Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Online fundraiser started for Sask. woman seriously hurt in crash during storm
A crash involving a semi on Highway 16 near Lashburn during a snowstorm Saturday evening has left a 35-year-old woman in critical condition. According to the RCMP, two drivers were standing outside th...
Mar 03, 2020
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8:30 – Saskatchewan is still has zero cases of the coronavirus, but people in the province are worried, with many stocking up on food, medications, and masks. Many countries are restricting trav...
Mar 03, 2020
Saskatchewan exports dropped by 3% in 2019
China's restrictions on Canadian products -- most notably canola -- affected Saskatchewan's bottom line in 2019. According to Statistics Canada data released Tuesday, Saskatchewan's exports to China d...
Mar 03, 2020
Job and population loss await Estevan, according to study into power station closures
A study commissioned by a City of Estevan committee predicts job loss, population loss and a decline in economic activity after the partial closure of the Boundary Dam power station. As Canada phases ...
Mar 03, 2020
Sask. Party in better shape for snap election, U of R professor says
University of Regina political science professor Jim Farney says there are good reasons why Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe isn't saying whether or not he will call an early election. "You can see why ...
Mar 03, 2020
Sask. man recounts deadly Nashville tornado
A man from Saskatchewan who lives in Nashville full-time is coming to terms with a tornado that ripped through his city Tuesday morning and killed at least 19 people statewide in Tennessee. "It is com...
Mar 03, 2020 A man walks by buildings destroyed by storms Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding buildings and killing multiple people. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Unlike the Big Apple, SaskTel isn't hanging up on payphones
It may be the last call for payphones in New York City, but Saskatchewan won't be following suit anytime soon. The City That Never Sleeps plans to remove some 3,000 payphones from its streets because ...
Mar 03, 2020 (Brett Horton/980 CJME)
Federated Co-op posts second-best financial year in company history
Nearly 300 delegates from across Western Canada learned this weekend that their company is doing very well financially. Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) held its 91st annual meeting at TCU Place ...
Mar 02, 2020
'I didn’t realize what was happening until it was almost too late:' Saskatoon CPA recounts Friday hatchet attack
A Saskatoon chartered professional accountant had a chilling downtown encounter Friday at around noon. Greg Keller had been out for lunch with five people. As he was leaving, a man near Saskatoon's Li...
Mar 02, 2020
Western separatist group applies for provincial party status
There are five political parties in Saskatchewan, but a sixth one could be added in time for the next provincial election. The Saskatchewan branch of the western separatist movement, Wexit, announced ...
Mar 02, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Whose standards do we use when we measure offence?
Sarah Mills says we all have different standards when it comes to what offends us. But when standards don't align, who's...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...