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Saskatchewan teachers to implement sanctions starting Thursday
The province's teachers are to begin withholding services starting Thursday.It's the latest step in the labour dispute between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) and the provincial government...
Mar 09, 2020 (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
APAS president reflects on canola ban one year later
One of Todd Lewis' personal beliefs has been borne out over the past 12 months."As I've said all along," begins Lewis, the president of the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan, "politics and food d...
Mar 09, 2020 (file photo/CJME News Staff)
A snowy weekend briefly gives way to warmer conditions
The volatile spring weather continues across the region over the coming week.This comes after last week, which saw daytime highs of around 6 degrees Celsius morph into a spring storm that brought heav...
Mar 09, 2020 Snow moved through the region on the weekend, leaving many to dig out. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Monday March 9, 2020
Animal health, trade and food policy will be on the minds of livestock producers when they meet in Ottawa this week.The Canadian Cattlemen's Association annual general meeting brings together director...
Mar 09, 2020 ID 97963701 © Sonia Dubois Dreamstime.com
Cruise ship carrying 237 Canadians has reported 21 cases of COVID-19 so far
A cruise ship carrying 237 Canadians that is being held in the waters off San Francisco has 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19.Princess Cruises issued a statement late Friday saying the first phase of hea...
Mar 08, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Carlton High School artist set for historic first in P.A.
For some, the thought of their kids punching holes in and painting and drawing all over their bedroom walls might raise their blood pressure. But a Carlton Comprehensive Public High School student is ...
Mar 07, 2020 Carlton High's Maria Hirsi will become the first Indigenous high school female to get the John V. Hicks gallery all to herself. (Submitted/Maria Hirsi)
All over the place: David Ayres’ newfound fame leads to whirlwind tour of advocacy
Seas of autographs, selfies and media requests - that's been the norm for David Ayres the last two weeks.The 42-year-old operations manager at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto gained internation...
Mar 07, 2020 David Ayres, the now famous emergency back up goaltender from Toronto, signs the wall at Wendel Clark's Classic Bar and Grill as part of a stop in Saskatoon on March 6, 2020. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Snowfall warnings blanket central Sask.
Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings across central Saskatchewan as a storm system moves through over the weekend.Snow is expected to start falling Saturday morning and continue into Sunday...
Mar 07, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)
Wheat exports below expectations
A market analyst says there will be less wheat leaving the country.Marlene Boersch with Mercantile Consulting Venture told farmers at SaskWheat meetings this week the exports for the 2019-20 crop year...
Mar 06, 2020 (Twitter/@SaskWheat)
Province assures public there aren’t any cases of COVID-19 in Sask.
The province is confirming there aren't any positive cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Saskatchewan to date.Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, shut down a rumour circula...
Mar 06, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)