you head to the lake this summer, it may be a good idea to check the water before you leap in. The government of Saskatchewan says concentrations of blue-green algae can give the water a shimmering...
Aug 17, 2024
Ottawa removes funding caps for residential school searches
OTTAWA - The federal government is backtracking on a move to limit funding for searches of former residential school grounds. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in a statemen...
Aug 16, 2024
'Life goes on': New episode concludes Shell Lake Massacre podcast
Spiritwood, Sask. - Kathy Hill's four children didn't know the full details of the tragedy that overshadowed her earlier life until The Shell Lake Massacre podcast debuted last August. "Now, my family...
Aug 15, 2024 In a new bonus episode of The Shell Lake Massacre host Brittany Caffet sits down for a conversation with Kathy Hill. Hill said she learned new details about the events that unfolded following the murder of her family through listening to the podcast. (Jennifer Losie/Rawlco Creative Strategies)
'Our youth are our future': Emergency safe home opens on Sask. First Nation
Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services has opened up a new emergency safe home on Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation designed to shelter its residents from abusive and traumatic circums...
Aug 11, 2024 Marlene Bugler, executive director of Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services stands in front of the Emergency Safe Home located on the Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation on Aug. 9 2024. (Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
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