Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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Misha Pavelick's killer will serve prison time in adult custody
The man who killed Misha Pavelick will serve any time he's sentenced to in adult prison, despite having been 17 at the time of the crime in 2006. That was confirmed at his sentencing hearing this week...
20h ago Court heard from a corrections worker that the man convicted of killing Misha Pavelick wouldn't have anything to do with youth corrections, even if given a youth sentence, because he's over 20. (CJME file photo)
'Cruelty every day': Misha Pavelick's family shares grief at sentencing hearing
For Misha Pavelick's family members, there is no end to the grief they've felt at his loss, the grief they've been dealing with for nearly 20 years. Their victim impact statements were delivered on Tu...
Mar 31, 2026 The court heard from a handful of Misha Pavelick’s family members on Tuesday morning, the first morning of the sentencing hearing for the man convicted of the killing. Each told of the pain of that night, their inability to heal, and described their love for Misha. (CJME file photo)
Sentencing arguments expected to start for man convicted in Misha Pavelick's murder
It will be just two months shy of 20 years since Misha Pavelick was killed when sentencing arguments will be heard for the man convicted of killing him. The man was convicted by a jury of second-degre...
Mar 31, 2026 A man was convicted in November 2025, for the 2006 murder of Misha Pavelick. On Tuesday, the sentencing hearing is expected to being for that man, including arguments over whether he should be sentenced as an adult or as a youth – he was 17 at the time of the killing. (CJME file photo) (980 CJME file photo)
Carla Beck says letter to new federal NDP leader said it all
Sask NDP Leader Carla Beck believes her letter to new federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis speaks for itself. She was asked about it a handful of times on Monday at a news conference for another matter, and s...
Mar 30, 2026 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck declined to answer questions on March 30, 2026 about the letter she sent to new federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis on the weekend, saying she wouldn’t meet with him if he didn’t change his stance against natural resource development. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Notes from the Gallery: Pleading for decorum
The spring sitting of the Saskatchewan legislature isn't even halfway gone, but the Speaker appears to have reached his wits' end. He's had to stand and admonish MLAs multiple times every day for four...
Mar 28, 2026 The Saskatchewan legislature building. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. distance learning looking to build AI platform for teachers, students
Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic in education right now - whether students should be using it and what it could safely be used for. At the same time, the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (S...
Mar 27, 2026 Kelli Boklaschuk, superintendent of student programming at the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation (Sask. DLC), said a purpose-built AI would have to foster critical thinking, creativity and communication for students. (CJME file photo)
Complaint over language policy at RUH under scrutiny again
A complaint is being sent back to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission over a language policy set by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). Vanessa Casila told Saskatoon's Court of Kings Bench s...
Mar 26, 2026
Delay of three important Regina school projects brings challenges
While new schools are often announced in the provincial budget, this year at least three school projects in Regina have been pushed back. According to Mark Haarmann, CEO and Director of Education for ...
Mar 23, 2026 Regina Public Schools Director of Education Mark Haarmann says the pausing of planned projects is disappointing, but will become frustrating if it drags on for an extended period of time. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Funding allocated for Sask's upcoming forced addictions treatment program
The legislation that would underpin the Sask. government's forced addictions treatment plan has yet to pass, but money has been allocated in this week's budget for the first phase. According to Mental...
Mar 22, 2026 Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr says the first facility for the forced addictions treatment program, under the Compassionate Intervention Act, will be opened in North Battleford. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Notes from the Gallery: Shoe protectant and saying 'please'
Not only did the provincial government publish its 2026-27 budget this week, making it likely the busiest week of the spring sitting already, but it also helped to announce a major project on Monday -...
Mar 21, 2026 The Saskatchewan legislature building. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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