Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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Provincial government taking aim at feral pig problem
Saskatchewan is taking steps to limit the impact of feral pigs and wild boars on the province. With experts saying wild boars and feral pigs are running amok in Saskatchewan, the provincial government...
Mar 16, 2022 A pack of wild boars. (Ryan Brook/Submitted)
Rural municipalities get $262M from provincial government
Saskatchewan's municipalities are getting more than $262 million in funding from the provincial government in 2022-23. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement Wednesday at the Saskatchewan Association...
Mar 16, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Police investigating man's death in Whitmore Park neighbourhood
Regina police are probing the death of a man who was found injured in the Whitmore Park area of the city Tuesday. According to police, officers went to the 100 block of Davidson Crescent at about 2:40...
Mar 16, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan adds more than 1,200 new child-care spaces
Parents in 21 Saskatchewan communities are getting help when it comes to finding child-care spaces. The federal and provincial governments announced Wednesday they're creating 1,202 new, licensed, not...
Mar 16, 2022 The governments of Saskatchewan and Canada have announced $23.5 million in funding for 2,349 new child care spaces across the province. (Canadian Press file photo)
March 16 Show Segments
8:30 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Canada’s parliament yesterday, thanking our nation for the aid and support, but begging for NATO to implement a no-fly zone over Uk...
Mar 16, 2022
War in Ukraine causing costs to climb for Sask. bakeries, consumers
By Drew Stremick Ukraine is known as “the breadbasket of Europe,” and the war in that country is having an impact on the bottom lines of bakeries in Saskatchewan. The global price of wheat...
Mar 15, 2022
Gov't hopes new OR at Pasqua Hospital can help address surgical backlog
A new operating room at the Pasqua Hospital could increase surgeries in Regina by more than 1,000 procedures a year. The Saskatchewan government announced Tuesday a new interventional radiology suite ...
Mar 15, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Contractor fined for workplace injury in April of 2020
A workplace injury in Saskatoon nearly two years has resulted in a $70,000 fine against a contracting company. On March 9, Ryderz Contracting Inc., pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to one ...
Mar 15, 2022
'We want to live': Zelensky asks Canada for more help in speech to Parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took Canadians to the front lines Tuesday during his address to Parliament. The speech was carried live on 980 CJME and 650 CKOM. "Imagine that at 4 a.m., each o...
Mar 15, 2022 Canadian parliamentarians and guests give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a standing ovation as he addresses the Canadian parliament in Ottawa on March 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Saskatchewan launches work experience program
More than 400 people are to get help from the Saskatchewan government in hopes of helping them find work. The provincial government announced Tuesday it was putting $4 million into the Economic Recove...
Mar 15, 2022 "That's why it's called the hospitality industry. We need those smiling faces in the right places," said Jim Bence, President and CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...