Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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RCMP detachment now in Richmound over so-called 'queen of Canada'
The RCMP is setting up a temporary detachment in the village of Richmound, near the Alberta border, in response to concerns over the woman who's styled herself the "queen of Canada". "The safety and s...
Oct 07, 2023 RCMP have opened a mobile temporary detachment in Richmound, west of Swift Current, after a woman calling herself the 'queen of Canada' and her followers moved in. (980 CJME file photo)
George Reed service marked by Motown, milkshakes and community
Rider Nation went the extra mile to close a chapter on a life well lived with a celebration of life for George Reed on Friday afternoon. Hundreds of seats filled with fans and friends wearing green, m...
Oct 06, 2023 The Grey Cup adorns the stage at George Reed's celebration of life on Oct. 6, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980CJME)
Sask. launches five-year plan for mental health and addictions
Saskatchewan's $49.4 million plan announced Friday will create 500 new treatment spaces and a central intake system, which allows patients to refer themselves for mental health and addictions services...
Oct 06, 2023
From left to right: Regina Mayor Sandra Masters, Health Minister Everett Hindley, Social Services Minister Gene Makowsky, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Tim McLeod and Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark.
Sask. targets homelessness with $40M for public safety, more beds
The province aims to address “complex needs” and community safety, among other initiatives, with a $40.2 million homelessness plan announced Friday. Nearly half of the investment, $19M, wi...
Oct 06, 2023
Gormley Show Segments — Friday, Oct. 6
Gormley, Friday, October 6th, 2023 WITH GUEST HOST TAYLOR MACPHERSON 8:30 - The Saskatchewan Roughriders continue to disappoint fans. Joining Taylor MacPherson, Green Zone Rider Reporter looks ...
Oct 06, 2023
When is the best time to switch to winter tires in Saskatchewan?
Whether you like it or not, winter is fast approaching, and now is the ideal time to book an appointment for winter tires, says OK Tire’s Rod Jansen. While many choose to get winter tires on the...
Oct 06, 2023
Pine View Farms thankful to avoid avian flu this year
As Thanksgiving approaches, Pine View Farms is butchering hundreds of turkeys for Saskatchewan families despite setbacks last season. Last year, the “farm-to-fork operation,” located 15 mi...
Oct 06, 2023
Former teacher at Legacy Christian Academy enters guilty plea
Aaron Travis Benneweis appeared by telephone in a Saskatoon courtroom Thursday from Edmonton and pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor. He served as Legacy Chr...
Oct 05, 2023
Police investigate sudden death near Bedford Road Collegiate
Students at a Saskatoon high school had to walk by police vehicles on their way to class Thursday morning. Police were called at 7:30 a.m. about a deceased person in a parking lot near Bedford Road Co...
Oct 05, 2023
New centre for Métis opens in Saskatoon
Saskatchewan's Mtis community will have a new space to call home with the opening of Ma Faamii in Saskatoon. The one stop service centre- worth over $2 million dollars- provides support and services f...
Oct 05, 2023
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
On Wednesday, Evan reviews Tuesday's federal spring fiscal update, takes the temperature of the new CFL changes coming i...