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Saskatchewan's frigid forecast is nearing its end
After over a week of extremely cold temperatures, it looks as though warmer days area ahead in Saskatchewan. Environment Canada's Dave Carlsen said overnight and into Monday morning, the air flow over...
Jan 19, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Bison return to Wanuskewin nearly 150 years later
The bison are back. After a near 150-year absence, plains bison are once again roaming the prairies outside Saskatoon. Eleven bison comprised of a group of six calves from Grassland National Park near...
Jan 18, 2020 Wanuskewin Heritage Park unveiled 11 bison to the public on Jan. 17, 2020 after dreaming of having bison at the park for decades. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Grieving mother who lost son in police-involved shooting wants changes in Sask. health system
A Saskatchewan mom has spent the last year grieving her son who died after an exhausting battle with mental health and addiction. Carey Rigby-Wilcox is now sharing the story of her son, Steven Rigby, ...
Jan 17, 2020 Carey Rigby-Wilcox and her son Steven Rigby. (Submitted by Carey Rigby-Wilcox)
Extreme cold lets up Friday in Sask.
The extreme cold weather that blanketed Saskatchewan for most of the week finally let up on Friday, as there were almost no cold warning statements issued from Environment Canada. The only region unde...
Jan 17, 2020
Report: Sask. has third-highest child poverty numbers in Canada
Child poverty rates in Saskatchewan are among the highest in the country, according to a new report from the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of Regina. The findings released this week ...
Jan 16, 2020
Reservation dates announced for 2020 camping season
Saskatchewan Provincial Parks has announced that reservations start April 13 for seasonal camping. For night camping and Camp-Easy, reservations begin on April 15. Reservations will open at 7 a.m., wi...
Jan 16, 2020
Premier reflects on first two years in office
With a provincial election scheduled for Oct. 26, Premier Scott Moe is looking back on his first two years in office. Moe joined John Gormley and 650 CKOM's Brent Loucks on Thursday. The premier discu...
Jan 16, 2020
Saskatchewan sets daily record for natural gas consumption: SaskEnergy
It's no secret that Saskatchewan is cold right now, but we can now start calling it 'historically cold.' In a media release Thursday, SaskEnergy said the province set a daily record Wednesday of 1.56 ...
Jan 16, 2020
Professor met with acceptance, criticism at climate change in agriculture presentation
A professor giving a presentation on climate change and agriculture was met with acceptance and some criticism Wednesday at the Western Canadian Crop Production show. University of Regina's David Sauc...
Jan 15, 2020 A nearly full crowd gathered to hear David Sauchyn's presentation on climate change in agriculture in Saskatchewan on January 15, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
U of S researchers aim to extend growing season of canola and soybeans
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan has received a $600,000 grant from the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund to look at ways they can extend the gro...
Jan 15, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
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