Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Santa Claus comes to the Queen City with new parade route
There will be plenty of parking and lane restrictions in effect Sunday as Regina makes way for the Santa Claus parade. Many feared there would be no Santa Claus parade after Southland Mall cancelled t...
Nov 18, 2018
20-plus events already planned for 2019 at Evraz Place
It's shaping up to be a busy 2019 at Evraz Place. Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL), the group that operates Evraz Place, wants to do an assessment of all their facilities to go along with ...
Nov 17, 2018
Fraud, theft charges for health region electrician
The Regina Police Service has charged a Regina electrician with fraud and theft in connection with a lawsuit launched by the former Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region (RQHR). In July 2017, Adrian Bechard...
Nov 16, 2018
RCMP looking for man after truck found in creek
Swift Current RCMP are searching for a 26-year-old man after a truck was found partially submerged in a creek. Shortly after 6 a.m. Friday, RCMP responded to a call from a passerby about the partially...
Nov 16, 2018 A truck was found partially submerged in a creek in Swift Current on Nov. 16, 2018. (Swift Current RCMP/Submitted)
Sask. Party's Dan D'Autremont announces retirement
The original guard of the Saskatchewan Party is shrinking again as long-time MLA Dan D'Autremont announced his retirement Thursday night. The Cannington representative was in his riding in Arcola Thur...
Nov 16, 2018 Dan D'Autremont was first elected as the MLA for Cannington in 1991. He announced on Nov. 15, 2018 that he would be leaving politics ahead of the 2020 provincial election. (Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan)
Province responds to unlicensed pot store on Muscowpetung
The province is not happy with the opening of an unlicensed cannabis store on the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation. Mino Maskihki Cannabis Dispensary opened this week with no provincial license, wi...
Nov 16, 2018 Justice Minister Don Morgan at the Saskatoon cabinet office on Sept. 8, 2017 (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Winter returns with snow, ice and cold weather
After a short reprieve from cold weather, winter has returned to southern Saskatchewan just in time for the weekend. In Regina, a layer of light snow is sticking to roads on top of a layer of ice from...
Nov 16, 2018
Capital Pointe court saga continues; developer still controls hole
The city is running out of legal options to force the developer behind Capital Pointe to fill the hole at Victoria Avenue and Albert Street, but it will get one more chance to argue over the options. ...
Nov 15, 2018 The Capital Pointe site on Nov. 15, 2018, before work began to backfill the hole. (980 CJME)
Prisoner recaptured after escaping Prince Albert penitentiary
A spokesperson with the Saskatchewan Penitentiary confirmed Thursday afternoon that Edward Daniel Ross has been recaptured and returned to custody. According to a media release issued by Correctional ...
Nov 15, 2018 Edward Ross is serving a near four year sentence for various crimes including forcible confinement and break and enter. (Correctional Services Canada)
Poll shows regional, political divide on carbon tax
While opposition remains strong in the Prairies, a new poll by Mainstreet Research shows more Canadians support the carbon tax than oppose it. Mainstreet Analytics surveyed a sample of 7,961 people ac...
Nov 15, 2018
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...