News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 3 hours ago
Canada’s new parliamentary budget officer criticized the government’s spring economic update on Thursday for lacking details on spending targets and results.... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 3 hours ago
OTTAWA — Canada's new parliamentary budget officer criticized the government's spring economic update on Thursday for lacking details on spending targets and results. Appearing before the House of Commons government operations committee, Annette Ryan said the update provided some metrics on... Read more

Regina Leader-Post - 2 days 3 hours ago
Regina resident Abdulkader Ali has been convicted of two charges related to the falsification of immigration documents, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 3 hours ago
The Archbishop of Toronto has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney appealing to his Catholic faith and urging him to “choose life and not death” when it comes to assisted dying. The letter, dated April 20, expresses support for a private member’s bill that would prevent... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 3 hours ago
REGINA — Saskatchewan's government has introduced a bill that would change how time is governed in communities that straddle the Alberta boundary. The province says changes to the Time Act would ensure Lloydminster and surrounding areas can stay on the same time as Alberta. The Alberta government... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 4 hours ago
OTTAWA — The Archbishop of Toronto has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney appealing to his Catholic faith and urging him to "choose life and not death" when it comes to assisted dying. The letter, dated April 20, expresses support for a private member's bill that would prevent access to... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 4 hours ago
A new binational commission led by McGill University and Johns Hopkins University is launching this week to explore the future of Canada-U.S. relations. A news release says the commission will be co-chaired by former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt and former U.S. congresswoman Jane Harman... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 4 hours ago
OTTAWA — A new binational commission led by McGill University and Johns Hopkins University is launching this week to explore the future of Canada-U.S. relations. A news release says the commission will be co-chaired by former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt and former U.S. congresswoman... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 4 hours ago
Prime Minister Mark Carney insists his government is doing an effective job of keeping Iranians associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps out of the country after one former IRGC official was granted a visa. When asked today about Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj being... Read more

Regina Leader-Post - 2 days 4 hours ago
German-headquartered FlixBus is expanding in the Prairies, and Regina is expected to be an important hub for the intercity transport.... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 5 hours ago
The Government of Saskatchewan says it is taking steps to ensure residents will be made aware of service disruptions at their local emergency rooms as quickly as possible, while also working to reduce the frequency of health-care disruptions across the province. On Thursday, the government said it... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 5 hours ago
REGINA — Saskatchewan's government says residents are to get status updates sooner on whether emergency rooms in their local hospitals are closed. Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says starting May 19, emergency service disruptions are to be posted online with daily updates at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.... Read more

Saskatoon StarPhoenix - 2 days 6 hours ago
While Saskatchewan farmers appreciate the moisture brought by late April snowfall, the weather is making some trouble as it delays producers getting into the fields.... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 6 hours ago
Rev. Maggie Helwig went into Wednesday night with a plan. The priest at Toronto's St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church was attending the Politics and the Pen gala, an annual fundraiser attended by Ottawa's power players where the $40,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize is handed out. Helwig's book... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 6 hours ago
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner says Canadian officials turned away a Brazilian woman at border crossings three times in the days before she got lost in the woods and died of hypothermia near the U.S. border in 2024. Coroner Donald Nicole says passersby alerted authorities after discovering the 36-... Read more

Regina Leader-Post - 2 days 6 hours ago
It's going to get a lot easier to predict which teams will make the CFL playoffs in 2027.... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON — United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Canadians looking for insights into the future of bilateral trade that "America First" is policy, not a slogan, and they should not expect a return to the way things were. Sources who attended a roundtable with U.S. President... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 7 hours ago
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta says it's investigating the possibility that a provincial party or a party official illegally used or shared an official voter list. Such lists contain the personal information of Albertans, including names, addresses and phone numbers. Under provincial law only... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 7 hours ago
WINNIPEG — Manitoba says it has officially decommissioned the search site at a Winnipeg-area landfill where the remains of two slain First Nations women were found last year. The province says the final cost of the seven-month search at the Prairie Green landfill came to $18.4 million. It had been... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 7 hours ago
A flotilla organizer from Montreal says two Canadians were detained by Israel after the boats they were sailing on were intercepted overnight during a mission to break the nearly 20-year naval blockade of Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla identified the Canadians as Marie Tota and Umir Tiar.... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the government’s new proposal to allow authorities to search and seize mail would be limited to police officers. He says a proposal to give authorities new powers to search and seize mail was included in the spring economic statement after the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s congressional primaries won’t be going forward as scheduled in May, as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
Murray Wood wonders why it’s OK... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the government's new proposal to allow authorities to search and seize mail would be limited to police officers. He says a proposal to give authorities new powers to search and seize mail was included in the spring economic statement after... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
OTTAWA — The man who stole the "Roaring Lion" portrait of Winston Churchill from the Château Laurier in Ottawa will have a chance to appeal his sentence in the Supreme Court of Canada. The famous image was snapped by photographer Yousuf Karsh during Churchill's wartime visit to the Canadian... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader said Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as a national asset, likely seeking to draw a hard line as U.S. President Donald Trump presses for a wider deal to cement the war’s shaky... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 8 hours ago
Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen MP and former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson to serve as Canada’s next ambassador to the European Union. Wilkinson previously held cabinet positions under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, including natural resources minister and environment... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 9 hours ago
RCMP officers in North Battleford have asked for help from the public as they investigate the suspicious death of a 36-year-old man. According to police, officers got a call about an injured man in an alley behind a home on 105th Street, in North Battleford, at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Police said... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 9 hours ago
8:30 – A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing modern and family farms across the province. Eric Micheels, an agricultural economist at the University of Saskatchewan, joins the show to talk... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 9 hours ago
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday dropped her bid for the U.S. Senate just weeks before the Democratic primary in a race that reflected an internal party debate over how to win one of this year's most competitive Senate seats... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 9 hours ago
Spring cleaning brings smiles to some people’s faces and leads to plenty of grumbles from others. But regardless of whether you love or dread the annual chore, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning spring cleaners to take precautions against hantavirus, which can lead to a rare but... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 10 hours ago
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen MP and former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson to serve as Canada's next ambassador to the European Union. Wilkinson previously held cabinet positions under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, including natural resources minister and environment... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 10 hours ago
LIV Golf announced a new board and a new business strategy Thursday as it tries to forge ahead without Saudi Arabian funding that allowed the league to launch nearly four years ago with oversized contracts and prize funds. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the Public Investment Fund governor who was behind the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 10 hours ago
LONDON (AP) — The British government on Thursday said the country was facing an antisemitism “emergency” and pledged funding to increase security for Jewish communities after a string of arson attacks and a double stabbing. It announced 25 million pounds ($34 million) for more police patrols and... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 10 hours ago
A new report focusing on the perspectives of young people says the government should order AI companies to take steps to curb the addictive aspects of their AI chatbots. It’s one of a series of recommendations made by youth between the ages of 17 and 23 who took part in roundtables across the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 10 hours ago
For the second time in just over a month, Saskatoon city councilors have hit the pause button on some big plans. On March 25, a recommendation that proposed Oakview Group 360... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 10 hours ago
OSLER, SASK. — Most of us picture maple syrup coming from Quebec or... Read more

Global Regina - 2 days 10 hours ago
A new pilot project is aiming to combine western medicine with Indigenous community-based healing.

News Talk 650 CKOM - 2 days 10 hours ago
On Tuesday, the federal government gave its spring economic update and Saskatchewan’s finance minister said it included some interesting things. “Pleased to see contribution rates... Read more

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