Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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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
Evacuees step up for shelter pets amid wildfire chaos
The decisions can be overwhelming for a person forced to evacuate due to a wildfire. What documents to pack? What family keepsakes to take? Where to go? This week, dozens of people in the Flin Flon an...
May 30, 2025 Flin Flon/Creighton and Area SPCA started evacuating their shelter two days ago and have now found placements for all of their animals. (Flin Flon/Creighton and Area SPCA /Facebook)
Parents worry for school band program, while division looks to fill budget hole
Whether playing percussion, bass or wind instruments, parents of kids in band in the Regina Public School Division said they're worried about what the program is going to look like in the next school ...
May 28, 2025 Parent associations are worried about the future of the elementary band programs as Regina Public Schools looks to save money in the budgeting process. (CJME file photo)
Local MP says Throne Speech lacking a plan for its promises
Brad Redekopp said it was quite the day in Ottawa Tuesday with the King in town to give the Liberal Government's Speech from the Throne. "Even just walking around the streets, there were people everyw...
May 27, 2025 Saskatoon West Conservative MP Brad Redekopp says he was disappointed not hear anything mentioning Western Canada in the Liberal Government’s Speech from the Throne. (Screenshot @BradRedekopp)
'Silence is complicity': Sask. NDP continues call for Scott Moe to condemn separation work
The Sask. NDP's Aleana Young spoke outside the legislative building Friday morning to call on Premier Scott Moe to condemn separatism and to defend her party's attention to the topic. Young, the Oppos...
May 23, 2025 Sask. NDP jobs and economy critic Aleana Young said on May 23, 2025, that people can talk about separation themselves, her problem is the premier hasn’t come out to specifically condemn work being done in support of separation. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Trade corridors float to the top of conversations at Western Premiers' Conference
Much of the conversation came right back to trade at the final news conference of the Western Premiers' Conference - even when separation was the topic of discussion. The list of topics on the table w...
May 22, 2025 Premier Scott Moe calls a possible northwestern trade corridor connecting Hudson Bay to ports in northwestern B.C. a nation-building project. (CJME file photo)
Husband of Assiniboia dayhome operator gets record sentence for child sex crimes
Content warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse that may upset some readers. Wednesday afternoon brought an end to a child sex abuse court case 20 years, 33 victims and 73 charges in...
May 21, 2025 Richard Dyke has been accused of numerous sex crimes involving minors over a period of almost two decades. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Acting Regina police chief talks drug smuggling and biometrics after incident report
People try to bring drugs into Regina police cells from time to time, but it's not an epidemic, according to Acting Regina Police Chief Lorilee Davies. "But certainly, people are creative in terms of ...
May 21, 2025 Acting Regina Police Chief Lorilee Davies says her heart goes out to the family of the person in the report, as well as all those police workers who were involved. May 20, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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