Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Wildfire burning outside P.A. contained, power restoration expected at 8 p.m.
The Cloverdale fire burning northeast of Prince Albert has been declared "contained," with no growth occurring in the past day and no further expansion expected. Steve Roberts, vice-president of opera...
May 20, 2021 (Dwight Bergstrom/Submitted)
Gov't forcing school divisions to make tough budget decisions: Sask. NDP
The Saskatchewan NDP gave the provincial government a failing grade Thursday for its education funding. In a media release, the Opposition said school divisions around the province likely are going to...
May 20, 2021 Two organizations are threatening legal action if the Saskatchewan government doesn't alter its new policies surrounding students' chosen pronouns in schools. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
May long weekend opens camping season in Saskatchewan provincial parks
Before heading to your campsite this long weekend, Saskatchewan Provincial Parks has a few reminders -- leave the alcohol or recreational marijuana at home and check the fire restrictions of the park ...
May 20, 2021
COVID cases reported at St. Angela Merici, Henry Braun schools
Cases of COVID-19 have been detected at two more Regina schools. The Regina Catholic School Division said a person at Ecole St. Angela Merici had tested positive. Later Thursday, Regina Public Schools...
May 20, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Seeding proceeding well in Saskatchewan, but dry conditions persist
The precipitation Saskatchewan is expected to receive in the coming days will be welcomed by the province's farmers, who continue to deal with overly dry conditions. In the weekly crop report issued T...
May 20, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Provincial, federal fire maps show Cloverdale wildfire near P.A. as 'contained'
After a battle that has gone on since Monday afternoon, the wildfire northeast of Prince Albert has been declared "contained." That's according to both the federal active fire map from Natural Resourc...
May 20, 2021 (Dwight Bergstrom/Submitted)
Smoke, snow, rain expected in bizarre Saskatchewan weather
Smoke, rain and snow make for a weird day of weather on the prairies. The winter-like weather began Wednesday evening for parts of Saskatchewan, with around 15 to 20 centimetres of snow expected for p...
May 20, 2021
May 20 Show Segments
8:30 – The Quebec government has introduced Bill 96 in the National Assembly, part of its major overhaul of French language policy. Section 159 of the bill proposes to insert two clauses into th...
May 20, 2021
Scotty the T.rex ready to welcome visitors to Eastend again
After being closed in 2020 due to COVID-19, the T.rex Discovery Centre in Eastend is to open Saturday. The centre is the home of Scotty, the world's largest Tyrannosaurus rex specimen. It also feature...
May 19, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
12+ age group set to become eligible for COVID vaccinations in Sask.
Saskatchewan is about to reach the last rung of its age-based eligibility ladder for first doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Starting Thursday at 8 a.m., everyone 12 and over in the province will be eligibl...
May 19, 2021 (Supplied)
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...