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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2nd man arrested in connection with Claude Landry death
Gravelbourg RCMP have arrested a second man in connection with the death of Claude Landry. Landry, 48, of Kincaid was last seen on July 12 in Gravelbourg. Police later classified his missing persons c...
Jul 24, 2018 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
Goldfish, Ritz crackers under recall
Several varieties of Goldfish and Ritz-brand crackers are currently under a recall in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the recalls due to possible salmonella contamination. Christie ...
Jul 24, 2018 Several varieties of Goldfish crackers are under a recall in Canada July 23, 2018. (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
Despite 71 per cent rise in gun crime, crime down: RCMP
Despite a major increase in gun violence last year, overall crime in Saskatchewan's rural areas is down. According to recent 2017 numbers released by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, overal...
Jul 23, 2018 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
Spotted: bear roams in Douglas Provincial Park
Douglas Provincial Park may be a site of more prairie than pine, but the provincial government is warning campers about a confirmed bear sighting. The warning was issued Friday by Saskatchewan Provinc...
Jul 23, 2018
Regina police arrest man with sawed-off .22 calibre rifle
A 32-year-old man from Edenwold is facing several gun charges after Regina police surrounded a house Saturday on Ottawa Street. Police were called around 4:45 p.m. Saturday with a report of a man with...
Jul 23, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan could soon get another new area code
Saskatchewan just started using the 639 area code a little over five years ago, now the province could get another one. A notice on the Canadian Radio and Television Commission's (CRTC) website says t...
Jul 23, 2018
74-year-old Gravelbourg man charged with murder
A 74-year-old man from Gravelbourg is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the disappearance of a 48-year-old man from Kincaid. Claude Landry was last seen on July 12 in Gravelbourg a...
Jul 23, 2018 Claude Landry, 48, from Kincaid was last seen on July 12 in Gravelbourg. A 74-year-old man is now facing murder charges in his death. (RCMP)
Paralyzed Bronco hits ice for first time since April crash
Roughly three-and-a-half months ago, Ryan Straschnitzki's life was forever changed. He was on the Humboldt Broncos team bus on the way to a playoff game with his team in April when it collided with a ...
Jul 22, 2018 Ryan Straschnitzki (red jersey) got on the ice July 20, 2018 for the first time since being paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash (Twitter)
Work begins on Regina's Eastgate Drive realignment
A few years after battling to keep a section of Eastgate Drive open, at least one Regina business is happy to see work beginning on the new realignment of the street. When the city was doing the study...
Jul 20, 2018 Construction work continues along Regina's Eastgate Drive on July 20, 2018. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Semi driver charged after truck tipped on Ring Road ramp
A 36-year-old man has been charged with driving without due care and attention after the semi he was driving tipped over Thursday afternoon in Regina. Around 3 p.m., the driver was exiting off Albert ...
Jul 20, 2018
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...