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Sask. Catholic schools to appeal funding decision
The province's eight Catholic school boards are unanimously endorsing a move to appeal a recent court decision, known as the Theodore case. The judge ruled the provincial government would no longer be...
Apr 28, 2017
U of S breaks ground on Merlis Belsher Place
The sod is turned and now the University of Saskatchewan is looking to turn a new leaf with a modern arena. Over 100 people attended a ground-breaking ceremony for Merlis Belsher Place Friday afternoo...
Apr 28, 2017
Group calls for end to Sask. Catholic school system
A new group is calling for the province to merge Saskatchewan's public and Catholic school systems. OneSystemSask is primarily made up of parents in Saskatoon and Regina, but has members throughout th...
Apr 28, 2017 (980 CJME file photo)
LGBTQ event accuses Catholic School Board of discrimination
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools is being accused of cancelling an LGTBQ-friendly event on the basis of sexual discrimination. A dodgeball fundraising tournament for Saskatoon Sexual Health was slat...
Apr 28, 2017
Government eyes future partnership opportunities for SaskTel
The government is entertaining future partnership opportunities for SaskTel as a result of the passing of Bill 40. Bill 40 allows for up to 49 per cent of the province's Crown corporations t...
Apr 28, 2017
Saskatoon police reviewing premier's dinner protest response
Saskatoon police say they are reviewing their response to a protest outside Prairieland Park Thursday evening. Demonstrators from different unions and community groups gathered at the venue ahe...
Apr 28, 2017
Riders, Jones smacked with $36K in fines by CFL
While the Roughriders maintain that they never worked out former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel, head coach and vice-president of football operations Chris Jones has been fined $5,000 for speaking wit...
Apr 28, 2017
Name that monkey: Saskatoon zoo issues call for votes
The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo needs a little help naming one of their newest additions. The zoo welcomed a baby Goeldi monkey on Feb. 6. Now that she's had some time to grow, staff are ho...
Apr 28, 2017
Apartment building blaze found to be suspicious
Investigators have found that a fire at a Sasaktoon apartment building was set on purpose. Firefighters were called to the building at 2010 22nd Street West shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday. They arrive...
Apr 28, 2017
Floor safe found during Bonanza teardown
Ryan Schwab hopes to cash in on a 40-year-old floor safe he found Wednesday while tearing down the Bonanza Steakhouse. "If you see me here tomorrow, it didn't have $10 million in it," joked the contra...
Apr 28, 2017
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...