Category Archives: CKRM News
Annual inflation rate jumps to 2.6% in February with tax holiday end: StatCan
The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government's temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That marks a size...
Mar 18, 2025
Internet Child Exploitation Unit file numbers nearly doubled since 2021
SASKATCHEWAN - The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is investigating the highest number of reports of child sexual abuse material it has ever received. These files include investiga...
Mar 18, 2025
CREA reports home sales fell in February amid tariff uncertainty
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in February fell to their lowest level in more than a year as homebuyers stayed on the sidelines amid the uncertainty created by the trade war with...
Mar 17, 2025
Carney, Macron vow to strengthen ties to tackle geopolitical, economic crises
Canada must strengthen ties with France and other allies in the face of geopolitical and economic crises, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday in France. Making opening remarks in Paris before a mee...
Mar 17, 2025
Moe calls for unity against escalating trade war
SASKATOON-Premier Scott Moe, speaking to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities members on Wednesday, March 12, at Prairieland Park, is calling on the people of Saskatchewan to remain un...
Mar 12, 2025
Pilot Program in the works to allow firefighters to train with municipality-owned derelict buildings
A new pilot program has been developed to deal with two issues at the same time, removing derelict buildings in rural municipalities and providing training opportunities for local volunteer fire depar...
Mar 12, 2025
Ventum Financial's Adam Pukalo not surprised by Bank of Canada interest rate reduction
The Bank of Canada reducing its interest rate to 2.75 per cent was what many expected, including Ventum Financial's Commodities Futures Advisor Adam Pukalo. It's the seventh consecutive cut to the int...
Mar 12, 2025
Bank of Canada cuts its key interest rate to 2.75% as tariffs roil economy
The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point as it warns trade uncertainty is already hurting the Canadian economy. The move marks the central bank's seventh consecutive inter...
Mar 12, 2025
SARM Annual Convention & Trade Show underway from Prairieland Park
The 120th Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Annual Convention and Trade Show is underway from Saskatoon's Prairieland Park. The three-day event officially got underway with opening cere...
Mar 11, 2025
SARM Annual Convention & Trade Show underway from Prairieland Park
The 120th Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Annual Convention and Trade Show is underway from Saskatoon's Prairieland Park. The three-day event officially got underway with opening cere...
Mar 11, 2025
