Murray Wood: The fascinating phenomenon of people's laps
Who knew one's lap was so interesting? Murray Wood wonders: Do those folks really think we don't know they're texting be...
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Fire on Montague Street claims man's life
A 47-year-old man died in a house fire in Regina on Monday. Just before 4 p.m., Regina Fire and Protective Services responded to the 600 block of Montague Street for a call of a blaze in a home. "Upon...
Nov 16, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Wind wallops Saskatchewan as part of major snowstorm
Snow wasn't the only thing blowing Tuesday as a winter storm battered Saskatchewan. In a tweet, Swift Current city councillor Ryan Switzer said chunks of the roof of a liquor store in that city were b...
Nov 16, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 16: Active cases continue to fall
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has dropped by 72 per cent over the past month. In its daily update Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said there were 1,112 active cases in the provin...
Nov 16, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Convicted sex offender moves into Heritage neighbourhood
A man considered a high risk to reoffend sexually has moved into Regina's Heritage neighbourhood. In an advisory issued Tuesday, the Regina Police Service said 38-year-old Louis Ted Mercredi has moved...
Nov 16, 2021 (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Denise Batters defends leadership review petition
Denise Batters, a Conservative senator from Saskatchewan, is standing behind her petition to move up the leadership review for Erin O'Toole. Batters announced the review Monday with a video and a webs...
Nov 16, 2021 Former Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Sean Kilpatrick
2,500 doses of J&J vaccine available in Sask. starting Wednesday
The first jabs of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Saskatchewan starting Wednesday. In a media release Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government said the province's ...
Nov 16, 2021
ATV rollover near Val Marie kills driver
A 74-year-old man is dead after an ATV rolled near Val Marie on Monday. According to the RCMP, officers from the Ponteix detachment got a call around noon about an ATV rollover on Highway 4, approxima...
Nov 16, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Travel advisories, blizzard warnings pop up as winter storm moves in
A winter storm made its mark in Saskatchewan early Tuesday with a smattering of travel advisories due to a mix of strong winds, freezing rain and snow. According to Environment Canada, it's only a sma...
Nov 16, 2021 (Jenny Hagan/Twitter)
Nov. 16 Show Segments
8:30 – Gas price analyst and Canadians for Affordable Energy President Dan McTeague is here to tell us about rising gas prices, and the impact of the carbon tax when you fill up at the pump. McT...
Nov 16, 2021
Amendments made to revenge porn legislation in Sask.
The Saskatchewan government is taking further steps to stop revenge porn. On Monday, the provincial government introduced The Privacy (Intimate images -- Additional Remedies) Amendment Act, which is t...
Nov 15, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: A pseudo-royal tour does not clarify the King's position
Prince Harry and his wife held an event at a charity they support in the U.K. With crowds, police and walkabouts involve...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Oct. 16
On Friday's show, Evan talks to political columnist Brian Lilley about the issues Canada is facing. Plus, keeping farmer...