Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Huge cache of illegal cigarettes seized in Moose Jaw
Three people were arrested after a recent investigation in Moose Jaw led to the discovery of 618,000 illegal cigarettes and about 68 pounds of loose tobacco. According to a media release issued Monday...
Mar 25, 2019 Moose Jaw Police Service photo
SGI offers third gender option on licences
Saskatchewan residents no longer have to specify their genders on their driver's licences and photo ID cards. In a media release Monday, SGI announced that residents who don't identify as male or fema...
Mar 25, 2019
Regina woman honoured for volunteer work
Regina's Bernadette McIntyre can be found at many different events throughout the year as a volunteer and now she's being recognized for her work. McIntyre was named the sports event volunteer of the ...
Mar 25, 2019 (Canadian Sport Tourism Twitter)
Gas prices rising in Queen City
As the temperature is rising, it seems the gas prices are doing the same -- much to the chagrin of drivers. Gas in Regina is sitting at an average of about $1.13 per litre -- up from just under $1.04 ...
Mar 25, 2019
Union says Sask. budget has little for front line workers
According to a major union in Saskatchewan, the latest provincial budget does nothing to address what they call dangerous staffing shortages in the healthcare system. Barbara Cape, president of SEIU (...
Mar 24, 2019
10-year-old girl raises thousands of dollars for NICU
Thanks to some hard work and a heart of gold, one 10-year-old girl from Fort Qu'Appelle has donated thousands of dollars to help save babies' lives. Catherine Okolita has been fundraising for the Z99 ...
Mar 24, 2019 Catherine Okolita stands with her cheque representing a donation of over $23,000 to the Z99 Radiothon. (Caralen Okolita/Submitted)
Prince Albert police charge five in death of 22-year-old man
Five people are facing first-degree murder charges in connection to a 22-year-old man's death in Prince Albert Friday. The accused include four men -- aged 31, 23, 23 and 21 -- and a 19-year-old woman...
Mar 24, 2019 Prince Albert police were called to the Rivercrest apartment building on March 22, 2019. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW)
Faculty association serves strike notice to U of R
Academic staff at the University of Regina could soon be on strike. The University of Regina Faculty Association (URFA) has served a strike notice, which could start Thursday at 10 a.m. In an update f...
Mar 23, 2019
Evraz hit with $100,000 in fines for 2017 workplace injury
Evraz was handed a six-figure fine this week after pleading guilty to a breach of Occupational Health and Safety regulations. The company was fined $71,429 with a $28,571 surcharge for an incident tha...
Mar 22, 2019
Reactions vary to sentence in Broncos crash
Chris Joseph was of two minds Friday. Joseph, whose son Jaxon was one of 16 people killed in the Humboldt Broncos tragedy April 6, admitted he was "disappointed" with the eight-year prison sentence ha...
Mar 22, 2019 The family of Jaxon Joseph arrives at the sentencing of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu in Melfort on March 22, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...