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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91-year-old man dies after altercation in Yorkton nursing home
A 91-year-old man is dead after what the RCMP described as "an altercation" in a Yorkton nursing home. According to the RCMP, a staff member at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home heard an alleged a...
Jun 04, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Shahab hoping the undecided will choose to get vaccinated
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer continues to preach education about inoculation. In a conversation with Gormley on Friday, Dr. Saqib Shahab said he expects 10 per cent of Saskatchewan's po...
Jun 04, 2021 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update June 4: 111 recoveries, 89 new cases, 0 deaths
For the second time in four days, Saskatchewan has reported fewer than 90 new COVID-19 cases. In Friday's update, the Ministry of Health said there were 89 new cases. There were 86 new cases reported ...
Jun 04, 2021 Signs for those waiting in the lot for 15 minutes after their COVID-19 vaccination at the Regina drive-thru.
Roughriders sign top draft pick Nelson Lokombo
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed their first pick in the 2021 CFL draft. The Roughriders announced Friday they had signed University of Saskatchewan Huskies defensive back Nelson Lokombo, whom...
Jun 04, 2021
Mosaic closing two potash mine shafts in Esterhazy, reopening Colonsay mine
Two potash mine shafts in Saskatchewan are being closed immediately and one mine is being reopened. The Mosaic Company announced Friday it was closing the K1 and K2 shafts at its Esterhazy facility. T...
Jun 04, 2021
Saskatchewan to increase minimum wage to $11.81 on Oct. 1
After all the salutes to frontline workers, the hearts on windows and the hailing of essential workers as heroes, Carla Beck says those words ring hollow without fair compensation. The NDP's labour cr...
Jun 04, 2021
Driver ticketed after man hit by vehicle in Regina
A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after getting hit by a vehicle in Regina on Thursday. Just before 9 a.m., police were called to 13th Avenue and Winnipeg Street after receiving a report of...
Jun 04, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan posts lowest unemployment rate in Canada
For the second straight month, Saskatchewan was the only province in Canada to record an increase in employment. In data released Friday, Statistics Canada said the number of people working in Saskatc...
Jun 04, 2021
Stash of meth, cocaine and cash seized by Regina police
The Regina Police Service seized more than three kilograms of meth and nearly $200,000 in cash during a bust Wednesday. In a media release, police said officers executed three search warrants -- one i...
Jun 04, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
21 communities set heat records in Sask. heat wave
Weather records were toppled throughout Saskatchewan on Thursday. According to Environment Canada, 21 communities across the province saw daily record highs in the provincial heat wave. Rosetown was t...
Jun 04, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...