Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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SHA, Extendicare reach agreement for control of five care homes in Sask.
Nearly 11 months after first announcing the transition, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) finally is set to take over operations of the five Extendicare special care homes in Saskatchewan. A med...
Sep 01, 2022 Parkside Extendicare in Regina. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME file photo)
Six heat records broken Wednesday around Saskatchewan
It was a hot one around the province Wednesday, and in six parts of the province, it was the hottest Aug. 31 ever recorded. According to preliminary data from Environment Canada, heat records for that...
Sep 01, 2022
Regina police ask for help after people followed, allegedly shot at
Police in Regina are asking for help from the public after two people who spotted a group of men going through parked vehicles were followed and allegedly shot at. According to police, two people were...
Sep 01, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Heat wave results in record for summer electricity demand: SaskPower
All those whirring air conditioners in Saskatchewan on Wednesday helped set a record for summer peak electricity demand. In a media release Thursday, SaskPower said customers were using 3,597 megawatt...
Sep 01, 2022 (Open Grid Scheduler/Grid Engine)
Crop report shows harvest progressing well, but still behind five-year average
Harvest is almost a quarter complete in Saskatchewan, but it's not going as quickly as previous years. That's according to the provincial crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture. According to the...
Sep 01, 2022
Regina, Saskatoon offering ways for people to beat the heat
As heat warnings continue Thursday across Saskatchewan, Regina and Saskatoon are offering help for people to deal with the temperature. Environment Canada said daytime highs would hit the low to mid-3...
Sep 01, 2022
Show Segments September 1 2022
Guest host Brent Loucks 8:30- Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation joins Brent Loucks to discuss the upcoming Meewasin byelection which takes place on September 26 2022. He also to...
Sep 01, 2022
SGI says August 2021 hailstorm resulted in $105M in claims
One year later, SGI is calling the hailstorm that hit Regina and southern Saskatchewan on Aug. 31, 2021 the costliest event ever for the insurance company. In a statement to 980 CJME on Wednesday, an ...
Aug 31, 2022 A hailstorm moved through the Regina area Aug. 31, 2021. (980 CJME file photo)
Blades trade Gronick, 2nd-round pick to Giants for Lies
The Saskatoon Blades have made a big move, trading Regina-born forward Kyren Gronick and a second-round draft pick in 2025 to the Vancouver Giants for 18-year-old forward Justin Lies. The WHL team ann...
Aug 31, 2022
Two dead after rollover near Carrot River: RCMP
Two people are dead after a single-vehicle rollover near Carrot River on Tuesday. According to the RCMP, a vehicle carrying six people rolled on Highway 123 north of Carrot River shortly after noon on...
Aug 31, 2022
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
8:30 - We're learning that the cost to refit Saskatchewan's coal-fired power plants has climbed to $26 billion over the ...