Saskatchewan

‘It’s not a fun day’: Watford, Butler among Roughrider cuts

The Saskatchewan Roughriders revealed their final cuts heading into the 2019 CFL regular season, with quarterback David Watford and defensive back Crezdon Butler among them.Teams across the league had...

Jun 09, 2019 (Jamie Nye/980 CJME)

Saskatchewan philanthropists honoured for a lifetime of giving

Gordon Rawlinson says he learned the importance of giving back to the community from his father.It was a good lesson, as the owner and CEO of Rawlco Radio and his wife, Jill, have become two of Saskat...

Jun 08, 2019 (Submitted photo/CJME News)

Sask. minimum wage to increase to $11.32 per hour

Saskatchewan's minimum wage will get a 26-cent-per-hour bump on Oct. 1; it's going up to $11.32 per hour.It's currently $11.06 per hour, one of the lowest-such figures in Canada.A media release Friday...

Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)

Hughes, Joseph heading into Riders’ Plaza of Honour

A pair of teammates from the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 2007 Grey Cup-winning team are to be honoured by the franchise in 2019.Neal Hughes and Kerry Joseph are to be inducted into the CFL team's Plaza ...

Jun 07, 2019 (Submitted photo/CJME News)

Unemployment dips nationally, regionally as fewer people look for work: StatsCan

After a surprise surge in April employment, with the nation posting the strongest job growth since 1976, things held steady in May.But a sharp decline in those looking for work pushed the unemployment...

Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)

Garth Brooks: 'There's just something about Canada'

Every athlete or performer knows its important to power up before a big competition or performance. For country music superstar Garth Brooks vitamins and power drinks are on the menu."My vitamins and ...

Jun 06, 2019 The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour takes the country music superstar to Regina's Mosaic Stadium on Aug. 10. (submitted photo/garthbrooks.com)

Saskatchewan taxpayers sinking millions into uranium mine cleanup

Saskatchewan taxpayers are looking at a massive bill as the provincial and federal governments battle it out over who is responsible for cleaning up an abandoned uranium mine.The Gunnar mine and mill ...

Jun 05, 2019 The Gunnar Mine near Uranium City was once the largest uranium mine in the world. (Chris Carr/CKOM)

‘You get what you put in’: Cannabis consumers greet first outdoor growing season

Moe Brondum lifts the rope that holds the gate to his backyard closed. He gingerly walks through and heads over to a patio table where two chairs sit ready for guests.Birds chirp as he leans back, don...

Jun 05, 2019 Moe Brondum shows off one of his four legal cannabis plants in his backyard in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Sask. Polytech to offer free Indigenous Studies course

Saskatchewan Polytechnic is hoping to create a deeper understanding of Indigenous nations through a free online course.The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will focus on culture and history, particul...

Jun 04, 2019 Saskatchewan Polytechnic is offering a free online Indigenous studies course. (file photo/Rawpixelimages | Dreamstime.com)

Ranchers struggle with dry pastures, bad hay conditions

The spring of 2019 has proven to be incredibly dry in Saskatchewan.Now the record low moisture has cattle ranchers reassessing their herds as hay conditions deteriorate."There may not be much hay at a...

Jun 04, 2019 (submitted photo/CJME News Staff)