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Western Sask. under air quality statement due to smoke
Forest fire smoke has made its way to Saskatchewan which has lead to Environment Canada putting out a special air quality statement for western parts of the province. The smoke is causing poor air qua...
Aug 14, 2017
Sask. First Nations games honours founder with new name
The man who created the Saskatchewan First Nations Summer Games back in 1974 will now have the event named after him. The games will now be known as the Tony Cote First Nations Summer/Winter games. Co...
Aug 11, 2017 Tony Cote, founder of the Sask. First Nations Summer Games, is honoured with a new name for the event at the closing ceremonies on Aug. 11, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Rider gear on the rise after improvements on-field
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are having a better start to their season in 2017, and that's leading to more merchandise being sold off the field. The Riders have two wins this season, and while they ar...
Aug 09, 2017 Rider gear has seen a slight increase in sales in 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Regina seeing most water main breaks in almost 30 years
The City of Regina is dealing with its worst case of water main breaks in almost 30 years. In July, there were 28 water main breaks in the queen city, which is well above the five-year average for the...
Aug 09, 2017
New road preservation technique to help rejuvenate roadways
The City of Regina is trying a new technique to extend the life of the city's roadways. The city rolled out a new method of sealing pavement on Tuesday. "They rejuvenate the asphalt by adding asphalt ...
Aug 08, 2017 The City of Regina is trying a new pavement preservation technique to increase the life of its roadways on August 8, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Number of Tagalog speakers more than doubles in Sask.
While French is one of two national languages in Canada, it's not one of the top two spoken languages in Saskatchewan. According to the recent census results, Tagalog has seen a massive increase in sp...
Aug 07, 2017 Theo and Divina Linantude opened T&D Filipino Sari-Sari Store three years ago in Regina. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
2 people test positive for West Nile in Sask.
The province confirmed two people tested positive for West Nile virus in Saskatchewan. However, it's not clear if they were infected this year. Deputy chief medical health officer Dr. Denise Werker sa...
Aug 03, 2017
Dry weather leads to a poorer than expected Sask. crop
Farmer's in the province, especially in the southern parts, have faced some of the driest conditions ever in July. There was a lack of rain in many parts of the province, with Regina only getting 1.8 ...
Aug 03, 2017 Saskatchewan producers harvest at sunset. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
Funnel cloud advisory for Regina, southeast Sask.
Due to a low pressure system making its way across Saskatchewan, Environment Canada has issued a funnel cloud advisory for the City of Regina and the province's southeast. While the rotations o...
Aug 02, 2017 A funnel cloud near Muenster, Sask. on Aug. 2, 2017. (Tasha Turnbull/Twitter)
Queen City Ex gets underway with parade
Music, sirens, bagpipes and laughter filled the air as the Queen City Ex parade took place on Monday. Many people sat on the sidewalk to get a glimpse of the floats - some the size of monster trucks -...
Aug 02, 2017 The Queen City Ex parade took place on Aug. 1, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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