Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Herd of elk spotted near Craven
It was quite the interesting sight for one Regina area woman. Hazel Cruz saw a massive herd of elk in a field just north of Craven. "It was so cool. There were at least 50 of them. Amazing," she said ...
Sep 19, 2020 Dozens of elk spotted near Craven in Sept. 2020 (Hazel Cruz/Facebook)
Smoke from U.S. wildfires arrives in Saskatchewan
Environment Canada says smoke from wildfires burning in the U.S. pacific northwest region is arriving in the prairies this weekend. The hazy conditions started Saturday morning. “The weather pat...
Sep 19, 2020 Special air quality statements due to wildfire smoke remained in place in Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
Canada opposition party head tests positive for coronavirus
By Rob Gillies, the Canadian Press TORONTO – The new leader of Canada’s main opposition party has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Conservative party announced late Friday that lea...
Sep 19, 2020
SHA announces possible COVID exposure on Regina Transit, at Golden Mile Superstore
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the following business in Regina and rode Regina Transit on the following routes w...
Sep 18, 2020
Man killed in truck-train crash near Rouleau
One man is dead after a train and semi-trailer unit collided Friday on Highway 39 near Rouleau. In a media release, the Milestone RCMP said officers were at the scene of the crash, which occurred abou...
Sep 18, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. reports 19 new COVID cases, including 12 in Saskatoon
The Saskatoon region has recorded another cluster of COVID-19 cases. The Saskatchewan government reported Friday that the area -- which already has seen multiple cases from a private gathering -- now ...
Sep 18, 2020
Helicopter helps rescue injured Saskatoon man in northern Sask.
A Saskatoon man and his dog are safe after an ordeal in northern Saskatchewan. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the Black Lake detachment got a call Wednesday at about 4 p.m., reporting a GPS devic...
Sep 18, 2020
COVID Alert app now operational in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan residents now can use the Canadian government's COVID Alert app. On Sept. 2, Premier Scott Moe said the provincial government was moving ahead with its plan to use the app. That plan came...
Sep 18, 2020 This is the first school year with a province-wide cell phone ban in classrooms the provincial government announced in the summer. (980 CJME files)
School board association president pleased with return to school
Despite cases of COVID-19 at a few schools in Saskatoon, the president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association isn't worried. "There's no issue with their plan. None whatsoever. All of the cases...
Sep 18, 2020 Students returned to school on Sept. 8 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Saskatchewan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Students, teachers adjusting well to changes at Moose Jaw school
After a couple of weeks at school, students and teachers are adjusting well at one Moose Jaw school. Chantie Champigny-Lucyk, the vice-principal of Palliser Heights School, is happy with how everyone ...
Sep 18, 2020 Ecole Palliser Heights School in Moose Jaw. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...