Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
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Outlook water system tampering costs estimated at $100,000, security improvements planned
The Town of Outlook's recent water mishap is expected to cost the community around $100,000. Kevin Trew, the town's chief administrative officer, said that figure is just the preliminary estimate of h...
Dec 30, 2025
Mild year-end warm-up expected across much of Sask., some flurries expected
Enjoying the outdoors might be the way to close out the year with a warm-up in Saskatchewan, after a stretch of bitterly cold temperatures. Environment Canada is calling for temperature highs in the m...
Dec 29, 2025 Environment Canada Meteorologist Stephen Berg said while there is some snow on the way, no big storms are expected in the last few days of 2025. (Roman Hayter/650 CKOM)
Sask. speech pathologist faces shortage, but new local program offers hope
Wait lists stretch on, workloads pile up, and burnout is rising. The shortage of speech language pathologists - or SLPs - has been a problem for over a decade, according to Speech Language and Audiolo...
Dec 19, 2025 Saskatchewan students chasing a career in speech language pathology are packing up to Alberta because there is no program in the province. L-R: Nicole Dabao, Matthew Halter, Michelle Balzer (Photo supplied)
Cold snap grips southern, central Sask., with wind chills nearing -40 C
Some very cold weather is hitting central and southern Saskatchewan. A cold warning from Environment Canada blanketed large parts of the province on Friday, including Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current,...
Dec 12, 2025 Saskatchewan is in the midst of a cold snap, but the frigid temperatures are expected to subside by Saturday afternoon. (980 CJME file photo)
With purchase secured, work begins as Ituna residents take over historic theatre
The work is just beginning for a handful of people in Ituna who banded together and bought the community's historic theatre. Peter Overduin is the campaign lead for a group of local residents who work...
Dec 10, 2025 Peter Overduin stands in front of the historic Ituna Theatre. Overduin is leading a group of community members who purchased the building after seeing it on the auction block. (Peter Overduin/Submitted)
Some highways reopen but winter storm warnings persist in Sask.
The road closure on Highway 39 from the U.S. border to Estevan road closure was removed at 12:30 p.m., but travel is still not recommended along that route. As of 2:3o p.m., the recommendation for no ...
Dec 09, 2025
Ituna Theatre in 'safe hands' with local buyers, says former owner
The legacy of the historic Ituna Theatre will live on, according to the former owner. Ajmal Usman, who has owned the theatre for the past four years, said he sold the business to a group of local resi...
Dec 02, 2025 “I reduced the price for them because they were motivated,” said former owner Ajmal Usman. “They were willing to save the theatre.” (Peter Overduin/Submitted)
Long trek from Uruguay to Agribition 'totally worth it'
The Canadian Western Agribition in Regina has a way of shrinking the distance between farm families all over the globe. It was not a quick trip for Uruguay farmers Pepe and Fernando Alfonso, who took ...
Nov 27, 2025 Fernando Alfonso (L) and Pepe Alfonso (R) are already hoping to come back to Agribition again next year. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Thick fog lingers in parts of Sask., prompting fog advisories from Environment Canada
It might be hard to see out the windows on Thursday morning in parts of Saskatchewan. Thick fog is blanketing a large area of southern and central Saskatchewan, prompting a fog advisory from Environme...
Nov 27, 2025 Meteorologist Shannon Moodie said the fog will likely improve on Thursday, but may return overnight. (980 CJME file photo)
LISTEN: Regina Floral Conservatory board working to secure facility's future
There's a scramble to save Regina's Floral Conservatory from a potential funding cut. The facility is on the chopping block as the City of Regina looks to trim down a projected 15.69 per cent hike to ...
Nov 25, 2025 Maegan Mason and her daughter Sophie at the Regina Floral Conservatory in 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 22
On Friday's show, Evan speaks with a Saskatchewan runner who is planning to run the vertical length of Saskatchewan (abo...