Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Pro-am elite women's soccer team kicking off in Regina
Women's soccer in Regina is about to get kicked up a notch, with the first United Women's Soccer league game coming up for the city's QC United pro-am women's team. The team just launched this year, j...
May 22, 2019 Claire Abrey (L) and Taylor Bubnick are excited ahead of their first game with the QC United pro-am women's team in the UWS league. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP takes gov't to task over ER wait times
Saskatchewan's minister of health is admitting the government needs to do more when it comes to emergency room wait times, and the NDP says what is being done isn't working. "Clearly it's too long, an...
May 18, 2019
Zach Miller wants Peter Whitmore off pen pal website
Notorious pedophile Peter Whitmore is now looking for a "long lasting friendship" (sic) and one of his victims is raising the alarm. In 2006, Whitmore kidnapped two boys, took them to a Saskatchewan f...
May 17, 2019 Zach Miller and his family (File photo)
Computer problem temporarily drops Regina water pressure
Thousands of people in Regina had a tough time having a shower before work Friday morning, as the city was having problems with its water pressure. According to Greg Kuntz, the acting director of wate...
May 17, 2019
Provincial gov't accused of hiding carbon tax impact report
The provincial government is being accused of burying a report on the carbon tax which showed the tax would have a less severe effect on Saskatchewan's economy. Last summer, the province released a re...
May 14, 2019 Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Teachers giving province failing grade on class size claims
Citing numbers significantly higher than 19, some Saskatchewan teachers are calling the provincial government's average class size number misleading and inaccurate. "I can tell you that in the nine ye...
May 14, 2019 Jessica Brown is a teacher in Saskatoon and says the province's average class size number is misleading and inaccurate. May 13, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Hospitals home lottery winners wanted to support the foundation
There were a lot of "oohs" and "aahs" Friday as the winners of the Hospitals of Regina Foundation Home Lottery toured their new home in The Creeks. Murray and Donna Brown were picked as the winners of...
May 10, 2019 Murray and Donna Brown were handed the keys on Friday for their win of the $1.4-million grand prize showhome from the Hospitals of Regina Foundation Home Lottery. May 10, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Deaf Crows Collective gets nod from children's advocate
Grinning faces stare across this classroom at Winston Knoll Collegiate, but the students aren't listening for a joke from a friend or rebuke from the teacher; these kids are watching each other's hand...
May 10, 2019 Fatima Nafisa and Mustafa Alabssi say the Deaf Crows Collective at Winston Knoll Collegiate has really helped and changed them. May 2, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
RCMP head says AG report will make police service better
The head of the RCMP across Canada seems to be welcoming a report this week that was very critical of the national police service. On Tuesday, the interim auditor general released a report that said t...
May 09, 2019 RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki at F Division. May 9 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
New head of Sask. RCMP eyes high crime rates
The new commander for the RCMP in Saskatchewan is jumping in with both feet, looking to rural crime and high crime rates as some of his biggest challenges. Assistant Commissioner Mark Fisher was signe...
May 09, 2019 RCMP F Division's new commander, Assistant Commissioner Mark Fisher, was formally signed into his post in a ceremony with the RCMP Commissioner. May 9 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...