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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Saskatchewan Penitentiary hit with COVID-19 outbreak
Once again, COVID-19 has found its way inside the walls of a Saskatchewan prison. Five inmates have tested positive for the virus at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert, Correctional Servic...
Sep 16, 2022
Show Segments September 16 2022
8:30– The funeral for Queen Elizabeth II is set to take place on Monday, September 19th. The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed the same day as a day in tribute and commemoration of the Q...
Sep 16, 2022
City of Regina exploring expansion of red light camera program
Earlier this week, Regina city council voted to look at expanding its red light camera program. The expansion could see drivers ticketed in the future for not fully stopping while turning right on a r...
Sep 16, 2022 One of the red light cameras in Regina. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
COVID cases, hospitalizations increased in Sask. in past month
COVID-19 cases are climbing in Saskatchewan. In an epidemiological report for the period from Aug. 14 to last Saturday, the Saskatchewan government said the test positivity rate for the province stood...
Sep 15, 2022
Hundreds participate in Walk a Mile in Their Shoes fundraiser
Hundreds of people stepped up Thursday in Regina to protest intimate partner violence. Celebrities and members of the public were invited to pull on a pair of red shoes to take part in the Walk A Mile...
Sep 15, 2022 The Walk a Mile in Their Shoes fundraiser was held in Regina on Sept. 15, 2022. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
More people eligible for bivalent COVID booster starting Monday
Starting Monday, more Saskatchewan residents will become eligible for Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 booster dose. According to the Ministry of Health, the vaccine will be available at Saskatchewan Healt...
Sep 15, 2022
Roughriders reveal 10 players on negotiation list
The Saskatchewan Roughriders joined the other eight CFL teams Thursday in releasing the names of 10 players on their negotiation list. Teams have to do so twice a year -- in September and December -- ...
Sep 15, 2022 (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Twitter)
'Ideal conditions' help to hustle harvest along: Crop report
Sixty-four per cent of Saskatchewan's crop is in the bin according to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture. The report covering the week from Sept. 6 through Monday showed huge prog...
Sep 15, 2022
Blackmore defends RCMP's actions in wake of Sanderson arrest
The commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP defended officers and the force itself Thursday. In a statement, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore wrote that some have "taken issue" with the fac...
Sep 15, 2022 Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, during a media conference Sept. 5, 2022. (Facebook)
Federal, Sask. governments giving raises to Early Childhood Educators
Early Childhood Educators in Saskatchewan are getting a raise. The governments of Saskatchewan and Canada announced Thursday an investment of $5.4 million to give those educators an increase of up to ...
Sep 15, 2022 While the $10-a-day program reduced costs for families, centres were left trying to absorb rising expenses without corresponding increases in operational funding. Inflation touched everything from wages to utilities to groceries, and many centres built their budgets in 2020, before those costs surged. (980 CJME file photo)
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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 ...