CKRM News

This weekend, Country Thunder reached a historic milestone, welcoming its one millionth fan at the annual music fest. Operating since 2005, the festival is renowned for showcasing top country music talent in Canada. This year’s event featured performances from Luke Combs, Nickelback, Dallas Smith, Meghan Patrick, Josh Ross, Gary Allan, and many more. “We’ve built […]

Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 per cent in June, with Statistics Canada largely attributing the deceleration to slower year-over-year growth in gasoline prices. In Saskatchewan inflation is at 1.4 per cent (1.5 the previous month.) Regina saw 1.4 per cent (1.5 previous month) with Saskatoon seeing a big bump, with the rate at 1.9 up […]

A major event that showcases the skilled trades will be coming to Regina in 2025. The “Skills Canada National Competition” will be held in the REAL District May 29th and 30th. Over 500 competitors from across Canada will be competing in over 40 skilled trade and technology Skill Areas for the opportunity to be named […]

The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has applied to have his permanent resident status returned. The Immigration and Refugee Board issued a deportation order in May for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu and his permanent resident status was revoked. Sidhu is from India and arrived in Canada in 2014. In 2018, while […]

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Canadian Teachers Federation, and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour are all teaming up to fight the provincial governments gender and pronoun policy. In particular, the Sask Party Government’s use of the not withstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. All three groups are concerned the policy […]

Regina Police Service was alerted to a robbery in progress at a business in the 200 block of Victoria Avenue. According to reports, a female suspect, identified as 33-year-old Tori Yahnke of Regina, entered the establishment wielding a knife, threatening staff, and stealing items. Shortly after the incident, police located and apprehended Yahnke. She has […]

Canada’s premiers will be in Halifax today to begin three days of scheduled meetings in Nova Scotia’s capital. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who is the current chair of the Council of the Federation, is hosting the event in the city’s downtown core. Houston told reporters after a cabinet meeting Thursday that premiers will be […]

The second instalment of this year’s national carbon price rebate will be deposited or mailed out to millions of households today. The Canada Carbon Rebate returns 90 per cent of the revenue collected by Ottawa from the consumer carbon levy to households in the eight provinces where it is paid. British Columbia and Quebec have […]

CRAVEN – A 26-year-old Saskatchewan woman is the one-millionth person to scan through the gates of the Country Thunder music festival in Craven to mark the festival’s continued success and popularity. “I was basically speechless, it didn’t seem real,” said Darby Klassen, the winner of the lifetime Country Thunder prize package. “I thought it was a scam. […]

Ten year old Bella Thompson – the perfect picture of bravery. A little girl who despite the medical challenges she faced every single day – never stopped smiling. Bella was born with a rare mutation causing three diseases, leaving her with no immune system. In late 2023, Bella underwent a life saving bowel transplant and […]