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'Surprised, disappointed': Sask. policing minister wants more details on Blackmore ouster
Saskatchewan's corrections, policing and public safety minister says he was surprised and disappointed when he found out Rhonda Blackmore had been removed as the head of the Saskatchewan RCMP. "We, as...
Jul 09, 2025 Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Tim McLeod says he's asking for more detail from the federal public safety minister about why Rhonda Blackmore was removed as assistant commissioner of the Saskatchewan RCMP. (980 CJME file photo)
Appeals Court affirms sex assault stay, writes sharp words for Crown over delay
A Saskatchewan appeals court decision dismissing a stay appeal ended with some sharp words toward the Crown. The case against Mohammed Zabihullah had been going on since May 7, 2018, when the informat...
Jul 08, 2025 The three-justice panel for the Court of Appeal pointed out it took a year for the Crown to do anything on record for the appeal, and even that took prompting from the court. (CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan NDP calls out provincial government over Regina urgent care centre hours
On Monday, the Saskatchewan NDP said it's an "abject failure" that the Regina Urgent Care Centre is not yet open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When the centre was first announced, it was promised...
Jul 07, 2025 The urgent care centre in Regina was on reduced hours again on Sunday. This time, the health authority said it was due to a lack of available doctors. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Fred Sandeski wins battle to be admitted to long-term care
After months of not only battling with his health issues, but also the health authority and provincial government, Fred Sandeski has finally been approved for a spot in long-term care in Weyburn. Sand...
Jul 03, 2025 Fred Sandeski and his wife Teresa had to involuntarily separate at one point for them to be able to afford the cost of his respite care while she recovered from surgery. (File photo courtesy Discover Weyburn)
Tobacco settlement plays role in smaller Sask. government deficit
Saskatchewan's provincial government ended the 2024-25 fiscal year with a deficit nearly at what it budgeted for a year prior, but a good part of the reason it wasn't higher was a landmark tobacco set...
Jul 01, 2025 Finance Minister Jim Reiter says the settlement could end up more than $400 million for Saskatchewan and pay out over decades. (CJME file photo)
The show must go on: Historic Indian Head theatre raising money for improvements
More than 120 years ago, the Grand Theatre in Indian Head was a jewel in the prairies - the only opera house between Winnipeg and Vancouver, according to the town history. Since then, it's had new nam...
Jun 24, 2025 The Grand Theatre in Indian Head has been operating continuously in the town since 1904. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'It's absolutely disgusting': ALS Society, NDP call for investigation into Moose Jaw clinic
Being told you have ALS is a devastating thing to hear, according to Terry Loustel, who had to have that conversation in 2022. The resident of Buena Vista, a village about 51 kilometres northwest of R...
Jun 20, 2025 From left: Terry Loustel, seen here with Jared Clarke, the NDP’s rural and remote health critic, and Denis Simard, Executive Director of the ALS Society of Saskatchewan on June 20, 2025, was diagnosed with ALS in 2022. He says the Moose Jaw clinic is preying on people who would spend any amount of money for a cure. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Nuclear power a done deal in Sask., technology still in question: Minister
The future of Saskatchewan's power grid lies with nuclear - according to the minister responsible for SaskPower, that decision has been made. Minister Jeremy Harrison said the question the power compa...
Jun 19, 2025 Minister Responsible for SaskPower Jeremy Harrison says the decision to use nuclear power has been made for Saskatchewan, the question now is about which technology to use. (CJME file photo)
Sask. to extend coal power, despite federal push on emissions
Despite a federal push to the contrary, the Government of Saskatchewan has decided not only to not shut down its coal plants early, but to work to extend their lives. The decision was communicated to ...
Jun 18, 2025 Jeremy Harrison, Sask. Minister Responsible for SaskPower, says in a letter to SaskPower employees that the province will be investing to extend the life of all the coal units at Boundary Dam, Poplar River, and Shand power stations. (CJME file photo)
'Moving the country forward': Carney, premiers big on meeting success, short on specifics
"Good" and "positive" were among the words thrown around by the premiers to describe the First Ministers' Meeting on Monday in Saskatoon, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford saying it was the best meeting ...
Jun 02, 2025
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