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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Death of man found in Wascana Lake not a criminal case: Regina police
Regina police say the death of a man whose body was found in Wascana Lake last week isn't a criminal matter. In a media release Friday, police didn't say why they had come to that determination. They ...
Oct 28, 2022 Emergency personnel were at Wascana Lake on Oct. 20, 2022. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Hilltops charged up for PFC final against Thunder
The Saskatoon Hilltops are hoping history repeats itself. In 2021, Saskatoon lost a pair of PFC games to Regina as the Thunder went undefeated in the regular season. The Hilltops got their revenge in ...
Oct 28, 2022 Saskatoon Hilltops tailback Boston Davidsen. (Saskatoon Hilltops/Twitter)
Pelican Lake man arrested after allegedly firing a gun near RCMP officer
A 24-year-old Pelican Lake man is facing firearms charges after allegedly firing a gun near an RCMP officer. The RCMP said a police dog officer was investigating an abandoned car on the Lac La Ronge I...
Oct 28, 2022
Month-long search uncovers remains possibly connected to 2011 murder investigation
After a search lasting nearly a month, the RCMP found the remains of a man believed to have been murdered in 2011. In February, the RCMP charged two people — Robert (Bob) Wesley Pich and John Ro...
Oct 28, 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87
Pioneering rock ‘n’ roll artist Jerry Lee Lewis has died. Lewis, known for his on-stage antics and high-energy piano playing, died Friday morning at age 87. Nicknamed "The Killer," Lewis b...
Oct 28, 2022
Broncos families concerned gov't may loosen requirements for truckers
The families of those hurt or killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash have sent a letter to the Saskatchewan government, raising concerns about potential changes to requirements for truck drivers. In...
Oct 28, 2022
SHA issues warning about scam COVID texts
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning people of a scam text. The text says the SHA is sending people $100 for getting a COVID-19 vaccination. "The only text messages directly from the SHA are f...
Oct 28, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Road improvements done around Battlefords Provincial Park
Campers will find things a little smoother in and around Battlefords Provincial Park. Construction is complete on $9.5 million worth of road improvements in the area. The project includes almost 24 ki...
Oct 28, 2022
Police say two recent armed robberies may be connected
Police in Regina are appealing to the public for information on two armed robberies which officers believe are connected. The first happened around 3 a.m. on Sunday, when a man and a woman were sittin...
Oct 28, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Armed suspect killed after confrontation with Saskatoon police
The Regina Police Service is investigating a fatal police shooting in Saskatoon on Thursday evening. Police were called at 5:45 p.m. about reports of a male firing a gun inside a residence in the 1300...
Oct 28, 2022
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 ...