CKRM News

History was made when Laurel Feltin became Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM). Feltin is the first woman in SARM’s history to hold the role of Executive Director. Her first day was December 2, replacing Jay Meyer who stepped down. “I feel very proud,” she says, “it’s something I’ve looked forward […]

Canada’s premiers say U.S. President Donald Trump knows the provincial and territorial leaders are in Washington this week making a diplomatic push against devastating tariffs. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, chair of the Council of the Federation, says premiers are making the case against all tariffs to business groups, lobbyists and Republican lawmakers, even if they […]

Canada’s auto theft rate for private passenger vehicles dropped by almost 19 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year — but the non-profit that collected the data says the number of stolen vehicles is still “unreasonably” high. And Alberta is emerging as an area of concern because thieves there seem to be shifting […]

Mounties and the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service have confirmed that four people found dead in a home on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation last week were murdered. Last Tuesday, police responded to the scene, where they found the bodies of two men and two women. The investigation has determined that the four were shot to […]

The temperature during the month of January was a roller-coaster but precipitation was easier to track since there wasn’t much. Environment Canada Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins says the month started colder than average followed by multiple days of back-and-forth changes in temperature.  Despite that, Desjardins says the monthly averages at some weather stations including Moose Jaw, Regina, […]

The head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association says she is “deeply concerned” about the latest tariff threat by U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. president said on Sunday that he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. on Monday, including those coming from Canada and […]

REGINA – Premier Scott Moe is set to head to Washington D.C. next week as part of the Council of the Federation joint mission on trade. In a news release, the province states that Moe plans to meet with US elected officials and businesses and emphasize the strong trading relationship between Canada and the United […]

Canada’s unemployment rate ticked down in January as the labour market added 76,000 jobs, beating economist expectations for the month. The jobless rate ticked down 0.1 percentage points to 6.6 per cent, marking the second straight monthly decline after peaking at 6.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters […]

RCMP say the autopsies of four homicide victims found in a home in southern Saskatchewan are underway. They say the two men and two women discovered Tuesday on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation have not been formally identified. Officers were again collecting evidence at the First Nation east of Regina. Mounties have said they are treating […]

REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown oil and natural gas public offering, held on Feb. 4, raised $3,039,589 for the province, with the southeast area generating approximately 90 per cent of the revenue.  Twenty-nine parcels were put up for sale in this offering, and 25 received acceptable bids, covering an area of 2,753.836 hectares. […]