Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Blades hold off Royals for third straight win
A fast start nearly didn’t pay off for the Saskatoon Blades on Friday. The Blades scored five straight goals in the first period, but then had to hold off the host Victoria Royals the rest of th...
Feb 17, 2023
Bedard reaches 50-goal plateau, but Pats fall to Raiders
Regina Pats star Connor Bedard reached some individual scoring milestones Friday, but the Prince Albert Raiders got the most important two points of the night. The Raiders overcame Bedard's four-point...
Feb 17, 2023 Regina Pats captain Connor Bedard. (File photo courtesy of Keith Hershmiller Photography)
Parole board documents say killer granted day parole likely to reoffend
(WARNING: This story contains details that may be disturbing to some readers) A man convicted of the brutal murder of a young woman in Saskatoon more than two decades ago has been granted day parole, ...
Feb 17, 2023
First three auctions of liquor permits net province more than $18M
The third day of liquor permit auctions brought in millions more dollars for the Government of Saskatchewan. Another six permits were sold, with all but one surpassing the $1-million mark. The permit ...
Feb 17, 2023
Roughriders sign former No. 1 pick in CFL European draft
After a busy few days on the CFL's free-agent market, the Saskatchewan Roughriders went global with a signing Friday. The Roughriders announced the signing of defensive lineman Valentin Gnahoua, a 28-...
Feb 17, 2023 (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Three arrested, two wanted after unconfirmed Nipawin kidnapping
A possible kidnapping on Valentine's Day in Nipawin has left five people facing criminal charges. Three of them have been arrested, and police have asked the public to keep an eye out for the other tw...
Feb 17, 2023
Raid in Regina turns up fentanyl, meth, cocaine, body armour and guns
Over two kilograms of fentanyl and more than two kilos of meth were among the things seized during a drug bust in Regina on Thursday. The police service said its drug unit executed a search warrant in...
Feb 17, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Commission says federal government was justified in invoking Emergencies Act
A public commission has determined the Canadian government was justified when it invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with the so-called Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. In the report it issued Friday, the Pu...
Feb 17, 2023 Trucks are parked on Metcalfe Street in downtown Ottawa during the freedom convoy. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Justin Tang
TeleMiracle Week proclaimed in Saskatchewan as telethon nears
It's almost time to ring those phones. On Friday, the Saskatchewan government and the Kinsmen, Kinettes and Kin Clubs of Saskatchewan announced TeleMiracle Week is to begin Sunday. The week culminates...
Feb 17, 2023
Inquest into Christopher Taniskishayinew's death to begin in March
A public inquest into the death of an inmate at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre has been scheduled for next month. According to Saskatchewan's Ministry of Justice, Christopher Taniskishayine...
Feb 17, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...