Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Garth Brooks helps bullied 11-year-old girl during Regina show
Plenty of country music fans saw Garth Brooks play last weekend at Regina's Mosaic Stadium, but it was 11-year-old Camille Baragar who got a front-row seat to the music star's show on Saturday. The gi...
Aug 14, 2019 Eleven-year-old Camille Baragar, right, and her mom Connie pose for a photo with her hand-made poster during Garth Brooks' show at Mosaic Stadium on Aug. 10, 2019. (Connie Baragar Facebook page)
City's executive committee all aboard next planning step for moving rail lines
The City of Regina is choo-chooing on to the next step for moving the rail tracks near Winnipeg Street off of the Ring Road and potentially to the northeast side of the city. On Wednesday, the city's ...
Aug 07, 2019
Impaired driving, no seatbelts claim most lives in 2018 crashes: SGI
According to the latest numbers from SGI, impaired driving and not wearing seatbelts were the leading causes of death in auto collisions on the province's roads in 2018. Each type of infraction killed...
Aug 02, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Moose Jaw firm benefits from new government program
A Moose Jaw-based oil refinery is the first business in Saskatchewan to receive financial support from a new government program. Gibson Energy Inc., was introduced Thursday as the first successful app...
Aug 01, 2019 An oil storage tank at Moose Jaw's Gibson Energy oil refinery is under construction on Aug. 1, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Mom wary of city's gun crimes after son's car shot up
More than two weeks after the fact, a Regina mom is still waiting to know why her son's car was shot at while he was driving in the city's east end. "That night was the worst night I could ever imagin...
Jul 30, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
By the numbers: Stormy Sask. weather batters cars, property
Communities were battered with rain, hail, wind, thunder and lots of lightning across the province this past week. As residents in Regina, Saskatoon, Craven, Eston, Mistusinne and other areas continue...
Jul 21, 2019 Bruce Dorward's windshield after the hail storm at Mistusinne Resort Village at Lake Diefenbaker. (Submitted/Bruce Dorward)
Russell Mirasty sworn in as first Indigenous lieutenant-governor
During a ceremony at Government House Thursday morning, longtime RCMP veteran Russell Mirasty was sworn in as Saskatchewan's 23rd lieutenant-governor. He's the first Indigenous person to hold the job ...
Jul 18, 2019 Newly-appointed Lt.-Gov. Russell Mirasty, left, shares a laugh with his son and two grandchildren at Government House in Regina on July 18, 2019.
(Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Moving out of the mud: Country Thunder wraps up
The old saying goes: "There's a first time for everything." For Aussies Lewis Bothe and Henry Coupland, it rang true at Craven on Saturday and Sunday nights. They were taking in Country Thunder for th...
Jul 15, 2019 Craven festival-goers leave the country music festival site amid water and mud-covered camping spots on July 15, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Province on to Day 2 of helping Ontario wildfire evacuees
Emergency response crews in the province are preparing for the arrival of more wildfire evacuees from northwestern Ontario after a few more than 300 arrived in Regina on Thursday. The province's commi...
Jul 12, 2019 Crews at the Saskatchewan Emergency Operations Centre keep an eye on wildlife conditions in the province on July 12, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
CIC financial report includes official closure of STC
The Saskatchewan Transportation Company is officially no more. As the Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) released its final report for fiscal 2018-19 on Wednesday, it included final numbers on the cl...
Jul 10, 2019
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
8:30 - Canada's electricity system is on the verge of some major changes, with new federal investments aimed at strength...