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Five boys accused in girl's sexual assault in Regina
Five teenage and pre-teen boys are accused in a horrific crime in Regina where a girl was sexually assaulted. It's not clear when the crime is believed to have happened, but Regina police say officers...
Feb 28, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Nipawin man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot PM
A Nipawin, Sask. man has been charged after allegedly threatening the Prime Minister and Parliament. RCMP began investigating on Feb. 12 when David Petersen allegedly called a government agency and th...
Feb 28, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media, along with MP Ralph Goodale, right, at the DEEP geothermal lab in Regina, Sask. on Jan. 11, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Two dead in mobile home fire west of Swift Current
Two people are dead after a fire west of Swift Current. The RM of Swift Current #137 Fire Department said on its Facebook page it responded to two side-by-side mobile homes in flames Wednesday afterno...
Feb 28, 2019 Crews responding to fire west of Swift Current on Feb. 27, 2019. (RM of Swift Current #137 Fire Department Facebook page)
SGI to focus on distracted driving in March
Police across Saskatchewan are focusing on distracted driving for their traffic safety spotlight in March. SGI is reminding drivers it's illegal to hold, use, manipulate or view your phone while drivi...
Feb 28, 2019
Residents still can't return to Leader health care facility
Residents and patients waiting to get back into the Leader and District Integrated Healthcare Facility will need to wait a little longer. An update from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said th...
Feb 28, 2019
Harm reduction, safe injection sites positive steps: Police chief
As a group in Saskatoon begins taking steps to bring a safe injection site to that city, Regina's police chief says he would be on board with similar harm reduction strategies. AIDS Saskatoon has appl...
Feb 27, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Roughrider Dan Clark stands up to bullying on Pink Shirt Day
Students across Saskatchewan are standing up to bullying by wearing pink on Wednesday. Last year, more than 56,000 people participated in the bullying prevention campaign called K+S Pink Shirt Day. Sa...
Feb 27, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP finds IED in Swift Current home
A 17-year-old male was to appear in Swift Current provincial court Tuesday after the RCMP found an improvised explosive device (IED) in his home. According to a media release from the RCMP, officers e...
Feb 26, 2019
Crop insurance coverage reaches record level
Saskatchewan farmers will have access to record crop insurance coverage in 2019. Speaking in Melville on Tuesday, Agriculture Minister David Marit announced that coverage levels for 2019 will increase...
Feb 26, 2019 Terry Youzwa's view from his tractor during harvest from a tweet he sent directed at the prime minister and finance minister about tax changes. (Terry Youzwa/Twitter)
Fire engulfs Carry the Kettle water treatment plant, many without water
Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation is under a state of emergency after all of its community members were left without water following a massive blaze at the water treatment plant. Councillor Shawn S...
Feb 26, 2019 The water treatment plant was destroyed by fire on Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation on Feb. 25, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
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April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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