Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Over a dozen heat records fall across Sask.
Monday will go down as one of the hottest on record in Saskatchewan. According to Environment Canada, 13 temperature records were broken across the province, including one that stood for more than 130...
Sep 17, 2019
Western separation could be considered, says former politician
A former Saskatchewan politician thinks Western Canadian separation could happen soon. Allan Kerpan, a former MLA for the Saskatchewan Party and MP for the Reform Party, thinks the federal government ...
Sep 17, 2019
Saskatoon police responding to suspicious package left downtown
Saskatoon police have restricted a section of downtown Saskatoon after a suspicious package was left in the area Sunday evening. In a media release, police said a suspicious package left in the vicini...
Sep 15, 2019
Prairie Hope Women’s Centre aims to reshape addictions rehabilitation in Sask.
What started as a prayer on an empty field three-and-a-half years ago has turned into a revolutionary rehabilitation complex that hopes to change lives for generations in Saskatchewan. On Saturday, Te...
Sep 15, 2019
One dead after string of overdoses in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police are warning the public to stay away from harmful drugs after emergency crews responded to five overdoses over a 30-hour period. Between Friday and Saturday, four of the five overdose ...
Sep 15, 2019
Province unhappy with federal fossil fuels study
Imagine a Canada with little to no fossil fuels. The federal government is planning to spend $300,000 on a study to see if electric technology can replace them. It would mean no more propane, fuel oil...
Sep 15, 2019
Biggar Fire Department issues warning after false safety inspection
The Biggar Fire Department is asking residents in the area to be on the lookout for a man impersonating members of their department. In a Facebook post on Saturday evening, Biggar Fire said a rural re...
Sep 15, 2019
Rainfall puts harvest well behind five-year average
Rainfall and cool weather dampened Saskatchewan's fields over the past week, but producers were able to make up some ground according to the latest crop report. Eighteen per cent of Saskatchewan's cro...
Sep 12, 2019
1 in custody after peaceful end to Martensville standoff
A police standoff with a man who may have been armed ended peacefully in Martensville on Thursday morning. According to an RCMP media release, officers were negotiating with a man barricaded inside a ...
Sep 12, 2019
SNC Lavalin inquiry halted
Jodi Wilson-Raybould can't testify to the RCMP about the SNC Lavalin inquiry. The Globe and Mail reported that witnesses involved in the case can't speak to the Mounties because of cabinet confidentia...
Sep 12, 2019
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...