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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Sask. discovers damage from hurricane-force wind storm
Wind warnings are now over, but wind gusts hit hurricane force in some areas across Saskatchewan Tuesday night. As the sun came up on Wednesday morning reports of damage started coming in from people ...
Oct 18, 2017 Tree knocked down by wind in south Regina neighbourhood Oct. 18 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Schools in southwest Sask. closed due to wildfires
Several schools in the Chinook School Division are closed Wednesday following wildfires and wind Tuesday night. All schools in the following communities are closed due to wildfire evacuation orders: P...
Oct 18, 2017 Widlfire smoke seen from the town of Burstall, Sask. on Oct. 17, 2017. (Tegan Bodnarchuk/Submitted)
Wind, wildfires force people in Sask. to flee from homes
Wildfires combined with hurricane-force winds created a dangerous and deadly situation in several communities across Saskatchewan as hundreds of people were forced to flee from their homes. In a news ...
Oct 18, 2017 Aerial view of a farmyard north of the Village of Empress damaged in the wildfire Oct. 18 2017. (Jenny Hagan/Twitter)
Sask. wildfire evacuees travel to Kindersley for safety
Wildfire officials have issued an emergency evacuation order for the town of Burstall, Sask., the Rural Municipality of Deerforks and the town of Leader, Sask. due to a fire burning in the province's ...
Oct 17, 2017 Smoke billows into the sky around the town of Burstall, Sask. as crews battle blaze in a nearby field on Oct 17, 2017. (Lou McDowell Stuebing)
Armed officers at Mosaic Stadium a surprise to some fans
While the end result may not have surprised fans at Friday's Rider game, the presence of two Regina police officers sure did. A photo was circulating on social media showing two officers in full tacti...
Oct 17, 2017 Officers carrying Carbine Rifles were at the Riders game on Oct. 13, 2017. (Austin Davis Twitter)
375 tonnes of food donated to Regina Food Bank
The donated food the Regina Food Bank received this year is about 60 times as heavy as a Tyrannosaurus rex. The 31st annual food drive collected more than 375 tonnes of donated food. The donated food ...
Oct 17, 2017
Bombardier says Airbus deal puts it on strong legal ground to avoid CSeries duties
MONTREAL - Bombardier believes it is on strong legal ground to avoid import duties for its CSeries commercial jets by setting up a second assembly line at Airbus' plant in Alabama. The Montreal-based ...
Oct 17, 2017
Winds up to 100 km/h expected across south, central Sask.
The temperature might be very warm for October, but watch out for the wind. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning that covers the entire southern half of Saskatchewan. Meteorologist David Bagga...
Oct 17, 2017
Riders' Carter and Williams come to blows: reports
Eight little words from Duron Carter on Twitter sparked an evening of speculation around receiver's future with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. https://twitter.com/DC_CHILLIN_8/status/920062271941783552...
Oct 16, 2017 Duron Carter practices with the Saskatchewan Roughriders during 2017 spring training camp at SMF Field in Saskatoon. (Chris Carr/650 CKOM)
Moose Jaw garage fire causes $200K in damage
Flames destroyed a garage in Moose Jaw Monday. Police were called to the 600 block of Fairford Street East for a report of a garage fire around 2:30 p.m. When crews arrived, the entire garage was cons...
Oct 16, 2017 Heavy smoke is seen pouring out of a flaming garage in Moose Jaw on Oct. 16, 2017. (James Johnson/Twitter)
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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 ...