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 ...
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Snowfall, freezing rain warnings in place in southwest Saskatchewan
After almost a week of balmy temperatures, the Maple Creek area appears poised to get a dose of winter. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the Rural Municipality of Maple Creek on Saturd...
Feb 03, 2024
Warm weather gives green light for some garden preparation
January just ended this week, but it's already time to start thinking about buying seeds and - thanks to the warm weather in Saskatchewan - pruning trees. Jill van Duyvendyk with Dutch Growers, co-hos...
Feb 03, 2024 Jill van Duyvendyk with Dutch Growers says the first week of February is the time to pick up seeds for the upcoming season and get some of them started. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan's record-setting hot streak extends to 5 days
The people in charge of keeping weather data have been busy lately, as Saskatchewan marked its fifth consecutive day of record-breaking temperatures. Ten warm-weather records were broken on Thursday, ...
Feb 02, 2024 A walker enjoys the warm weather in Saskatoon. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Warm weather bringing challenges to on-ice play
The warm weather has put smiles on people's faces, but it has also brought some challenges along with it. Sum Theatre is nearing the end of its "Elder Brother and the Bison" show, which is performed o...
Feb 02, 2024 Sum Theatre group preparing to perform an on-ice play. (Sum Theatre Saskatoon/Submitted)
Groundhog Day: Canada's famous furry forecasters predict early spring
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents appeared to reach a consensus on Groundhog Day, as furry forecasters spanning three provinces predicted an early spring. Ontario's Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia's...
Feb 02, 2024
B.C.'s dramatic temperature swings put stress on bees and cattle
VANCOUVER - Recent wild temperature swings in British Columbia have raised concerns about the impact on some local animals' health, and potentially their survival. Temperatures in the Fraser Valley ci...
Feb 02, 2024
Evacuation alerts lifted as flood risk recedes across B.C.'s South Coast
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Pemberton resident Dean Matt's anxiety has waxed and waned this week with the levels of the swollen Lillooet River on B.C.'s South Coast. Matt, owner of a roofing...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. ski resorts shut as warm, wet weather strips mountains of snow
VANCOUVER - All three of Metro Vancouver's local ski hills are closed for a second day at what should be the peak of the season, as a spate of warm, wet weather strips mountains bare. Grouse Mountain ...
Feb 01, 2024
Alberta government opens water-sharing talks with large users amid worsening drought
EDMONTON - Lance Colby saw what was coming. The Alberta government said Wednesday it would open talks on water-sharing between large users as the province's drought situation worsens. But Colby, chair...
Jan 31, 2024
Flood concerns persist, but evacuation order downgraded in Pemberton, B.C.
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Dusty McKinnon says driving through floodwaters in Pemberton, B.C., reminded him of fording rivers in Costa Rica, as water surged over the hood of his truck. A we...
Jan 31, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
