Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Water Security Agency steps up to help drought-stricken farmers
Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency is taking steps to help farmers and ranchers who are dealing with drought. On Monday, the WSA announced it's making water and vacant land for feed supplies availab...
Jul 31, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Gormley Show segments, Mon. July 31st, 2023
8:30 -New billboards from the Provincial government saying Saskatchewan Teachers are among the highest-paid in Western Canada. This has come as The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and the prov...
Jul 31, 2023
Australia sends Canada packing at Women's World Cup
Australia ended Canada's Women's World Cup campaign with a lopsided 4-0 win in Melbourne on Monday. The defending Olympic champs only needed a draw to advance into the round of 16, but instead they go...
Jul 31, 2023 Canada was eliminated from Women's World Cup after falling 4-0 to Australia on Monday. (@CANWNT/Twitter)
Cost of Saskatoon’s John A. Macdonald Road name change estimated at $35,000: City
The price tag for changing John A. Macdonald Road on Saskatoon’s west side has been estimated at around $35,000, according to one city official. The money, which was approved in 2021 for the 202...
Jul 31, 2023
Man's death near General Hospital deemed a murder
Regina police are investigating a murder that occurred early Saturday near the General Hospital. According to police, officers responded just before 2:30 a.m., to the 2100 block of Broad Street for a ...
Jul 29, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Police in Beauval aim to return stolen property to rightful owners
Officers with the Beauval RCMP detachment are trying to reunite a trove of stolen property with its rightful owners. Early Monday morning, police got a report of a Ford F350 crew cab truck accessing t...
Jul 29, 2023
Charges laid after emergency alert on Onion Lake Cree Nation
The man at the centre of a dangerous person alert on the Onion Lake Cree Nation is now facing charges. The alert went out Thursday just after 11 a.m., when police asked the public to be on the lookout...
Jul 28, 2023
Tents removed, arrests made at City Hall homeless encampment
Just after 4 p.m. Friday, the tent city at Regina City Hall and its inhabitants were gone from the property. In a tweet, 980 CJME reporter Nicole Garn said police had completed their walk across the t...
Jul 28, 2023 Some people packing up their belongings and leaving the City Hall encampment on July 28, 2023. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Teachers accuse government of 'misleading' ad campaign during contract talks
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is accusing the Scott Moe government of a "misleading and ridiculous" billboard campaign. Contract talks are underway between the two sides and the billboar...
Jul 28, 2023 (Vincent Mamer/Twitter)
Regina police probing man's death on Rupert Street
Regina police are investigating the death of a man in the Glen Elm neighbourhood. Police said in a release Friday that officers were sent to a house in the 1400 block of Rupert Street on Thursday just...
Jul 28, 2023 (Regina Police Service/Twitter)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...