Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Sask. NDP calling on government to accept help to reimplement treatment and therapy for children
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for pediatric treatments and therapies to be reinstated with federal help in the province. In a release on Wednesday, the NDP said treatments and therapy options for ch...
Oct 14, 2021 NDP Education critic Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Oct. 14 Show Segments
8:30 – Saskatchewan continues to struggle with the fourth wave of COVID-19, adding eleven new deaths yesterday amid increased strain on our healthcare system. While no out-of-province patient tr...
Oct 14, 2021
Regina mayor weighs in on homeless encampment in Pepsi Park
Mayor Sandra Masters offered her thoughts on a growing number of tents being set up in Pepsi Park by those without a home. "The city doesn't endorse or support a tent city on public property. We do, h...
Oct 14, 2021 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters speaks to media at city hall regarding new COVID measures for Regina. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Sidewalk clearing rules approved, city to run public education campaign for first year
Property owners in Regina will be required to clear adjacent sidewalks of snow and ice starting Jan. 1, after council passed new rules aimed at improving accessibility in the winter. In a 9-2 vote, co...
Oct 13, 2021 Robert Clubb, 86, uses his own creation — a ride-on lawnmower with a blower attachment — to clear the sidewalks on Regina's 800 block of Wascana Street on March 5, 2018. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Legion commemorates 100th poppy anniversary in 2021
The first-ever poppy was designed 100 years ago, as of this year. "This year is the 100-year anniversary of the poppy and it is a symbol of remembrance to make people think about our veterans and thei...
Oct 13, 2021
Regina police investigating dead woman found in house
Regina police and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service are investigating the death of a woman who was found in a home near Downtown Regina. The woman was deceased when he was located just before 11 a.m. ...
Oct 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Free transit service Operation Red Nose will not run in Sask. this year
For the second year in a row, Operation Red Nose- which offers safe ride services during the holiday season - will not be running due to COVID. The free service, which normally runs in December, will ...
Oct 13, 2021
Latest COVID update Oct. 13: Most single-day deaths reported since Jan. 2021
New cases reported by the province numbered 327 on Wednesday, with 343 new recoveries and 11 deaths posted. January 28, 2021, was the last time that many deaths were reported in a single day. Active c...
Oct 13, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Child vaccinations coming, rapid test kits being prepared for distribution: province provides COVID-19 update
Parents should be ready to get their kids between the ages of five and 11 vaccinated by November, Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer said Wednesday. Saskatchewan residents heard from th...
Oct 13, 2021
William Shatner becomes oldest person to travel to space
The last time William Shatner experienced space, it was aboard the fictional spacecraft, Starship Enterprise as Captain Kirk. The 90-year-old Canadian actor got to experience the real thing on Wednesd...
Oct 13, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
On Wednesday's show, Evan finds out who Saskatchewan's Smartest Radio Listener is, talks with some NHL legends and conti...