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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Regina-area company gets another military contract
A privately-held company in the Regina area will be building armour-plated cabs for 150 vehicles in the Canadian military after being awarded another military contract.Dumur Industries, based at the o...
Jul 17, 2015
No threat from suspicious package downtown Saskatoon
Saskatoon police have found that a package dropped off downtown on Friday was no threat to the public. Police say it was dropped behind a business near the corner of 1st Avenue North and 23rd Street E...
Jul 17, 2015
Touching care package lifts spirits for firefighters up north
Some volunteer firefighters in La Ronge got a nice pick-me-up this week from children in the Lloydminster area as a care package full of snacks and handwritten cards arrived on Tuesday."When we opened...
Jul 17, 2015
Marijuana plants pop up in planters in downtown Swift Current
RCMP in Swift Current are trying to figure out how a marijuana plant ended up among the purple petunias in planters downtown.Mounties were called Monday morning by someone reporting the potted pot in ...
Jul 17, 2015
La Ronge-area evacuees return home
La Ronge-area evacuees are returning home after the area received a big dose of rain. The mandatory evacuation order for Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Air Ronge and La Ronge has been lifted, according to ...
Jul 17, 2015
Swift Current burlesque performance stopped over Sask. nipple critique
She may be getting some unwanted national attention -- but the head of an annual theatre festival in Swift Current says she would do it again.Denise Wall of the Chautauqua Theatre Festival jumped to t...
Jul 17, 2015
Sask. family struggles to look after evacuated horses
Many evacuees living away from home for weeks have animals they had to relocate as well. Clifford Johnson and his wife Tina were evacuated three weeks ago from La Ronge. They also evacuated seven hors...
Jul 17, 2015
U of S prof studies impact of fire evacuations on First Nations
A University of Saskatchewan professor would like to see families evacuated together when wildfires pose a risk to northern communities.Typically, those with respiratory problems are evacuated first t...
Jul 17, 2015
Regina's Harbour Landing condos shocked by lightning strike
Thunderstorms have been teasing Regina lately and nowhere was that more evident than at a pair of Harbour Landing condo buildings earlier this week.Regina Fire & Protective Services had to be call...
Jul 17, 2015
Watermelon helmets losing popularity among Rider fans
When asked about what they associate with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, people across Canada will typically come up with answers like green, Gainer, and watermelons. But real watermelon helmets d...
Jul 17, 2015
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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 ...