Evan Bray: Diversifying trade doesn't mean abandoning U.S. relationship
Evan Bray says there's nothing wrong with Canada looking for new trade partnerships, but the idea of joining the Europea...
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Appeal court adds 10 months to Swift Current man's sexual interference sentence
The majority of Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal has agreed that a 14-month jail sentence for a Swift Current man who repeatedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl was "demonstrably unfit." Zachery Fehr wa...
Sep 12, 2026 The Sask. Court of Appeal. Zachery Fehr’s was originally sentenced to 14 months for sexual interference in Swift Current, but the Crown lawyers appealed that as “demonstrably unfit.” (CJME file photo)
Half-million dollar fine for Sask. fraudster upheld by Court of Appeal
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal sided with a sentencing judge this summer, keeping in place a $538,264.20 fine for a woman who defrauded clients and banks for close to $1 million. According to court ...
Sep 11, 2026 The Court of Appeal decision came down on the side of the provincial court judge, saying he was required to apply the full amount of the missing money as the fine. (980 CJME file photo)
Public Prosecutions declines to explain why Mountie who broke woman's arm won't be charged
Saskatchewan's Public Prosecutions branch has declined to give any specifics as to why it had recommended charges not be pursued against an RCMP officer who broke a woman's arm during an arrest last y...
Sep 11, 2026 Public Prosecutions says in a statement that some may be disappointed in its decisions but it’s important to uphold the legal standards that govern prosecutions and the rule of law. (CJME file photo)
Some truck drivers say tariffs and cross-border trade issues are affecting their bottom line
While politicians go back and forth about trade, it's people on the ground who are feeling the pinch of tariffs and the trade war. On Thursday, truckers were stopping at the weigh scales just north of...
Sep 10, 2026 Tejvir Singh stopped at the weigh scales outside Regina and says it’s taking longer and longer to find a new load to take across the U.S. border once the first one is dropped on, costing time and money. Sept. 10, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Demonstrable level of anger': SIRT says RCMP officer may have used too much force
A Melfort RCMP officer may or may not have broken the law when he broke a woman's arm during an arrest last year - but it won't be tested in court because the Sask. Attorney General's office didn't re...
Sep 09, 2026 The SIRT report said, considering the decrease in the woman’s resistance and the level of anger from the RCMP officer, the level of force he displayed appeared to fall outside the bounds of allowable force by police. (CJME file photo)
Torrential rain floods downtown Weyburn businesses
While the street itself looked like it might be any other day in downtown Weyburn, the whir of fans and propped-open front doors Tuesday morning hinted at the work being done. Nearly a dozen businesse...
Sep 08, 2026 Businesses on main street in Weyburn were busy cleaning up on Sept. 8, 2026 after the previous day's torrential downpour. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. Public Safety Agency being handed $50M more for flooding and wildfires
Just five months after presenting its budget, the provincial government is signing off on an extra $50 million in spending for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. A special warrant was signed at th...
Sep 04, 2026 The public safety agency is being given $50 million, over and above what was budgeted in the spring, split between wildfire and flooding responses. Highway 47 south of Buchanan. (Colin Pas/Facebook)
VIDEO: 'Overwhelming' survey result show Sask. in favour of social media limits for kids
The information won't be used for any legislation in Saskatchewan, but the provincial government hopes its new survey results on social media for kids will be taken into account federally. On Thursday...
Sep 03, 2026 Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr says the survey results have already been sent to the federal government to help inform its legislation to ban social media for kids under 16. Sept. 3, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina Public Schools moving away from Core French classes
For the majority of elementary school students in Regina, French language drills and 'Muzzy' videos are no longer a part of their school days. In past years, Core French classes were a part of every p...
Sep 03, 2026 Regina Public Schools is allowing elementary schools to choose for themselves whether to offer Core French classes to English students. (CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan to add 50 per cent tax on U.S. alcohol imports
Speaking to media on Wednesday for the first time since the trade deal collapsed, Moe said his government is set to apply, what he called, a 50 per cent tariff on alcohol imports into Saskatchewan fro...
Aug 26, 2026
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Sarah Mills: The EU grass is not necessarily greener for Canada
Sarah Mills says any talk of an alliance between Canada and the EU should end. Trade partnerships are imperative for Can...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 15
8:30 - The federal government has made changes to Bill C-69, aimed at making it easier to move major energy projects thr...