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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241 guns, 14,000 rounds of ammo turned in during firearm amnesty
More than 240 unwanted guns were turned in during the provincewide 2022 Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police gun amnesty. The amnesty, which ran from March 21 through Sunday, collected 241 unw...
Apr 13, 2022 Firearms collected during a gun amnesty on display at the Regina police headquarters on May 8, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Minister says COVID measures in schools 'not going to happen'
Saskatchewan's teachers' union wants COVID-19 precautions reinstated in schools after a big jump in COVID was found in some cities' wastewater, but the education minister isn't going to bite. In a new...
Apr 13, 2022 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Estevan among communities getting 'smacked' by storm
It was hardly scientific, but Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang's description of Wednesday's storm was quite accurate. "That southeast corner is really getting smacked," Lang said Wednesday ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Estevan Police Service/Twitter)
Man charged in fatal hit-and-run on George Gordon First Nation
A 22-year-old man from the George Gordon First Nation has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision earlier this month. On April 3, a 52-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle, whi...
Apr 13, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Canadian Western Agribition posts $321K loss in 2021
Despite generating more than $4 million in revenue in 2021, Canadian Western Agribition has reported an operating loss of $321,000 for the fiscal year. Agribition had a profit of more than $325,000 in...
Apr 13, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina police looking for suspects in drugstore robberies
The search is on for three men who robbed two drugstores in Regina on Tuesday. Regina police say they received the first call at about 11:40 a.m., from a pharmacy in the 4600 block of Rae Street. The ...
Apr 13, 2022
Pats fans get to see more hockey as WHL shuffles schedule amid spring storm
The blizzard sweeping through Saskatchewan and Manitoba is affecting the final week of the Western Hockey League regular season. On Wednesday morning, the league announced the rescheduling of two game...
Apr 13, 2022
April 13 Show Segments
8:30 – The 2022-23 provincial budget included a $24.9 increase in operational funding for school divisions, but several divisions say pressures from inflation and other causes mean even the incr...
Apr 13, 2022
Woman accused of THC-impaired driving causing death makes first court appearance
A 28-year-old Saskatoon woman charged with driving while high on THC and causing a girl's death made her first court appearance Tuesday in Saskatoon Provincial Court. Taylor Ashley Kennedy spoke with ...
Apr 12, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Man facing sexual assault charge after incident involving 13-year-old girl
A 68-year-old Regina man has been charged with sexual interference and sexual assault of a minor after he allegedly grabbed a 13-year-old girl Monday evening. Regina police say officers were called to...
Apr 12, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
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
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...