Sarah Mills: The president is playing a game of Risk with real lives
Sarah Mills says when you make a threat like "a whole civilization will die tonight" about Iran, the only choi...
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'Justice denied': Another Sask. sex assault case stayed due to delay
Sexual assault is believed to be one of the most underreported crimes in Canada, and there are worries that recent procedural additions making court cases take longer could see more charges stayed and...
Aug 14, 2024 Saskatoon law professor, Colton Fehr, says a judicial stay isn’t the only way a judge can remedy a too-long court process, and other ways might be preferable in sexual assault cases. (9890 CJME file photo)
Woman sent to jail for Regina taxi robbery, named long-term offender
The robbery of a taxi in Regina was the last straw for a woman who has now been deemed a long-term offender by the courts. According to provincial court documents, the robbery happened in June 2022 wh...
Aug 12, 2024 The judge wrote that Wasacase had a lengthy criminal history that started when she was 12 years old. (980 CJME file photo)
Record dry July for Estevan, with minimal rain for most of Sask.
July was an incredibly dry month in Saskatchewan, getting to the point of setting records in some areas. According to Environment Canada, Estevan had the driest July in 112 years of records. The city ...
Aug 01, 2024 Almost no rain came down for most areas in Saskatchewan according to the provincial crop report for May 27 to June 2, 2025. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Sask. health-care workers missing pay with new software rollout
In a smaller echo of the last time the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) tried to roll out its Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) software, hundreds of health-care workers have miss...
Jul 30, 2024 The health authority says the error rate in the last pay period was less than one per cent, and is calling the roll out a success. (CJME file photo)
Eleven intervenors approved in Sask. pronoun law appeal case
Eleven parties have been approved to intervene in the provincial government's appeal of a Court of King's Bench decision on its controversial pronoun law. In February, a judge allowed the case against...
Jul 30, 2024 Only one group's application, a parents' organization, was rejected because the appeals court said the application didn’t address the constitutional issues at foot. (980 CJME file photo)
Montreal electronic traffic signs hacked to display pro-Palestinian political slogans
MONTREAL - Montreal police are investigating after electronic message boards at two road construction sites in Montreal displayed pro-Palestinian political slogans Wednesday morning instead of usual t...
Jul 24, 2024 (Canadian Press)
One dose of HPV vaccine now recommended for younger groups, immunization committee says
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is now recommending one dose of HPV vaccine for children and youth between nine and 20 years old. It is maintaining its two-dose recommendation for peop...
Jul 24, 2024 (Canadian Press)
One person dead after third plane crash in nine days in Sask.
One person died in a plane crash in southern Saskatchewan on Friday - the third similar crash in a little over a week. According to the RCMP, a call went out about a plane crash around 6:30 a.m. on Fr...
Jul 19, 2024 The Village of Birsay is close to Lake Diefenbaker. (Supplied/Village of Birsay Facebook page)
'Council' back in session: Roughriders bolster offensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders took American offensive lineman Brandon Council off their suspended list on Friday, adding him to the practice roster. Council played 12 games for the Rider in the 2023 se...
Jul 19, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive tackle Brandon Council (61) during practice in 2023. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Global tech outage reaches Atlantic Canada, affects Newfoundland health-care services
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A global technology disruption spread to parts of Atlantic Canada Friday morning, affecting the government of Newfoundland and Labrador's online services and health-care information...
Jul 19, 2024 (Canadian Press)
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Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 8
On today's show, Evan gets the latest on global tensions with Iran and the U.S., discusses Riversdale safety concerns an...