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Meadow Lake singer brings four languages to Roughriders anthem performance
English, French, Michif and American Sign Language.Those were the languages Meadow Lake's Piper MacFarlane wove together during her performance of O Canada at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' second pre-...
May 26, 2026 Piper MacFarlane sings the national anthem at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' second pre-season game. (Image Credit: Piper MacFarlane/ submitted)
Saskatchewan heat wave prompts warnings from Environment Canada
The heat wave hitting Saskatchewan this week has prompted warnings from Environment Canada.The weather service had heat warnings in effect on Tuesday covering large areas in the southern and western p...
May 26, 2026 Environment Canada said daytime highs in the 30-35 C range are expected “for the remainder of the week.” (Image Credit: File photo/CKOM)
Riders roster decisions loom as training camp returns to Mosaic Stadium
As the Saskatchewan Roughriders return to Regina for the last week of training camp, a few players are looking to make things difficult when it comes to who the coaches end up sending home.The Riders ...
May 25, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back James Burgess Jr. had an interception in the team's pre-season contest. (Image Credit: Britton Gray/CJME)
Saskatchewan gas prices: 7 tips to save money this summer
As Saskatchewan drivers start thinking about cabin weekends, lake trips and summer highway travel after a period of warm weather, CAA Saskatchewan said a few small habits behind the wheel could help s...
May 25, 2026 As Saskatchewan drivers start thinking about cabin weekends, lake trips and summer highway travel, CAA Saskatchewan said a few small habits behind the wheel could help stretch every litre a little further. (Image Credit: Krivosheevv / Depositphotos.com)
Late northern Saskatchewan winter contributes to ‘worst season on record’ for outfitter
Snow clearing, flooding, terrible trail conditions, and worries about wildlife are just a few of the issues some northern Saskatchewan outfitters are experiencing this year.John Prosak owns No Fly Zon...
May 25, 2026 No Fly Zone Outfitter John Prosak says so far, 2026 has been the worst hunting year on record with the exception of the time during COVID. (Image Credit: John Prosak/Facebook)
Western Canadian premiers set to meet in Alberta as province grapples with separatism
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to discuss business, trade and their neighbouring relationships, all while the host province stews over a monumen...
May 24, 2026 Northwest Territories Premier R.J Simpson, from left, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok during a media availability at the 2024 western premiers conference in Whitehorse, Monday, June 10, 2024. (Image Credit: CANADIAN PRESS/Crystal Schick)
Hometown hero Daniel Wiebe snags game-winning TD in Riders’ Saskatoon pre-season tilt
The football gods wrote a script Saturday night at Griffiths Stadium even Disney would say was too fantastical.A graduated university icon returning to his home field, catching the game-winning touchd...
May 24, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders celebrating Daniel Wiebe's game-winning touchdown in a 31-27 pre-season victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon on May 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Saskatchewan Roughriders / Electric Umbrella)
Huskies alumni ready for historic pre-season return to Griffiths Stadium with Riders
Even though Nick Wiebe still calls himself a proud Albertan, the province of Saskatchewan has been home to the linebacker for the last five years.He spent the first three in Saskatoon with the Univers...
May 23, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Nick Wiebe played three seasons with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies between 2021-2023. (Image Credit: Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Pentagon gave Canada classified paper detailing defence priorities
A high-ranking U.S. defence official says the Pentagon gave Ottawa a classified paper laying out priorities for a collective North American defence pact with Canada, but that Ottawa did not deliver a ...
May 23, 2026 The Pentagon is viewed from the window of an airplane Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
First Saskatchewan tornado of 2026 spins north of Belle Plaine
Environment Canada is confirming a landspout tornado swirled around Belle Plaine on Friday afternoon, marking the first recorded tornado in Saskatchewan this year.Several people messaged 980 CJME with...
May 23, 2026 Laressa Dueck Marengere took a photo of a funnel cloud taken near Bethune on May 22. (Image Credit: 980 CJME via Laressa Dueck Marengere/ Submitted)