Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
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Free fishing in Saskatchewan for Family Day weekend
Saskatchewan families can kick back this long weekend with free fishing across the province. The annual winter free fishing weekend runs Feb. 17 to Family Day Monday Feb. 19. Whether you're from the p...
Feb 17, 2018 The 2018 winter free fishing weekend runs Feb. 17-19. (Saskatchewan Parks/Facebook)
Extreme cold warning lifted as frigid weather continues
People across southern Saskatchewan woke up to another frigidly cold day Friday with an extreme cold warning in effect. Morning temperatures in the -30 C range, combined with northwesterly winds are c...
Feb 09, 2018
Mark McMorris’s family excited, nervous for his 2nd Olympics
It has been a remarkable journey back to the Olympics for Regina snowboarder Mark McMorris. Ten months ago getting the games in South Korea seemed far-fetched. The then 23-year-old was lying in a hosp...
Feb 07, 2018
RCMP say man carried loaded gun into Hudson Bay court
A 46-year-old man is facing several weapons charges after allegedly walking into a Hudson Bay court with a loaded handgun. Hudson Bay RCMP said in a release an officer in the provincial court was tipp...
Jan 25, 2018 RCMP
Crown appeals longest-ever child porn sentence in Sask.
The Crown wants more prison time for the man already serving the province's longest-ever sentence for child pornography. Philip Chicoine was sentenced in November 2017 to 12 years in prison after plea...
Jan 24, 2018 Saskatoon's Philip Chicoine seen in a photo taken in 2012. (Facebook)
Automation poses major risk to Sask. jobs: Report
The risk of job loss due to automation in the work place could be around the corner in Saskatchewan according to one policy research company. A report from C.D. Howe Institute puts the province among ...
Jan 21, 2018
'Old hockey soul:' Steel's father reflects on world junior run
The World Junior Championship brings out the best young hockey talent from around the world - and the family who helped get them there. Among the proud parents watching in Buffalo is Larry Steel, the ...
Jan 05, 2018 Sam Steel was named the Captain of the 2017-18 Regina Pats on Aug. 30, 2017. (Keith Hershmiller/Regina Pats)
Saskatoon faces coldest day in 8 years
If you're having a hard time dealing with the extreme cold conditions, it might be best to just stay indoors this weekend. Environment Canada's David Philips told the Brent Loucks Show Friday is shapi...
Dec 29, 2017
Investigators to provide update on Fond du Lac plane crash
More details are expected Wednesday afternoon on a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan. Wednesday marks one week since a West Wind Aviation plane went down shortly after takeoff from the Fond du Lac ...
Dec 20, 2017 The wreckage of a plane crash near Fond du Lac, Sask. on Dec. 13, 2017. All 25 people on board survived. (Transportation Safety Board of Canada)
Brad Wall still tops in premier popularity poll
It appears Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has still got it. After announcing his resignation from politics in August, Wall's approval rating is up four points in the latest poll by the Angus Reid Inst...
Dec 19, 2017 Premier Brad Wall on his last day in office at the Saskatchewan Legislature on Dec. 8, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
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