Murray Wood: Let people cook their steak how they like it
Murray Wood hates a steak snob. He says the "self-appointed arbiters of how food should be prepared" should le...
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Sask. construction company to pay $70,000 after worker seriously hurt
A Saskatchewan construction company has been hit with heavy fines after pleading guilty to violating safety regulations in relation to a serious injury. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations a...
Sep 08, 2023
Literacy foundation calls for donations to help Afghan girls access books
Friday marks International Literacy Day, but not everyone is able to share the same joy of reading. According to the World Literacy Foundation, the new Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned boo...
Sep 08, 2023 On International Literacy Day, a foundation is working to ensure girls in Afghanistan have opportunities to share in the joys of reading. (980 CJME file photo)
CFL, CFLPA reaffirm air quality policy for smoky conditions
If the CFL's air quality policy was followed to the letter, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers probably shouldn't have kicked off the Labour Day Classic on Sunday. In a joint state...
Sep 07, 2023 The CFL and CFLPA have confirmed games shouldn't be played when the Air Quality Health Index is above a 7. At kickoff, the AQHI due to smoke in the air in Regina for the Labour Day Classic was 7.1 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME file photo)
Rate Review Panel recommends changes to reduce SaskEnergy bills
Changes to SaskEnergy rates proposed by the Crown corporation in June have been approved by Saskatchewan's Rate Review Panel. Earlier in the summer, SaskEnergy made an application to the panel seeking...
Sep 07, 2023
Regina police using parked cop cars in effort to curb crime
Police in Regina are exploring a novel method to curb crime. The Regina Police Service said it's recently started leaving marked police vehicles parked in "areas of concern" around the city. The vehic...
Sep 07, 2023 Decommissioned Regina police vehicles are to be parked around the city in the coming months in an effort to deter crime and improve safety. (980 CJME file photo)
17-year-old charged after bear mace sprayed into homes, cars in Regina
Regina police have charged a 17-year-old boy after bear mace was sprayed into two homes and two cars in the Churchill Downs area of the city early Thursday. In a media release, police said officers re...
Sep 07, 2023 Charges have been laid against a teenager who allegedly sprayed bear mace into cars and homes in north Regina early on Sept. 7, 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
SHA embarking on national tour to promote health-care careers in Sask.
As Saskatchewan struggles with an ongoing shortage of health-care workers, two agencies are about to embark on a national tour to promote employment opportunities in the province. From Sept. 22 throug...
Sep 07, 2023
Province helps purchase new property for North Battleford homeless shelter
A new property has been purchased to house a 40-bed emergency shelter in North Battleford. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services kicked in $219,000 to help the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (B...
Sep 07, 2023
2023 harvest more than half done in Saskatchewan: Crop report
Saskatchewan's 2023 harvest is more than halfway done. According to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is now 51 per cent done, up from 33 per cent last ...
Sep 07, 2023
Gormley Show segments, Thur. September 7th, 2023
8:30 - A new study from the Fraser Institute, “The Forgotten Demographic: Assessing the Possible Benefits and Serious Cost of COVID-19 School Closures on Canadian Children.” It looks at th...
Sep 07, 2023
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 16
Evan talks with paNOW reporter Nigel Maxwell about the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' $34,251,566 in expens...