Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Australian Open qualifying begins despite poor air quality
MELBOURNE, Australia - Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began later in t...
Jan 14, 2020
Germany to host Libya peace conference in Berlin on Sunday
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is inviting world powers to a summit in Berlin on Sunday to discuss efforts to broker peace in Libya. Merkel's office said in a statement Tuesday that the Germ...
Jan 14, 2020
Firefighters douse early morning house fire on MacKay Street
The Regina Fire Department credits working smoke alarms with getting everybody out of a house fire near Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Park. Firefighters got the call at 1:22 a.m. Tuesday for a fire on MacKa...
Jan 14, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Man arrested by Regina police wants officer 'off the streets'
A man who says he was injured during an arrest by Regina police members in December is calling for what he claims would be justice: Removing the police officer who allegedly injured him from service. ...
Jan 14, 2020 Terrence Lonechild holds up a written statement from his cousin, Rocky Lonechild, at a Jan. 13 media conference surrounding Rocky’s incarceration and arrest. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon Co-op group expresses support for Unifor refinery members
Unifor members at the Co-op refinery in Regina are getting support from a group called the Saskatoon Co-op Members for Fairness (CM4F). The organization calls itself a grassroots, progressive movement...
Jan 14, 2020
EU pressures Iran on atom deal in last-ditch bid to save it
BRUSSELS - Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Iran to stop violating its landmark nuclear deal in a last-ditch effort to resolve their differences through talks while also...
Jan 14, 2020
Second auction of retail liquor store permits set to begin
Another round of online auctions for retail liquor store permits in Saskatchewan is set to begin Jan. 21. The initial round began Nov. 27 and concluded Dec. 6. The second series of auctions involves t...
Jan 14, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Moose Jaw residents asked to weigh in on council compensation
People in Moose Jaw are getting the chance to provide input on council compensation. The city already has a three-member panel to review council pay but is now taking feedback from an online survey. T...
Jan 14, 2020
Harsh weather kills 70 more people in Pakistan, Afghanistan
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while 15 died in neighbouring Afghanis...
Jan 14, 2020
Roughriders re-sign long-snapper Jorgen Hus
Saskatoon-born long-snapper Jorgen Hus has signed a one-year contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The CFL team made the announcement Tuesday. Hus, 30, could have become a free agent F...
Jan 14, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...