WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS
8:30 – Merry Christmas Eve! Guest host Brent Loucks and Evan welcome Saskatchewan Premier, Scott Moe, for his final chat of 2025. Together, Evan and Moe look back on the year that was and ahead to what 2026 might mean for Saskatchewan.
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Christmas is a time for making memories. In today’s Wood File, Murray paints a picture of a snowy Saskatchewan Christmas Eve that may evoke some memories.
Murray Wood delivers sharp, insightful commentary with a blend of wit, skepticism and straight talk. Whether... Read more
Sarah Mills says the business of Christmas often prevents us from remembering that time with family, cherished traditions and the joy of connection is what matters at this time of year, and always.
The Mills Minute is a daily commentary heard on 650 CKOM and 980... Read more
With Christmas less than a day away, CAA is reminding travellers to focus on their journey – not just the destination.
CAA Saskatchewan’s manager of communications, Angel Blair, said drivers need to check road and weather conditions before hitting the highway. That means monitoring Highway... Read more
OTTAWA — This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a new Leger poll suggests.
Asked about their expectations for the new year, 35 per cent of respondents... Read more
When a child enters Regina General Hospital at this time of year, the pediatric units could almost pass for Santa's workshop at the North Pole.... Read more
Christmas holidays means changes to Saskatoon’s city services and facilities on Thursday and Friday.
City Hall will be closed on Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, but will be open at 8 a.m. on Dec. 29 and Jan. 2.
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The holidays can be a fun time for kids awaiting presents and getting a break from school, but for many parents Christmas can be a time filled with stress.
For parents, the holidays are often filled with planning, preparing, cooking, travelling and gift wrapping. The result is many parents with a... Read more
* City Hall administrative offices and all branches of the Saskatoon Public Library will be closed Dec. 25 to 26 and Jan. 1.... Read more
The decorations don’t stay year round, which makes the sheer amount of Christmas spirit in Duncan Noel Campbell’s Regina home all the more impressive.... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
One-third of Canadians optimistic about 2026: poll
This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are... Read more
Frigid temperatures across much of Western Canada include advisories warning parts of Alberta to prepare for a snowy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
As much as 10 to 20 cm is expected to fall by Christmas morning in Central Alberta, and Environment Canada is asking drivers to consider adjusting... Read more
TORONTO — Anglican Deacon Michael Van Dusen typically has plans for the Christmas season that do not involve a Toronto courthouse.
Perhaps he would be preparing his Christmas Day sermon or visiting with family. But on Tuesday, he stood beside a painted banner that read "no faith in fossil fuels"... Read more
OTTAWA — This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a new Leger poll suggests.
Asked about their expectations for the new year, 35 per cent of respondents... Read more
RCMP in the Northwest Territories have issued a response to concerns raised following the Dec. 14 arrest of a wanted suspect, 25-year-old Elias Schiller.
The statement says Schiller was wanted on outstanding warrants when he was stopped by police on the side of Highway 3, near the small community... Read more
VICTORIA — When veterinary pathologist Stephen Raverty is chest deep in work, the term takes on a gruesome meaning.
Picture Raverty deep in the innards of a humpback whale, trying to retain his balance as he wades through a quagmire of intestines, blubber and blood.
A photograph that is unsuitable... Read more
WINNIPEG — Wally Daudrich, who finished a close second in this year's Manitoba Progressive Conservative leadership race, is now hoping to run for a legislature seat.
Daudrich is seeking the Opposition party's nomination in the Turtle Mountain constituency — a Tory stronghold where incumbent Doyle... Read more
As shoppers in Saskatchewan head to shopping centres for last minute purchases, a new report suggests they are more likely to be spending with intention this year.
SURREY — The B.C. Conservative Party candidate who lost in the riding of Surrey-Guildford by 22 votes in last year's provincial election has given up his court challenge of the results.
Honveer Singh Randhawa announced in a statement on Tuesday that he is withdrawing his B.C. Supreme Court... Read more
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has ordered a man accused of participating in a multimillion-dollar securities fraud in the United States to explain the source of "large sums" of money sent to a Vancouver lawyer.
The court ruling released Tuesday says Kevin Miller was the subject of... Read more
2:05 – Starting Lineup
The 49ers had themselves a night against the Colts last night. We find out that if a player strikes a fan in the NFL, they get suspended for two games. The Maple Leafs made a change behind the bench. The Canucks winning road trip didn’t end on a... Read more
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Health says there are still challenges for health care in the province, but those challenges are being “misrepresented” by the Opposition.
On Tuesday morning, Minister Jeremy Cockrill told guest host Brent Loucks on The... Read more
It’s a Christmas miracle for the town of Outlook.
Residents can now safely use and drink their tap water after the town lifted the precautionary drinking water advisory on Tuesday.
Kevin Trew, the Chief Administrative Officer for the town of Outlook, said even though it was a relief when the... Read more
On the darkest nights of winter when the cloud cover is just right, there's a purple haze above parts of Metro Vancouver and it has nothing to do with Christmas or Jimi Hendrix.
Cathy Latremouille said she looked outside her Crescent Beach home in Surrey on Friday night to see what looked like a "... Read more
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says cutting red tape has allowed provincial pulp mills to more than double their use of timber salvaged from forest fires.
The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that mills processed more than one million cubic metres of wildfire chips in 2024-25, up... Read more
By Nigel Maxwell
Sprawled across a lawn in Prince Albert’s Crescent Acres neighbourhood is a large rabbit snow sculpture and a small elf village.
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OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada's governing council says it's difficult to predict which direction interest rates may go as trade uncertainty clouds its outlook.
The central bank released a summary Tuesday of its deliberations leading up to its decision earlier this month to hold its main policy rate... Read more
First responders found two unconscious occupants inside an apartment building in Regina on Friday due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is opening up free vaccine eligibility following a hepatitis A outbreak in a remote area of the province that includes four First Nations.
Health officials say they've documented 215 cases of the hepatitis A virus during the latest outbreak that includes up until Dec. 11.
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MONTREAL — Quebecers are being urged to avoid unnecessary emergency-room visits amid what one infectious-disease doctor is calling a respiratory virus maelstrom.
Dr. Donald Vinh says his Montreal hospital — McGill University Health Centre — is bursting at the seams as the province grapples with a... Read more
Canada says Santa Claus is a Canadian citizen, and it claims Canadian sovereignty extends to his North Pole residence and workshop. While the federal government did proclaim Santa's Canadian citizenship in 2008, its sovereignty over the North Pole is contested, and the United Nations has yet to... Read more
The populations of moose and deer are on a decline, according to Todd Smith, executive director, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF).
This is especially concerning for Smith, following an... Read more
A lawsuit over the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash was tossed out of court this... Read more
Citizen-led recall petitions were officially approved Monday against three more Alberta legislature members, bringing the total to 26.
Twenty-four of those petitions are for United Conservative Party politicians, which is more than half of Premier Danielle Smith's 47-member caucus. Two are for... Read more
A workplace injury back in 2023 has led to a hefty fine for a Saskatchewan contracting company.
According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, SMK Contracting pleaded guilty to a single violation of the province’s occupational health and safety regulations in a... Read more
A Maidstone woman was handed $12,000 in fines and a five-year hunting suspension at the conclusion of an interprovincial investigation into illegal trafficking of wildlife parts.
According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Community Safety, the case began back in March of 2022 when the ministry... Read more
MONTREAL — A Quebec man convicted in 2009 of plotting international terrorist attacks with a group tied to al-Qaida has been denied parole.
The Parole Board of Canada concluded Dec. 9 that Said Namouh still poses a risk that he will violently reoffend for ideological reasons if he is released.... Read more
A fundraiser has been set up for an 11-year-old boy who died from the carbon monoxide leak at a Regina apartment building.
The... Read more
Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team, a provincial agency designed to provide police oversight in cases when a serious injury or death occurs, is investigating after a Saskatoon police... Read more
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta has issued three more recall petitions for legislature members — two United Conservative backbenchers and one Opposition New Democrat.
That brings the current total of active petitions to 26 — 24 of those are for UCP politicians, which is more than half of Premier... Read more