Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Saskatchewan NDP to elect new leader in June
It'll still be another few months before the Saskatchewan NDP has a new leader. The party said its council decided on the weekend to hold the leadership convention in late June to replace Ryan Meili. ...
Feb 28, 2022 Ryan Meili and Trent Wotherspoon faced off in the party's first leadership debate at its annual convention on Oct. 28, 2017. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewanderer becoming full-time, permanent job
The Saskatchewanderer is going full time. The provincial government announced Monday the position is becoming a full-time, permanent position starting in April after more than a decade as a 12-month t...
Feb 28, 2022
Saskatchewan dairy farm fined $80K for worker's death in 2020
A company that operates a dairy farm near Summerberry has been fined $80,000 in connection with the death of a worker in November of 2020. Jimlee Farms Ltd. pleaded guilty in Fort Qu'Appelle Provincia...
Feb 28, 2022 Fort Qu'Appelle Provincial Court. (Google Maps)
Show segments, Mon. Feb. 28
8:30 – Globe and Mail Reporter Nathan VanderKlippe has been on the ground in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion last week, and he joins Gormley for an update on what he’s ...
Feb 28, 2022
Suspect killed, RCMP officer wounded in shootout near Lloydminster
A man from the Lloydminster area was killed and an RCMP officer was wounded during a shootout Saturday in Waseca, a town about 40 kilometres southeast of Lloydminster. The RCMP said in a media release...
Feb 27, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Huskies hold off elimination vs. Dinos, force crucial Game 3
With the season on the line, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies refused to be sent home. The Huskies defeated the University of Calgary Dinos 4-0 to force a crucial series-deciding Game 3 Sunday n...
Feb 26, 2022
Moose Jaw local living day-to-day life in war-torn Ukraine
A man from Moose Jaw currently finds himself in the country of Ukraine trying to take things one step at a time. Robert Thomas is the acting editor for the Moose Jaw Independent newspaper, but his mai...
Feb 26, 2022
SHA to start easing visitation restrictions at long-term care homes Monday
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is to begin relaxing visitation restrictions at most of its long-term care homes in the province on Monday. At 8 a.m., SHA long-term care homes will start easing COVI...
Feb 25, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Bronze for Ben: Moose Jaw's Coakwell savouring Olympic medal
Ben Coakwell and his teammates kept their heads down in Beijing -- and that helped them win a bronze medal. Coakwell, a 34-year-old product of Moose Jaw, was the brakeman in the Canadian sled that fin...
Feb 25, 2022 Justin Kripps (front) and his teammates -- including Moose Jaw’s Ben Coakwell -- celebrate their bronze medal in four-man bobsleigh at the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Team Canada/Twitter)
SaskPower providing funding boost to EV charging station program
Electric vehicle owners in Saskatchewan are getting a boost from SaskPower. The company announced Friday it's investing about $2 million in the SaskPower Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, which...
Feb 25, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...