Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Saskatchewan expands treatment coverage for ALS patients
The province is now offering two new treatments for a fatal neurodegenerative disease under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan. About 3,000 Canadians live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease t...
Sep 03, 2023
Hundreds in Regina protest new provincial pronoun and sex education policy
It was an emotional Saturday at the Saskatchewan Legislature. Hundreds gathered outside of the front steps to protest against the new pronoun and sex education policy implemented by the provincial gov...
Sep 03, 2023
James Smith Cree Nation announces events marking anniversary of mass stabbings
Monday marks the one year anniversary of the mass stabbing casualties which took place on James Smith Cree Nation. The events last year shook a community and province as Myles Sanderson killed 11 peop...
Sep 02, 2023 Photographs of those killed during the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon mass casualty homicides which occurred on September 4, 2022, are on display as the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes provides a preliminary timeline presentation of the events during a media event in Melfort, Sask., Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Drought, not smoke, stressing out Saskatchewan trees
With the season of autumn and back to school arriving, a certain amount of stress and browning leaves on the ground is to be expected. However, trees shouldn't be shedding their leaves as early as the...
Sep 01, 2023 Trees marked with blue ribbons were to be cut down as the City of Saskatoon tries to prevent any further spread of Dutch elm disease. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. provincial courts deal with 'full-on nightmare' computer system outage
Court was still in session in Saskatchewan on Friday morning, but things were a little more old fashioned than normal. All court information had to be recorded manually while the computer system for t...
Sep 01, 2023 Provincial court staff around the province had to contend with a computer outage on Sept. 1, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Labour Day marks the end of pruning ban on elm trees in Sask.
The Labour Day long weekend means residents can trim their elm trees again. The provincial pruning ban ended Thursday. The measure is intended to help curb the spread of Dutch elm disease (DED), which...
Sep 01, 2023 The provincial pruning ban on elm tress lifted Aug 31st (City of Saskatoon/Submitted)
STF rolls out ad campaign, slams gov’t over education funding
It's back-to-school time, but the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) is saying that educators will be returning to many of the same problems they've been dealing with for a number of years....
Aug 31, 2023
Crop report says harvest in Saskatchewan is one-third complete
Harvest in Saskatchewan remains well ahead of the pace of previous years. According to the Ministry of Agriculture’s weekly crop report, 33 per cent of the 2023 crop was in the bin as of Monday,...
Aug 31, 2023
Saskatchewan projects surplus of $485M at first quarter, down from $1B at budget
The Saskatchewan government is forecasting a surplus of $485.5 million in its first-quarter financial report, down more than half a billion dollars from budget. During a news conference in Saskatoon o...
Aug 31, 2023 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers the first-quarter financial report on Aug. 31, 2023. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. one of two provinces with a reduction in per-student funding: Report
It appears Saskatchewan has been lagging behind other provinces when it comes to money in schools. According to a new report from the Fraser Institute looking at public school funding between the 2012...
Aug 30, 2023
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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