News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 10 hours ago
The City of Prince Albert has been ordered to pay $130,000 after admitting to a violation of provincial safety regulations in an incident which left a worker badly injured in 2024. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the city pleaded guilty to a single... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 11 hours ago
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette is expected to trigger the start of the provincial election campaign today. The Coalition Avenir Québec leader will meet with Quebec’s lieutenant governor after meeting with cabinet in Quebec City. Read more:
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News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 11 hours ago
Canada-U.S Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the United States has confirmed that Canada’s protections of language and culture won’t be the subject of future trade actions. LeBlanc made the announcement on social media, saying Canada looks forward to “further constructive U.S.... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 11 hours ago
“We’re going to kind of sneak into the fence.” Dan Flegel said it with the ease of someone who has done this once or twice before. The buildings that make up the Claybank Brick Plant have deteriorated badly enough that the public can no longer walk through them as they once did. But Flegel has a... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Ottawa tweaks tariff reprisal after industry input Canadian businesses continue to weather U.S. President Donald Trump's latest duties while they await the planned reprisal from Ottawa to take effect.... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
MONTREAL — Charles Milliard heads into Quebec’s Oct. 5 provincial election leading the Liberal party as it tries to rebuild from a poor 2022 showing and scandals surrounding the previous leader. Milliard, who has never held elected office, became leader in February 2026 by acclamation after Pablo... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
MONTREAL — Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has led the Parti Québécois back from the brink since becoming leader in 2020. Now, the former lawyer is at the head of a party that is topping the polls going into the fall elections and has won four straight byelections. Age: 49 Hometown: Trois-Rivières, Quebec... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
MONTREAL — Quebecers are heading to the polls in early October, after eight straight years of Coalition Avenir Québec governance. Here are some of the issues that could dominate the campaign. 1. Sovereignty The Coalition Avenir Québec's win in 2018 was seen as a new chapter for a province that was... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
MONTREAL — Former political commentator Éric Duhaime has led the Conservative Party of Quebec for five years. Duhaime has never held a political office, and the Conservatives did not win any seats at the last general elections, despite collecting close to 13 per cent of the popular vote. Age: 57... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
MONTRÉAL — Ruba Ghazal is entering her first campaign as spokesperson for of Québec solidaire. She’s at the head of a brand-new slate, as veterans Manon Massé and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois have been replaced by Ghazal and Sol Zanetti. The party has a male and female spokesperson instead of a leader,... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to meet with his Indian counterpart in Toronto today. Champagne and Nirmala Sitharaman, India's minister of finance and corporate affairs, will have a private meeting before taking part in a joint press conference and a discussion about... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her technology minister are set to take part in a virtual town hall tonight about developing artificial intelligence data centres in the province. It's the third of four town halls the government has organized to tell Albertans about its approach to... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
MONTREAL — Christine Fréchette heads into the Oct. 5 provincial election after spending a few months serving as Quebec premier and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She succeeded party founder and former premier François Legault in April. First elected to Quebec's national assembly in 2022,... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 15 hours ago
OTTAWA — Canadian businesses continue to weather U.S. President Donald Trump's latest duties while they await the planned reprisal from Ottawa to take effect. Late Wednesday evening, Finance Canada issued a statement saying it had been receiving feedback from Canadian industries and is making some... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 22 hours ago
Regina city council has voted 6-4 to approve a change to the Brandt deal for REAL that will allow... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 23 hours ago
2:05 – Starting Lineup Sam Elimus has been moved to the 6-Game Injured list. The Toronto Blue Jays couldn’t beat the Royals last night. Canada’s journey at the Little League World Series continues. WHL training camps are now open. And the U.S. Open are getting a... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 5 days 23 hours ago
Saskatoon City Council approved the Climate Action Strategy Aug. 26. It’s a 25-year framework that will guide Saskatoon as it... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 30 min ago
GRANDE PRAIRIE — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to see Canada "double down" on diplomacy efforts with U.S. officials and avoid any further escalation of the trade war between the two countries. Smith says she doesn't think Canada could win the dispute through force and that it'll... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 37 min ago
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Shemar Bridges. The wide receiver was back at practice for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, preparing for an Aug. 15 game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders after dealing with an injury all season. ... Read more

Global Regina - 6 days 55 min ago
For years, Hajar Quinn has taught athletes how to fight on the mat. Now, she's facing a fight of her own with her wrestling family in her corner.

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 57 min ago
Regina police responded to a weapons offence involving a taxi passenger on Aug. 25, after a similar incident in Saskatoon the week before. On Aug. 25 at around 9:50 p.m., the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 1 hour ago
VANCOUVER — A leader in British Columbia's forestry sector is voicing support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States despite reported concessions on lumber tariffs in a scuttled deal. Kim Haakstad, president of the BC Council of Forest... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 1 hour ago
OTTAWA — "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" U.S. President Donald Trump's social media post this week was a continuation on a theme he's maintained throughout the trade war: that his country doesn't need anything from Canada. Experts — and exports — say that's not the case. Ontario Premier Doug... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 1 hour ago
Three firearms were seized after a traffic stop in Prince Albert on Tuesday afternoon that led to multiple firearm-related charges. A... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 1 hour ago
Dolly Parton’s death has left fans and colleagues reminiscing about the beloved legend, including those whose encounters... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 2 hours ago
The B.C. Conservatives came within three ridings of victory in the 2024 provincial election, winning 44 seats. But since then, the party's caucus has been thinned by a quarter, amid differences over its ideology, and questions about its direction under both former leader John Rustad and new leader... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 2 hours ago
The Prime Minister has said the counter-tariffs soon to be laid on a large list of American goods are meant to be a response to the... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 2 hours ago
PRINCE ALBERT — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province will impose a reciprocal tax on American alcohol. He says starting Sept. 8, Saskatchewan will impose the 50 per cent fee. "It will be good for our Saskatchewan producers with domestic and local sales," he told reporters Wednesday in... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 2 hours ago
Battlefords RCMP are asking the public to report any sightings or information about 23-year-old Tristan Honch Rosendahl. Rosendahl is wanted on an aggravated assault charge stemming from... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 2 hours ago
OTTAWA — New child protection measures Meta has promised as part of a massive legal settlement in the United States won’t be implemented in Canada. A spokesperson for Meta says the changes to its Facebook and Instagram platforms announced today are specific to the United States. Meta reached a... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 3 hours ago
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected on a platform to stand up to the United States on tariffs, and diversify trade so Canada is no longer as dependent on the U.S. as it has been. Carney said on Saturday, hours after he suspended trade talks with the United States, that the U.S. had made... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 3 hours ago
QUÉBEC — The Parti Québécois has lost a high-profile candidate in the upcoming provincial elections due to an ethics scandal. PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced on social media that he was removing Vincent Marissal from the Taschereau riding due to an alleged lack of ethics. Marissal is a... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 3 hours ago
The federal government has put out a small shopping list for new drones for the Canadian Army. The Canadian Armed Forces is searching for companies that can supply the army with land and... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 3 hours ago
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver woman has received a nine-month conditional sentence after evading more than $100,000 in income taxes by pretending a home occupied by a tenant was her principal residence. The Canada Revenue Agency says in a release that Thi Nhan Nguyen, also known as Lynn Nguyen, was... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 3 hours ago
An article made to look like it came from CBC News was shared on LinkedIn this month claiming that former BlackBerry chief executive Jim Balsillie was encouraging investment in an artificial intelligence-powered cryptocurrency platform. Balsillie says he has nothing to do with the investment scheme... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 3 hours ago
OTTAWA — The federal government has put out a small shopping list for new drones for the Canadian Army. The Canadian Armed Forces is searching for companies that can supply the army with land and aerial drones that can be dispatched to deliver cargo and supply munitions to troops. It's also looking... Read more

News Talk 650 CKOM - 6 days 4 hours ago
A day after the federal government announced its new counter-tariffs against the U.S., Premier Scott Moe is speaking with media in Prince Albert about these measures. On Tuesday morning, Moe expressed his approval for the counter-tariffs in a written statement, saying “Saskatchewan supports this... Read more

Global Regina - 6 days 4 hours ago
The pilot of a small aircraft died after colliding with terrain while on an aerial application flight Tuesday morning, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said.

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