Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Out of time: SHSAA cancels Hoopla, unveils plan for one-day event
The clock has hit zeroes for Hoopla 2024. The Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) announced Wednesday that its provincial basketball championships have been cancelled due to the ong...
Mar 20, 2024 The Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association had given the teachers until Wednesday at 3 p.m. to lift their sanctions. (650 CKOM file photo)
WCB statistics say Sask. had lowest workplace injury rate ever in 2023
Saskatchewan's workplace injury rate for 2023 was the lowest in the province's recorded history. Statistics released by the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) show the total injury rate fo...
Mar 20, 2024 According to the WCB, 90 per cent of Saskatchewan workplaces reported no deaths or injuries in 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
New accessible washroom opens in downtown Regina
The City of Regina has opened a new accessible washroom in Victoria Park. "This initiative, directed by Council, is in response to community needs and underscores the City's commitment to providing es...
Mar 20, 2024 The new accessible washroom in Victoria Park. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Passenger in stolen truck that killed Sask. Mountie sentenced
The woman who was a passenger in the stolen truck that ran over and killed RCMP Const. Shelby Patton in Wolseley nearly three years ago has been sentenced. According to court documents, Marlene Pagee ...
Mar 19, 2024 Const. Shelby Patton was killed in the line of duty in June of 2021. The woman who was a passenger in the stolen vehicle that struck and killed Patton pleaded guilty to four charges. (RCMP/X)
Assault case against Moose Jaw MLA adjourned to April 15
Assault charges against the MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow were in court for the first time Monday. According to documents from Moose Jaw Provincial Court, Greg Lawrence's case was adjourned to April 15 at...
Mar 18, 2024 Greg Lawrence. (Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly)
Woman dies of injuries suffered in crash on Trans-Canada at Moose Jaw
An 18-year-old woman has died as a result of the injuries she suffered in a crash Thursday on the Trans-Canada Highway at Moose Jaw. In an update, the Moose Jaw Police Service said the woman died Mond...
Mar 18, 2024 Police say the woman was hit by a work vehicle being driven at low speed by a co-worker. (Discover Moose Jaw file photo)
Feds providing Saskatchewan with $560M in health-care funding
Saskatchewan is getting $560 million in federal funding to improve health care in the province. On Monday in Regina, the federal and provincial governments announced they had signed two bilateral agre...
Mar 18, 2024 Saskatchewan Health Minister Everett Hindley talks about the improvements he hopes the province will be able to make in health-care programs with the $560 million from the federal government announced Monday. Federal Health Minister Mark Holland (left) also was on hand for the announcement Monday. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
One man treated for smoke inhalation following Moose Jaw house fire
Moose Jaw police say a 23-year-old man was treated for minor smoke inhalation and was transported to hospital by EMS after a house fire Saturday afternoon. It's estimated there is $270,000 in damage t...
Mar 17, 2024 The fire department responded to the call Saturday just after 1 p.m. (Submitted to Discover Moose Jaw)
Regina police say suspicious package at Golden Mile was a hoax
Regina's bomb squad was called out Friday morning after police got a call about a suspicious package at the Golden Mile Shopping Centre. Police subsequently determined the call was a hoax. READ MORE: ...
Mar 15, 2024 A caller told police the package had a note on it threatening harm if it was touched. (980 CJME file photo)
Semi driver hospitalized after 10-vehicle crash near Rouleau
A semi driver was badly hurt in a crash that closed Highway 39 near Rouleau on Wednesday. The RCMP only provided an update on the crash Thursday. In that update, the Mounties said officers in Mileston...
Mar 14, 2024 Police responded to the crash just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday. (Derek Putz/Global News)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...