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Hundreds of jobs expected as construction starts on power plant outside Moose Jaw
Up to 500 people can expect to find work building the Great Plains Power Station, now that construction has started on SaskPower's newest natural gas power plant located southeast of Moose Jaw. Once i...
Jul 09, 2021 Workers at the site of where the Great Plains Power Station will be located. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Moe 'saddened' after church near Blaine Lake destroyed by fire
Premier Scott Moe said Friday he was "saddened and deeply concerned" by the destruction of a church in his constituency. A fire destroyed the Polish Roman Catholic Church near Redberry Lake on Thursda...
Jul 09, 2021
Latest COVID update July 9: 39 new Delta cases identified
The number of cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant in Saskatchewan continues to rise. The Ministry of Health said Friday there were 39 new Delta cases identified by genome sequencing -- nearly half of ...
Jul 09, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Police bomb squad investigating call at east Regina Superstore
The Regina Police Service's bomb squad currently is at the Superstore in the 2000 block of Prince of Wales Drive after getting a report there may be an explosive device in or around the building. Acco...
Jul 09, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
'It Takes Two': Regina, Saskatoon have another vaccine battle
It takes two vaccine doses to be fully protected against COVID-19, and apparently it also takes two rounds of battle between Regina and Saskatoon to see which city can get more doses. Saskatoon Mayor ...
Jul 09, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
742 grams of fentanyl seized in Swift Current drug bust
Two people from Calgary are facing multiple charges after RCMP officers seized 742 grams of fentanyl during a traffic stop that included a scuffle with the police. On Monday around 11 a.m., Saskatchew...
Jul 09, 2021 Police dog, Gigi, with 742 grams of fentanyl seized near Swift Current. (Submitted/RCMP)
July 9 Show Segments
8:30 – Sunday is the big day, with Saskatchewan set to drop all of its COVID restrictions. Many are celebrating the news and the progress we’ve made in our fight against the virus, but oth...
Jul 09, 2021
City of Regina to drop COVID measures Sunday as province lifts public health orders
Restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 at City of Regina facilities and services will be lifted Sunday in lockstep with Step Three of the province's Re-Opening Roadmap. But officials stress...
Jul 08, 2021
RCMP says men found dead near Good Spirit Lake were murdered
The Saskatchewan RCMP has confirmed that two men found dead in an SUV near Good Spirit Lake on Monday were murdered. In a media release Thursday, the Mounties said the victims were 29-year-old Bryton ...
Jul 08, 2021 Seth Hildebrand (left) and Bryton Lawrason were identified by the RCMP as the victims of a double murder near Good Spirit Lake on July 5, 2021. (RCMP/Submitted)
'I've never seen anything quite like this': Riders lose four to Achilles injuries
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' return to the field turned from a feel-good comeback story to a nightmare for the CFL club. On Thursday, the team announced linebacker Larry Dean, defensive end Freddie B...
Jul 08, 2021 Larry Dean spent the 2019 CFL season with the Edmonton Football Team. (Jason Halstead/CFL.ca)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 1
8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...