Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Carbon tax increase to be reflected on SaskPower bills
SaskPower customers will be paying more starting Jan. 1 as a result of an increase in the federal carbon tax. The Crown corporation said Thursday it will be increasing the carbon tax amount on custome...
Dec 17, 2020
Regina woman fined for hosting gathering
A Regina woman is on the hook for $2,800 after hosting a gathering of at least eight people. In a news release Thursday, the Regina Police Service said it received a complaint of a large group of peop...
Dec 17, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Crash on Highway 12 near Hepburn kills one
A 56-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle crash south of Hepburn on Tuesday evening. The Rosthern RCMP says the crash happened around 7 p.m. on Highway 12. A southbound vehicle with three occupant...
Dec 17, 2020
COVID cases at two more Regina schools
Regina students haven't been in the classroom all week, but the city's two largest divisions continue to reveal new cases linked to schools. In separate news releases Wednesday night, the public and C...
Dec 17, 2020
Show Segments
8:30 – Dr. Volker Gerdts, CEO of VIDO-InterVac at the University of Saskatchewan, is probably Saskatchewan’s leading expert on COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Gerdts joins Gormley to give an update...
Dec 17, 2020
Search continues for man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
The Saskatchewan RCMP is asking for the public's help in finding a Regina man who has been the subject of a Canada-wide warrant for more than a year. In a media release Wednesday, the RCMP said it's l...
Dec 16, 2020 (RCMP/Submitted)
Regina man facing 19 gun-related charges after gang unit bust
A Regina man is facing 19 gun-related charges after police searched his home Tuesday. According to a media release, the Regina Police Service's Street Gang Unit, along with the Street Crimes Unit, has...
Dec 16, 2020 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update Dec. 16: 169 new cases, 154 recoveries
Saskatchewan has recorded its lowest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in three weeks. In a media release Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said there were 169 new cases in the province. That's...
Dec 16, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Alleged serial shoplifter caught in break and enter
Regina police say a man suspected in numerous shoplifting incidents has been arrested after breaking into a local business. In a media release, the Regina Police Service (RPS) says the man was arreste...
Dec 16, 2020
Shahab: Adhering to new measures necessary 'to not lose all the gains we've made'
New measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 through the holidays are to take effect in Saskatchewan just after midnight Thursday. As of 12:01 a.m., private indoor gatherings will be limited t...
Dec 16, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...