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Former Riders' coach Jones calls move to NFL 'bittersweet'
"I loved it." Those were the words Chris Jones used to characterize his last three seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Green Zone's Jamie Nye caught up with Jones on Wednesday after he resi...
Jan 16, 2019 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)
Temperatures drop as Saskatchewan braces for days of cold
Environment Canada is advising people in the province to get ready for more cold weather. The weather agency was forecasting the end of the week would see cold temperatures in the -20 C range, with wi...
Jan 16, 2019
Regina police search for missing teen
Regina police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing teenager last seen Tuesday evening in the city's Woodland Grove neighbourhood. In a emailed news release, police said Nikkia Sugar, ...
Jan 16, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Riders' Chris Jones leaving to coach in NFL
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Chris Jones is on his way to the NFL. The team confirmed the news Tuesday evening in an emailed news release. "We are proud of what Chris came in and accomplished t...
Jan 15, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Chris Jones patrols the sidelines during a game on June 10, 2017. (Submitted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
No impact from U.S. government shutdown, says STEP president
It doesn't seem like the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history has hit home just yet. Chris Dekker from the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership said they're monitoring the situatio...
Jan 15, 2019 (Jeremy Smith/Twitter)
Safety a concern with ride-sharing recommendations: taxi company
Recommendations about regulations surrounding ride-sharing are set to be presented to Regina's Executive Committee but the taxi industry is taking issue with a few of them. A report from administratio...
Jan 15, 2019 The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation to allow ride-sharing services like Uber to operate in the province. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Broadway musical icon Carol Channing dies at 97
Carol Channing, an icon of the stage and screen through the 1960s, has died at the age of 97. Channing was best known for her starring role in Hello, Dolly! which she played more than 5,000 times on B...
Jan 15, 2019 Carol Channing was best known for her recurring star role in Hello Dolly which opened in 1964.(Wikipedia Commons)
Regina transit introduces new passes, cheaper fares
It just became cheaper to ride the bus in Regina. The city introduced new passes and discounts Monday, as an incentive for more people to take transit. There's a decrease in some fares, including the ...
Jan 14, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Man flashes kids at hockey tournament near Maidstone
RCMP in the Maidstone and Lloydminster areas are looking for a man who exposed himself to kids during a hockey tournament over the weekend. The incident happened on Saturday, during the tournament at ...
Jan 14, 2019 (Hillmond Redden Centennial Arena/Facebook)
Sask. writer calls anti-carbon tax crusade hypocritical
According to a Saskatoon freelance writer, the Saskatchewan Party is not paying the political cost for hiking the provincial sales tax to six per cent and expanding the industries where it would be ch...
Jan 14, 2019 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was one of several speakers at a rally at the legislature in support of the country’s resource sectors on Jan. 8. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...