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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For the second time, former junior hockey coach Bernie Lynch's day parole was revoked this summer.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)
Sask. deficit could more than double, to $815.4 million
Last week, the provincial government announced a projected $348.5 million deficit at the first quarter financial update. However, a closer look at the numbers reveals it could end up being more than d...
Aug 28, 2025 The Sask. Ministry of Finance said accounting rules require it to keep the Output-Based Performance Standards on its books until it’s formally removed. (CJME file photo)
SaskTel outage last Friday was caused by software update
On Thursday, SaskTel explained just what had caused the service outage that affected nearly the whole province for hours last Friday. According to the Crown corporation, the issue was caused by a soft...
Aug 28, 2025 The SaskTel mobile voice and business calling outage on Friday last week had people across Saskatchewan frustrated for hours throughout the day. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan's trade minister talks China trip and foreign trade offices with Evan Bray
In just over a week, Premier Scott Moe will head out on a trade trip to China, trying to clear the way for the Canadian and Chinese federal governments to work out a trade deal. China has slapped tari...
Aug 28, 2025 Sask. Trade and Export Minister Warren Kaeding will be on a trade mission with in South Korea while the premier is in China, and they’ll meet in Japan for another few days afterward. (980 CJME file photo)
NDP looking for value from trade offices as Moe prepares for China trip
Over the past several weeks, while Saskatchewan canola producers have been frustrated and worried about tariffs on their products heading to China, the Sask. NDP wants to know what the provincial gove...
Aug 26, 2025 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck said on Aug. 26, 2025, that the Premier needs to explain what his trade office in China has been doing while the tariffs on canola have been going on, and needs to release objectives and goals for his mission to China in September. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Premier defends whereabouts in the wake of Sask. wildfires
After many opportunities to throw criticism at him and his government from the Sask. NDP, Premier Scott Moe defended his whereabouts in the wake of the devastating wildfires this summer. The Oppositio...
Aug 16, 2025 Premier Scott Moe visits Beauval and La Loche to talk about the wildfires that have, and continue to, affect the communities. (Scott Moe social media)
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...