Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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Regina SWAT team helps with investigation
The Regina Police Service's Special Weapons and Tactics team joined crisis negotiators and a canine team on a call around 11 p.m. Sunday evening in the 1000 block of Wascana Street. An RPS media relea...
May 06, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Volunteers find body of man presumed dead in Kamsack drowning
The body of a 30-year-old man from the Cote First Nation, presumed to have drowned, was pulled from the Assiniboine River by volunteers on Sunday morning. According to Kamsack RCMP, Ernest Severight w...
May 05, 2019 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
Weekend traffic blitz underway in southwest Sask.
Drivers may see extra police patrolling across southwestern Saskatchewan this weekend. A Joint Forces Operation (JFO) is underway in the Swift Current, Maple Creek, Shaunavon, Kyle and surrounding com...
May 04, 2019 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
Carbon tax challenge intervenors split on court ruling
Those who argued in favour of the carbon tax believe Friday's decision by Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal sets a precedent other jurisdictions should adhere to. Larry Kowalchuk, a lawyer representing a...
May 03, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders looking to stage a Judge family reunion
Chris Judge is eager to follow in his brother's footsteps. That's kind of unique, given that Chris is nearly four years older than his sibling. But Cameron Judge indeed has blazed a trail for Chris wi...
May 03, 2019 (The Line of Scrimmage)
Moe 'disappointed' in Sask. gov't carbon tax challenge loss
Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal has denied the provincial government's challenge on the federal government's carbon tax. In a decision released Friday in Regina, the judges voted 3-2 to reject the Sask...
May 03, 2019 Premier Scott Moe and Justice Minister Don Morgan speak at a media conference following news that Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal denied the province's challenge on the federal government’s carbon tax on May 3, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Four people charged after Regina drug bust
The Regina Police Service (RPS) charged four people on Thursday night, following two search warrants executed with the help of the RPS drug unit and SWAT. The warrants were issued for homes in the 300...
May 03, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders' first pick sees his dream come true
Justin McInnis got the phone call that he had long been waiting for Thursday - and he didn't answer it right away. "Even though my agent texted me and told me that they were going to call, when I saw ...
May 02, 2019 (Justin McInnis/Twitter)
Pats stock the shelves in WHL bantam draft
The Regina Pats selected 11 players during the 2019 WHL bantam draft, which was conducted Thursday in Red Deer. In the first round (17th overall), the Pats took defenceman Layton Feist from Coldstream...
May 02, 2019 WHL/Twitter
Regina police seeking suspect in two robberies
The Regina Police Service is investigating a pair of robberies that investigators believe were committed by the same individual. In a media release issued Thursday, the police said they received a rep...
May 02, 2019
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...