Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Province records nine new COVID-19 cases with five more recoveries
Saskatchewan reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday afternoon, bringing the provincial total to 553. Of the new cases, five are located in the Far North and another three are in the North, wi...
May 09, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter (l-r), Premier Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab brief the media about the province's fight against COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
GoFundMe goal doubled thanks to generous support for Northern Sask.
On Thursday a GoFundMe campaign with a $15,000 goal launched to help get food and supplies to people in La Loche. By Friday night, overwhelming support allowed organizers to dream bigger - doubling th...
May 09, 2020
Police taser, charge man in downtown window smashing
Regina police have charged a 31-year-old man with mischief, attempted theft of a motor vehicle and assaulting an officer with a weapon after an incident Friday morning downtown. It started around 11:4...
May 09, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Taking it day by day: Parents say they’re doing their best to teach their children
Charmaine Pyakutch wasn’t surprised at all when the provincial government announced Thursday, May 7 that school would not resume for Saskatchewan students until at least September. The Saskatoon...
May 08, 2020
Graduation ceremonies, proms going digital in 2020
Morgan Meikle has spent years dreaming of the day she could celebrate the end of high school with classmates, friends and family with a graduation ceremony and prom. That dream ended on Thursday when ...
May 08, 2020
Sask medical groups, La Loche launch GoFundMe for supplies
The Saskatchewan Medical Association, Student Medical Society of Saskatchewan and La Loche are working together to get more supplies to the northern community. Currently, La Loche is dealing with an o...
May 08, 2020
La Loche mayor: Stay at home messages taking hold
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in La Loche and the surrounding area, the northern village’s mayor is looking towards better days ahead. Mayor Robert St. Pierre told Saskatchewan Afternoon on...
May 08, 2020
Saskatchewan RCMP has handled nearly 1,400 COVID-related calls since March
The RCMP in Saskatchewan said Friday officers have responded to 1,379 calls related to COVID-19 since March 1. In a media release, the Mounties said four charges have been laid so far during the pande...
May 08, 2020
Regina charity helping frontline workers deal with grief
A Regina-based charity is launching a new online program to help frontline workers and their families cope with grief and loss. Social and physical distancing measures in place due to the COVID-19 pan...
May 08, 2020 (Caring Hearts/Facebook)
Sask. gov't extends financial assistance program for businesses
With job numbers continuing to drop in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is extending its aid package to small- and medium-sized businesses. The government announced Friday it was extending the ...
May 08, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...