Murray Wood: The poppy seems to be endangered in Canada these days
With Remembrance Day approaching, Murray Wood says he's not seeing as many poppies as he used to. Wood says he hopes the...
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Water Security Agency warns of possible flooding in wake of rainstorm
It's a soggy start to the weekend for southeast Saskatchewan, and the Water Security Agency warns that could pose problems in the days ahead. Rainfall warnings continued Friday for a number of areas i...
May 13, 2022 (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME file photo)
Former Continental Hotel meets the wrecking ball
Time has run out for the former Continental Hotel in downtown Saskatoon. On Thursday, demolition ramped up one of the city's oldest buildings on Second Avenue South. https://twitter.com/LaraFominoff/s...
Apr 28, 2022 Demolition on the former Continental Hotel in downtown Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Power back for some in southwest, but outages could linger until Saturday
A large number of people are still waiting for the lights to come back on in southwest Saskatchewan after Tuesday's storm devastated the provincial power grid. On its website, SaskPower said electrici...
Apr 07, 2022 Sask Power crews making repairs in southwest Saskatchewan (Sask Power)
Lewis hopes to serve the 'average' Canadian
Leslyn Lewis knows she's a strong social conservative candidate. She told Gormley on Friday that her authenticity is why Saskatchewan likes her. "I'm the kind of person that, even if I know something ...
Mar 13, 2022 (Leslyn Lewis/Facebook)
'If you don't have to go, don't:' Nasty weather closes highways across Sask.
It's another day of poor driving conditions on Saskatchewan highways. Around 4 p.m., the Highway Hotline said the Trans-Canada Highway was closed from Regina to Belle Plaine due to drifting snow, redu...
Mar 10, 2022 Traffic at a standstill on the Trans-Canada Highway south of Regina on March 10, 2022. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Canada wins gold in 5,000m short-track relay; men's hockey team eliminated
Canada reached the top of the Olympic podium in Beijing on Wednesday with a gold medal in short-track speed skating. Charles Hamelin (Sainte-Julie, Que.), Steven Dubois (Terrebonne, Que.), Pascal Dion...
Feb 16, 2022 The men's short track team won gold in the 5,000-metre relay event. (Twitter/@TeamCanada)
Brent Loucks ends 40-year run on Saskatoon morning radio
For decades, people in Saskatoon and area have been waking up to Brent Loucks' voice. After 40 years of "4 a.m.," Brent has decided it's time to sleep in. Since breaking the news to listeners he is st...
Feb 04, 2022
RCMP issue Canada-wide arrest warrant for Michael Gordon Jackson
The Saskatchewan RCMP has issued a nationwide warrant for Michael Gordon Jackson's arrest. In a news release issued Friday afternoon, Saskatchewan RCMP charged Jackson with one count of abduction in c...
Jan 21, 2022 Michael Gordon Jackson. (RCMP/Submitted)
Man hit by truck near east-side Walmart
A Regina man was hit by a truck in a business parking lot on Wednesday. In a news release, police said the 51-year-old was standing on the parking lot boulevard near the east-side Walmart when he was ...
Jan 20, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
CFL sack leader A.C. Leonard re-signs with Riders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are retaining one of the Canadian Football League's (CFL) most formidable pass rushers. The Riders signed defensive lineman A.C. Leonard to a two-year contract extension, ...
Jan 10, 2022 The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Tuesday they had released defensive end A.C. Leonard. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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