Murray Wood: How young is too young to bring kids to sports games
How young is too young to bring children to a stadium? After taking his six-year-old grandson to watch the Riders, Murra...
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Mom of fentanyl overdose victim demands better addictions care
A Saskatchewan mother, alongside the NDP, is advocating for better access to mental health and addictions care in the province. Genny Churchill's son, Jordan Wakelam, died of a fentanyl overdose in Ja...
Nov 08, 2018 Jordan Wakelam died of a fentanyl overdose while on a wait list for mental health and drug treatment on Jan. 27, 2018. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Delayed harvest finally wraps up in Sask.
Harvest is finally done in Saskatchewan for the year and it wasn't an easy task. September saw cold, frost and snow but the last burst of sunshine this past couple of weeks saw farmers back out on the...
Nov 08, 2018
Jones, Williams-Lambert up for CFL awards
Two members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders are West Division nominees for a couple of league-wide awards. Roughriders head coach Chris Jones is the West Division Coach of the Year while first-year re...
Nov 08, 2018 Head coach Chris Jones, who normally dresses in black from head to toe, sports a green shirt during the Labour Day Classic on Sept. 2, 2018. The Roughriders have won three straight games with him in green. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Police warn public of deadly carfentanil, fentanyl
Regina police are warning drug users and first responders to be careful after a potentially deadly mix of fentanyl and other designer opiod drugs was found in the Queen City. Testing confirmed carfent...
Nov 08, 2018
Machiskinic family disappointed following RPS meeting
The RCMP has completed its review into the Regina Police Service's (RPS) investigation of Nadine Machiskinic's death, but her family says police will not be revealing the findings to them or the publi...
Nov 07, 2018 Nadine Machiskinic's aunt Delores Stevenson and supporters speak about the RCMP review of the investigation at a Regina news conference on July 31, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
5 Roughriders named West Division all-stars
Five Saskatchewan Roughriders have been named West Division all-stars after strong 2018 campaigns. The CFL named Brendon LaBatte, Brett Lauther, Charleston Hughes, Ed Gainey and Willie Jefferson as so...
Nov 07, 2018 Defensive back Ed Gainey dives across the goal line after intercepting B.C. quarterback Travis Lulay on Oct. 27, 2018. (Derek Mortensen/Saskatchewan Roughriders)
U of R academic staff vote for strike mandate
Academic staff at the University of Regina have voted to give their union a strike mandate. The academic staff bargaining unit of the University of Regina Faculty Association saw 87.4 per cent of memb...
Nov 07, 2018
Strike over at Moose Jaw Co-op, wage scale kept
After more than a month on the picket lines, workers at the Moose Jaw Co-op will be back on the job Thursday. The Co-op announced in a news release that it's reached a deal with the workers' union, UF...
Nov 07, 2018 Co-op employees on strike in Moose Jaw. (Discover Moose Jaw)
2 teens found following escape from the Dojack youth centre
980 CJME has learned two teens escaped from the Paul Dojack Youth Centre in Regina on the weekend. They were housed in the secure unit of the detention facility. The Regina Police Service was notified...
Nov 06, 2018
Hunters, landowners weigh in on rural trespassing debate
Hunters and landowners are weighing in on the debate over possible changes to trespassing laws in Saskatchewan. The provincial ministry of justice began seeking input on ways to address trespassing la...
Nov 06, 2018
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