Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Swift Current man accused of child porn offences
RCMP have charged a Swift Current man with downloading, storing and sharing child porn. In a press release, Swift Current RCMP said Tony Resendes, 53, allegedly downloaded and shared the porn using a ...
Nov 22, 2018
SaskPower: power restored after 2 outages in one day
Crews have restored power to several neighbourhoods in east Regina, following two separate power outages Thursday. https://twitter.com/SaskPower/status/1065705935098847233 Thousands of people living i...
Nov 22, 2018 Map showing scope of major power outage covering areas east of Regina Nov. 22, 2018.
Saskatchewan offers longest maternity leave in Canada
Expecting women in Saskatchewan are now entitled to take more maternity leave. New changes by the government allow moms-to-be to take 19 weeks of maternity leave, an increase from 18 weeks. This means...
Nov 21, 2018
Maple Creek bull rider ready for Agribition pro rodeo
North America's best cowboys are taking over the Brandt Centre this week and it all gets underway Wednesday. The Agribition Pro Rodeo features cowboys from over North America, participating in events ...
Nov 21, 2018 North America's best cowboys are taking over the Brandt Centre this week and it all gets underway Wednesday. (Jackie Jensen / Jared Parsonage Facebook)
Police seek public info after gunshots fired into house
Regina police are looking for information in a shooting Tuesday morning that sent at least two bullets into a North Central home while a family was asleep inside. It happened at about 4:20 a.m. on the...
Nov 20, 2018
Antidepressant shortage could affect 12,000 people in Sask.
An ongoing national drug shortage of an antidepressant could be affecting about 12,000 people in Saskatchewan, according to the Ministry of Health. The brand name of the drug is Wellbutrin, but its ge...
Nov 20, 2018
Environment Canada issues fog advisory for central Sask.
Environment Canada has issued a fog advisory for Tuesday, covering areas around Regina and northwest of the city along highway 11, toward Saskatoon. The weather agency said dense fog has developed alo...
Nov 20, 2018 (Saskatchewan Highway Hotline)
Cheap oil, supply backlog could gut Sask. royalties: Eyre
Western Canada is in the grip of an oil crisis, thanks to tanking oil prices of heavier crude and a backlog of supply. As of Monday afternoon, Western Canadian Select (WCS), the heavier grade of oil p...
Nov 19, 2018 Oil tanker rail cars in Regina sit on the city's central tracks on Nov. 19, 2018. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Regina police charge 22-year-old man with attempted murder
Regina police have charged a 22-year-old man with attempted murder after a 48-year-old woman was found with a gunshot wound in a north Regina home on Sunday. Police are not identifying the man because...
Nov 19, 2018 Two police cars hold the scene at a home in the 5200 block of Boswell Crescent on Nov. 18, 2018. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Examine ‘monstrous’ allegations of forced sterilization of Indigenous women: NDP
OTTAWA - The federal government and the provinces must examine "monstrous" allegations of modern-day forced sterilizations of Indigenous women, NDP reconciliation critic Romeo Saganash said Monday. Sa...
Nov 19, 2018 NDP MP Romeo Saganash - Canadian Press
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
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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