Sarah Mills: Reflections as a daughter leaves elementary school behind
Sarah Mills is celebrating her daughter's Grade 8 graduation, which means high school is around the corner. Mills says e...
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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)
Death in Regina police custody likely caused by attempted drug smuggling: SIRT
After a long investigation, Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) said a man who died while in Regina police custody in August of 2023 was likely trying to smuggle drugs into a correcti...
May 20, 2025 A report from the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), which investigates serious incidents involving police, says the man had likely turned himself in to try to smuggle drugs into a correctional facility. (980 CJME file photo)
Birch Narrows Dene Nation calling for help amid mental health crisis
Over the past several weeks, the small community of Birch Narrows Dene Nation, near La Loche, has dealt with six deaths. Two well-respected elders have passed away, and four other community members ha...
May 16, 2025
Moe says letter to prime minister an 'opportunity' not an ultimatum
Premier Scott Moe sees his priorities, delivered in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, as an opportunity more than an ultimatum. "That's why there's not a date on this - 'do these things by this ...
May 15, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says action from the federal government on the priorities in his letter would signal a new and much more positive relationship with Saskatchewan. May 15, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Premier lays out 'must's for Ottawa to reset relationship with Saskatchewan
With the legislative session set to end on Thursday, Premier Scott Moe turned his eyes to the federal government this week, sending a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. The letter he posted to soci...
May 14, 2025 Premier Scott Moe posted a letter he sent to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday, explaining the ten actions he wants the federal government to take for Saskatchewan. (CJME file photo)
Firefighters call derelict property bill too dangerous for safety
After the province's bill to allow the burning down of derelict buildings in Rural Municipalities (RM) passed its third reading on Tuesday, different reactions began coming from different parts of the...
May 14, 2025 The bill allows municipalities and volunteer firefighters to burn down derelict buildings for a training opportunity for firefighters. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon family speaks out after grandfather's freezing death
Up until he died, frozen outside his personal care home, 96-year-old William Hastie was sharp as a tack, according to his granddaughters Ashley Benson-Bonneville and Amber Benson. They said he would t...
May 14, 2025 Ashley Benson-Bonneville, right, and her sister Amber Benson believe their grandfather wasn’t properly supervised at his personal care home, leading to his freezing death in February. May 13, 2025. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. Immigration minister to ask for two-year work permit extension
With a new federal cabinet announced and a new federal immigration minister getting settled in, Saskatchewan's immigration minister is looking to put together a deal. Tuesday morning, Lena Metlege Dia...
May 13, 2025 Immigration Minister Jim Reiter is planning to ask for a similar deal to Manitoba to extend work permits for immigrants after SINP numbers were cut by the federal government. (CJME file photo)
Will regional representation put Buckley Belanger in Carney's new cabinet?
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday morning, with many wondering who will be in it and what the positions will signal. According to multiple reports out of Ottawa, t...
May 13, 2025 Buckley Belanger left the NDP caucus in 2021 after about 26 years as a Saskatchewan MLA to run in the federal election. He didn't win that election, but did win in April to become Saskatchewan's only Liberal MP. June 9, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP outspent Sask. Party by 2 per cent in fall 2024 election
Months after the provincial election ended with a Sask. Party win, but a significant gain in Sask. NDP seats, the returns are published, showing how much each party spent and what they spent it on. Sa...
May 12, 2025 The elections returns are out, showing how much each party spent in the 2024 provincial election and what they spent it on. (Elections Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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