Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Councillor Hill looking for explanation, apology, promise from CP Rail on clear-cut land
A Saskatoon city councillor is looking for answers from CP Rail after an area of vegetation was clear-cut within City Park and North Park in March. Ward 1 councillor Darren Hill stood next to part of ...
May 25, 2020
Realtors' association gives go-ahead to stage open houses
Open houses are back, thanks to Re-Open Saskatchewan. In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Realtors Association announced its members once again can stage open houses -- provided new health and...
May 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Two new COVID-19 cases, eight more recoveries; now 81 active cases in Sask.
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan is at its lowest point in nearly a month. The provincial government reported Monday there were two new cases, increasing that total to date to 63...
May 25, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Sask. considers taking federal government to court over firearms ban
On May 1, the federal government announced a ban on a wide range of ‘military-grade’ firearms, saying the guns were designed for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting. On Monday, ...
May 25, 2020
Professor analyzes Spanish Flu history, compares second wave to COVID-19
Discussion around a second wave of COVID-19 is largely factually incorrect, according to one historical epidemic expert. Dr. Mark Humphries, a professor of history at Wilfrid Laurier University and au...
May 25, 2020
54-year-old man identified as city's seventh murder victim of 2020
A 31-year-old Regina man is facing a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the city's seventh murder of 2020. Joseph Delaney Oakes was charged after 54-year-old Jones Raymond Oakes died fol...
May 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Show Segments
8:30 – Saskatchewan’s Justice Minister Don Morgan opposed the federal calls for bans on “assault-type firearms” when the idea was first put forward, saying there were better wa...
May 25, 2020
Salons, barbershops see long lines of clients as Phase 2 begins
Salons and barbershops were finally able to reopen last week, after being ordered to close to contain the spread of COVID-19. One business in Regina had long lineups of customers eager to shed several...
May 25, 2020
Saskatchewan Huskies mourn the loss of two alumni
Huskie Athletics is mourning the loss of two of its own. In a release Friday, Huskie Athletics says two former football players passed away in separate incidents. Matthew Baraniuk and Samwel Uko both ...
May 24, 2020
Saskatchewan gains two COVID-19 cases Sunday, three recoveries
The province announced two more cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Sunday, bringing the total to 632. Saskatchewan's two new cases of COVID-19 are located in the Far North. Of the 632 cases, 87 are con...
May 24, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...