Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Shovels in the ground for K+S expansion at Bethune potash mine
A line of local leaders and company executives donned hard hats and high-visibility vests on Tuesday to lift ceremonial shovels and officially start the construction on the K+S expansion at its Bethun...
Sep 10, 2025 A number of local and company leaders join to shovel the first ceremonial piles of dirt at the sod turning for the K+S ‘Ramp Up’ project at the Bethune mine, including K+S Canada’s president Sam Farris and Dr. Carin-Martina Tröltzsch, K+S head office COO. Sept. 10, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Premier calls for economic migration in conversation around temporary foreign workers
While other leaders in Canada call for the Temporary Foreign Workers program to be scrapped, Saskatchewan's premier is staying above the fray. Last week, federal Conservative leader Pierre Polievre ca...
Sep 09, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says immigration to Canada should be focused on economic migration. (CJME file photo)
'Lots of work to be done': Saskatchewan's wildfire season slowly drawing to a close
After a wildfire season in Northern Saskatchewan that started fast and furiously in May, the season is slowly heading toward a close. Steve Roberts, vice-president of operations with the Saskatchewan ...
Sep 08, 2025 Steve Roberts, vice-president of operations with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, says wildfire crews have already been extended to the end of September. Sept. 8, 2025. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
APAS hoping for more from federal government canola support
Canola producers in Saskatchewan were hoping for more from the federal government announcement of tariff supports on Friday. Prime Minister Mark Carney came out and announced a series of support progr...
Sep 05, 2025 In an announcement Friday, about support for industries hit by tariffs, the federal government said it would put up money to support the development of biodiesel, the expansion of export markets, and expanding interest-free support for producers through the Advance Payment Program. (CJME file photo)
Pause on third-party presenters in Sask. sex ed. remains in effect, minister says
Kids across Saskatchewan have been settling into their new classrooms as a new school year begins, but this year will be yet another where third parties are banned from giving presentations in sexual ...
Sep 05, 2025 Saskatchewan Education Minister Everett Hindley says work is ongoing on the curriculum review and creation of a framework to evaluate the suitability of materials for various age groups. (980 CJME file photo)
Former hockey coach Bernie Lynch's day parole voided for contacting victim
For the second time, former junior hockey coach Bernie Lynch's day parole was revoked this summer. According to parole documents, Lynch was released on day parole in December, 2024 and appeared to be ...
Sep 05, 2025 Bernie Lynch was found guilty in December 2023 and sentenced in January 2024 for assaulting and sexual assault of a teen boy in 1988. Lynch was a coach for the Regina Pats in the WHL at that time. (980 CJME file photo)
Moe looking to fix and expand trade with China in imminent trade trip
It's a trade mission Premier Scott Moe has been on before - he travelled to China as premier in 2018 - but this time he will bring with him more weighty intentions. Seven years ago, the trip was about...
Sep 04, 2025
University of Regina Students' Union to vote on dissolution
After months of problems, the University of Regina Students' Union (URSU) could be on the verge of dissolving. The union posted a notice to social media on Wednesday advising members about a special g...
Sep 04, 2025 The students’ union posted to Facebook on Wednesday, saying it plans to hold a vote on dissolving the organization after months of question about its operations and the university administration pulling back on both funding and leases. (980 CJME file photo)
Some tobacco settlement money to be used in Saskatchewan for cancer care, prevention: Minister
Saskatchewan is set to get millions from a legal settlement with tobacco companies, but it appears only some of that money will go toward cancer care and prevention. Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan's he...
Sep 03, 2025 Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says his goal is for some of the $700 million settlement Saskatchewan will get from the tobacco companies will go toward cancer care and prevention. (980 CJME file photo)
Scientists call for Sask. to reverse decision to extend coal-fired power plants
A group of atmospheric scientists say they're concerned about the Government of Saskatchewan's decision to extend the life of SaskPower's coal-fire power plants instead of abiding by federal regulatio...
Sep 02, 2025 In June, Jeremy Harrison, the minister responsible for SaskPower, announced the government would be putting money into extending the life of the province’s coal-fired power plants. (980 CJME file photo)
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