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Saskatchewan putting millions into shelter security
Homelessness has been getting worse in Saskatchewan, requiring more shelter spaces. But as those spaces have opened, there are some who've been concerned about crime. This week, in the provincial budg...
Mar 22, 2024 The site of the provincial government's planned complex needs shelter on Idylwyld Drive North in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Labour prof lays out what could happen as province, teachers continue to fight
Frustration is mounting for many in Saskatchewan as the provincial government and teachers' union continue their contract fight, and the question on the lips of many is "When will this end?" Both side...
Mar 19, 2024 Classrooms around the province will be empty Wednesday as teachers stage a one-day strike. (980 CJME file photo)
Eyes in the sky: Police plane keeping watch over Regina
More than 3,000 feet above the ground, the streets and houses and back alleys of Regina are spread out below the Regina Police Service's Aerial Support Unit on a daily basis. The plane has been in the...
Mar 19, 2024 Sgt. Steven Wyatt flies the Regina Aerial Support Unit plane over the city, keeping an eye out and backing up officers on the ground. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Local student gives back with roof repair to Regina non-profit
The drips and drops at Indigenous Christian Fellowship will soon be things of the past after a donation from Regina Trades & Skills, and after one student in particular gave something back. The ro...
Mar 15, 2024 A student at Regina Trades & Skills, Jarrett Gordon is giving back to the Indigenous Christian Fellowship he's gotten services from in the past, helping to repair its roof with other students. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. Health Authority clarifying circumstances around expired PPE
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is still looking for someone to help recycle what's likely thousands of pieces of expired PPE, but now it's giving a bit more information about why. Originally,...
Mar 13, 2024 The Saskatchewan Health Authority has a number of pieces of personal protective equipment that have passed their expiry date. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Fernando Llano)
Saskatchewan heading to final at 2024 Montana's Brier
With another win in the books and a berth in the final clinched, Saskatchewan took another step in the direction of ending the province's decades-long drought at the Brier. Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen ...
Mar 10, 2024 Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen beat Alberta's Brendan Bottcher in the Montana's Brier semifinal on Sunday. (Michael Burns/Curling Canada)
McEwen edges Dunstone to advance to Brier semifinal
Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen is walking on the edge at the 2024 Montana's Brier this weekend, but he's staying upright, hanging on Saturday with a 6-5 win against Matt Dunstone's Manitoba rink. The loss...
Mar 09, 2024 Colton Flasch (left) and Kevin Marsh sweep a rock during Saturday's 3-4 Page playoff game. (Michael Burns/Curling Canada)
Record-tying game keeps Saskatchewan alive at the Brier
Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen stayed alive at the 2024 Montana's Brier on Friday night with a 7-0 win over Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories at the Brandt Centre. A loss would have eliminated McEwen...
Mar 08, 2024 Mike McEwen advanced to the 3-4 Page playoff game with a 7-0 win over Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories. (Michael Burns/Curling Canada)
McEwen drops 1-2 qualifier to Bottcher at Montana's Brier
Saskatchewan suffered only its second loss of the 2024 Montana's Brier on Friday, but it can't afford another one. Mike McEwen's Saskatoon Nutana foursome lost 9-7 to Alberta's Brendan Bottcher in a 1...
Mar 08, 2024 Mike McEwen lost his first game of the playoff round Friday at the Montana's Brier. (Michael Burns/Curling Canada)
Trust at issue as Moe, STF dance over new education budget promise
Millions more in education dollars still aren't getting the province's teachers back to the table in their contract dispute with the Government of Saskatchewan. On Wednesday evening, Premier Scott Moe...
Mar 07, 2024 Premier Scott Moe commits to not reducing education funding from the level in the upcoming budget, as long as he forms government. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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