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Jason McKay sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife
A Regina man convicted of second-degree murder for killing his wife has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years. Jason McKay was found guilty in January of killing Jenny...
Jul 03, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan Rattlers’ CEBL schedule released
The Saskatchewan Rattlers will begin their quest to defend their league title on July 26. The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) has released its Summer Series schedule. On June 25, the CEBL anno...
Jul 03, 2020
Crops of some Sask. producers damaged after too much rain
Rain improved moisture conditions in Saskatchewan fields this week, but some areas of the province got too much precipitation. In the weekly crop report released Friday, Saskatchewan Agriculture said ...
Jul 03, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
North and South Saskatchewan rivers to rise after heavy rains in Alberta
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency is warning people to be careful around the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan rivers in the coming week as water levels are expected to rise after hig...
Jul 03, 2020
Regina police seeking two robbery suspects
The Regina Police Service is investigating a robbery at a business that ended with a person being hit with what is believed to have been bear spray. Police said they received a report Wednesday at abo...
Jul 03, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
‘I’ve never seen a gully washer like that ever:’ Humboldt resident after sewer line burst
As an intense storm hit the City of Humboldt for the second time in just a few weeks, Bob and Theresa Steven said they watched out their windows as the street in front of their home nearly turned into...
Jul 02, 2020
‘Why would somebody want to do something so malicious?’: Bison rancher
Diane Pastoor and her husband were devastated Sunday when they discovered someone had cut a fence several times, allowing all 52 of their bison to run loose from their ranch near Dalmeny. Pastoor told...
Jul 02, 2020
‘An epidemic:’ Six people die of overdoses in Regina in 36 hours
Between early in the morning on Canada Day and mid-afternoon on Thursday, Regina police responded to seven calls about drug overdoses -- and six of them ended up being deadly. In fact, a police team w...
Jul 02, 2020 Naloxone kits are available for free to anyone who may be likely to witness a fatal opioid overdose. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan reports 14th death due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan has recorded its 14th death due to complications associated with COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said a person in their 70s who lived in the far north reg...
Jul 02, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Investigation underway into death of Saskatchewan inmate
A female inmate at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre passed away at Royal University Hospital on Wednesday night, according to a release from the Ministry of Corrections and Policing. The release say...
Jul 02, 2020
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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