Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Buffalo Pound Provincial Park to get new visitor centre
Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is turning an old ski chalet into a new visitor centre. This summer, Regina-based Westridge Construction Ltd., is to begin converting the chalet -- which originally was b...
Jun 25, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Latest COVID update June 25: 56 new cases, 609 active cases
The number of cases of the Delta variant of concern of COVID-19 is continuing to climb in Saskatchewan. In its daily update Friday, the Ministry of Health said 178 cases of that variant had been ident...
Jun 25, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. RCMP officer suspended, charged after pepper spray incident
A Carlyle RCMP officer is facing one charge of assault with a weapon after a complaint made about a vehicle stop and arrest in Arcola last October. On Oct. 31, RCMP officers from the Carlyle detachmen...
Jun 25, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Chief Delorme says 'reset' needed on reconciliation journey
Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme was not expecting the number of unmarked graves on the former Marieval Indian Residential School site to be as high as 751. The search involved the use of g...
Jun 25, 2021 (Cowessess First Nation/Submitted)
SaskTel increases investment in fibre optic broadband technology
SaskTel is doubling its efforts to put fibre optic broadband technology into rural Saskatchewan. The Crown corporation announced Friday it was putting $50 million into its Rural Fibre Initiative, incr...
Jun 25, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Positive ID of remains ends missing person case after 23 years
A missing person case in Regina is over after 23 years. In a media release Friday, the Regina Police Service said human remains discovered Dec. 3 have been identified as those of Patrick Cyril Thauber...
Jun 25, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Archdiocese of Regina promises 'meaningful concrete acts' after finding of graves
In an open letter to the Cowessess First Nation, the Archbishop of Regina expressed his sorrow over the finding of up to 751 unmarked graves at the former Marieval Residential School site. "The news i...
Jun 25, 2021
June 25 Show Segments
8:30 – The Cowessess First Nation and FSIN held a press conference Thursday to announce the discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saska...
Jun 25, 2021
Gun call sends three Regina schools into 'secure the building' mode
Three elementary schools in northwest Regina went into "secure the building" mode Thursday afternoon. According to the Regina Police Service, W.H. Ford, Centennial and St. Jerome schools each followed...
Jun 24, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
'This is the time': Merriman urging people to get vaccinated
Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccination campaign reported its biggest day yet Thursday, but health officials in the province want more. "We've never had more vaccines available in our province," Health Mi...
Jun 24, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
On today's show, Evan dives into the Conservative Party perspective on recent floor crossings, talks top tips for landin...