Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Métis veterans honoured on Indigenous Veterans Day
On Wednesday, Mtis veterans from across the province were honoured at a special service in Batoche for Indigenous Veterans Day. Mervin Bouvier, the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan's minister of veterans, sai...
Nov 08, 2023
Sask. passes legislation to raise smoking and vaping age to 19
The Government of Saskatchewan followed through on a throne speech promise Wednesday, introducing and passing legislation that will raise the age for smoking and vaping across the province. The amendm...
Nov 08, 2023 The province plans to raise the legal age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 19 to match the legal age for alcohol and cannabis consumption. (CP file photo)
Two dead after truck and van collide on Highway 4 on Tuesday
Two people are dead after a truck and a van collided on Highway 4 near Lac Pelletier on Tuesday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Swift Current detachment were called to the scene shortly afte...
Nov 08, 2023
Water Security Agency issues warning about ice thickness
The Water Security Agency is reminding people to make sure ice on bodies of water in the province is thick enough to walk, drive or snowmobile on. The warning comes just days after two men and a girl ...
Nov 08, 2023 People are being reminded to check the thickness of ice on bodies of water before they walk, snowmobile or drive on it. (980 CJME file photo)
Changes coming to Sask. high school graduation requirements
Starting in the 2024-25 school year, high school students in Saskatchewan will have different requirements to graduate -- including taking a course on financial literacy. In a media release Wednesday,...
Nov 08, 2023 Saskatchewan is changing graduation requirements for high school students starting in the 2024-25 school year. (980 CJME file photo)
Social services to help low-income families with new employment incentive
A new initiative from Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services is aiming to make life more affordable for low-income families across the province. The ministry said its new Saskatchewan Employment I...
Nov 08, 2023
Trans-Canada open again, crash caused delays on Highway 11
It wasn't snowing Wednesday morning, but the weather still was having an impact on Saskatchewan highways. Just after 8:30 a.m., the Highway Hotline said the Trans-Canada Highway was closed from Wolsel...
Nov 08, 2023 A STARS air ambulance was dispatched to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash involving semis near Chamberlain on Wednesday. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Gormley show segments — Wednesday, Nov. 8
Gormley, Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 8:30 - John Gormley has something to share with listeners. 9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories...open lines 10:00 - Research into multiple sclerosis in the prov...
Nov 08, 2023
Men who died in Humboldt Lake were trying to rescue cousins: Family
The two men who died Saturday in Humboldt Lake were trying to rescue their relatives who had gone through the ice, a family member says. According to a Facebook post by Andrew Novecosky, his son Joe a...
Nov 07, 2023
Saskatchewan taking more steps toward new provincial police force
The Saskatchewan Marshals Service is closer to reality thanks to new legislation introduced on Tuesday. The new provincial police force, which was first announced in 2022, is expected to become operat...
Nov 07, 2023
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...