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Man has 2015 murder charge dismissed
A Moose Jaw man charged in a 2015 murder has had his charges dismissed. Fredrick Brass, now 28, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 55-year-old Timothy Evenson. Evenson's body was fo...
May 11, 2018
Moose Jaw takes over unfinished High St. construction
The private company hired to get the job done on Moose Jaw's High Street have been removed from the project. Instead, the City of Moose Jaw will take over the completion of the unfinished road project...
May 11, 2018 Construction work continues on High Street in Moose Jaw. (Discover Moose Jaw)
Camp-Easy sites available at 3 provincial parks
For anyone who has ever thought about trying camping but feels intimidated by the hassle of setting up equipment, the province is attempting to change your mind. This summer Sask Parks is launching Ca...
May 11, 2018 Sask Parks is offering fully-equipped campsites at Echo Valley, Buffalo Pound and Pike Lake Provincial Parks for 2018. (SaskParks/website)
City of Regina maps out road work plans
The summer construction season has started and the City of Regina has put out a list of all the city streets scheduled to be upgraded this year. The total investment in construction projects that coul...
May 11, 2018 Director of Roadways and Transportation for the City of Regina, Norm Kyle, announces construction projects on May 10, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/980 CJME)
'I will always bleed green:' Durant retires from football
Darian Durant has announced his retirement from football. The former Roughrider quarterback led the team to the 2013 Grey Cup win in Regina. In a statement on his website Friday morning he thanked all...
May 11, 2018
RCMP looking for missing teen who could be in Regina
Punnichy RCMP are asking for help to find a missing 15-year-old boy from the Muskowekwan First Nation. Gavin Douglas Fletcher and last seen near the Punnichy High School on May 9 and did not return ho...
May 10, 2018 A photo of Gavin Fletcher provided by RCMP on May 10, 2018. (Punnichy RCMP)
Sask. seeding starts slower than past years: report
Seeding season is underway in Saskatchewan, with more farmers expected to begin this week. According to the province's weekly crop report, nine per cent of crop is in the ground. This is behind the fi...
May 10, 2018
Evraz Place wants public feedback on parking, exit wait times
If you've got something to say about parking and traffic around Evraz Place in Regina - now is the time to let it be known. The Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is asking for feedback abou...
May 10, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Did you get it? Emergency alerts inconsistent across Sask.
If your mobile phone didn't buzz or squeal during emergency alert testing Wednesday afternoon, you're certainly not alone. Glitches with the new push notification alert system appeared to continue in ...
May 10, 2018 This test emergency alert went out to many, but not all mobile phones in Saskatchewan May 9, 2018. (Sam Maciag/980 CJME)
Saskjobs website back online temporarily after complaints
The provincial job website is back online. In the past month, Saskjobs was merged with the federal equivalent called Jobsbank, but that change led to a number of complaints. Employers told 980 CJME it...
May 09, 2018 SaskJobs.ca is back online after complaints about the switch to the federal job bank May 10, 2018. (Screengrab/SaskJobs.ca)
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