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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Carbon tax fight: Canada makes its case at Court of Appeal
Arguing for its case, but also standing up to a lot of questions from the bench - the lawyer for the Government of Canada laid out the rationale for the federal carbon tax on Thursday morning. She spe...
Feb 14, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Carbon tax supporters to argue cases Thursday in Regina
The Government of Canada will be the star of the courtroom Thursday morning at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Its lawyers will have their three hours to lay out their arguments defending the carbon...
Feb 14, 2019
Those against carbon tax lay out arguments in Regina court
The case over the carbon tax had been months, even years, in the making, and on Wednesday morning it got underway in a Regina courtroom. Day one was all about opposition to the carbon tax and support ...
Feb 13, 2019 Professor Amir Attaran was at Regina's Court of Appeal to represent the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, speaking in support of the carbon tax. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
More than half of Sask. weed shops stuck in permit process
Last summer the winners of the 51 cannabis retail permits were announced for Saskatchewan - now, nearly four months after legalization, fewer than half those stores are open. As of Monday, 20 stores h...
Feb 11, 2019
Town of Grenfell on the way to a new long-term care facility
The town of Grenfell has been working toward and preparing for a new long-term care home for years, and it seems the time is just about here. On Thursday, Grenfell was the subject of one of three requ...
Feb 08, 2019
Sask. bus service cancels route weeks after starting
There are even fewer ways to get around Western Canada these days after Rider Express cancelled its Calgary to Winnipeg route just weeks after starting. Rider Express began the route in October, hopin...
Feb 07, 2019 Firat Uray owns Rider Express, a Regina bus company trying to fill the void left by Greyhound Canada. (Rider Express Transportation/Facebook)
Former STC rider frustrated over refusal of federal money
Some former STC riders are looking on in frustration after finding out the provincial government turned down about $2 million from the federal government for a public bus system last year. The offer w...
Feb 07, 2019
Regina shelters, crisis services coping with the cold
It appears that Regina's homeless shelters and crisis services aren't having to scramble too much in the cold the city's been under. John McFadyen, executive director of Mobile Crisis Services in Regi...
Feb 06, 2019
Lawn vs. street: shovellers discuss what to do with snow
There are a few inevitabilities in life: death, taxes, and that if you live in Saskatchewan at some point you're going to have to shovel some snow. Most people, when they're shoveling a driveway or si...
Feb 05, 2019 Jim Carlson spent part of Tuesday afternoon shoveling his driveway, making sure to pile it onto the curb in front of his house. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Woman warning others after being attacked in her own truck
The incident didn't last for more than a couple minutes, but it's something that will likely stay with Chandell Cain for years. It happened in mid-January. Cain didn't have to get to class until a lit...
Feb 03, 2019
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 6
8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...