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'My son should be the last one': Losco family to see regulation changes for carbon monoxide detectors
Standing with her husband, wearing a #justiceforHenryLosco shirt, Henry's mother Marina Hills expressed her gratitude to the Sask. NDP and the Sask. Party government. Henry Losco died in December of c...
May 04, 2026 Henry Losco, 11, died in December of carbon monoxide poisoning in a Regina apartment. His parents, Marina Hills and Sergio Losco, have since been pushing for tougher regulations. Photo taken on May 4, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan mom calls for for better support for students with diabetes
Seven-year-old Kinsley Simmons' favourite class in school is math, she says it's the easiest one. And she's sad she hasn't been able to attend more than a handful of days at school since November. Tha...
May 01, 2026 Jennifer Simmons says her family has offered to educate and train workers at her daughter Kinsley’s school so they can handle her Type 1 diabetes, but they’ve been denied. Photo taken on April 29, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. man asks for government help improving safety at train crossing where his wife died
Just a few months after his wife was killed at a rail crossing in Churchbridge, Sask., Matthew Thompson arrived at the legislative building in Regina to try to convince the provincial government to ma...
May 01, 2026 Matthew Thompson appeared at the Saskatchewan legislature this week to ask the provincial government to step up and do something about a dangerous train crossing in Churchbridge where his wife was killed. April 28, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. finance minister finds 'interesting' things in federal spring economic update
On Tuesday, the federal government gave its spring economic update and Saskatchewan's finance minister said it included some interesting things. "Pleased to see contribution rates on CPP (lowered), I ...
Apr 30, 2026 Sask. Finance Minister Jim Reiter says the key part of the spring update announcement this week is the sovereign wealth fund, but he echoed the premier’s comments calling for regulatory changes as well. Apr. 29, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
$2.2M annual funding for Saskatoon-Minneapolis direct flights extended by Sask. government
The Saskatchewan government is extending its backstop of Saskatoon's Minneapolis-St. Paul direct flights for another three years, after paying more than $5.6 million over the original three years of t...
Apr 29, 2026
Monette Seeds elevator licence to lapse as company enters creditor protection
Farmers in the Swift Current area could have a tougher time getting a good price for their crops this season after the licence for a local elevator was not renewed. This month, Monette Farm Group appl...
Apr 28, 2026 Monette Farms group filed for creditor protection and the Canadian Grain Commission then chose not to renew Monette Seeds Ltd.’s license to operate a grain elevator in the Swift Current area, as of May 1. (Monette Seeds team member Jordie/Facebook)
Survey says: Sask. parents to be polled about kids on social media
Premier Scott Moe and the Sask. Party government would like to know what parents in Saskatchewan think of a social media ban for children. On Monday, Moe said his government would send out surveys in ...
Apr 28, 2026 Premier Scott Moe says his government is looking to find out parents’ and families’ opinions about bans for kids and teens on social media. Apr. 27, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'A good discussion to have': Premier approves of federal sovereign wealth fund
Saskatchewan's premier is giving a nod of approval to the federal government's announcement Monday of a sovereign wealth fund - but Scott Moe is also adding a few notes of his own. The Prime Minister ...
Apr 27, 2026 Premier Scott Moe said on April 27, 2026 that a sovereign wealth fund, as announced by the federal government, is a good initiative for the country. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina newborns to be sent to Saskatoon for surgeries
The youngest patients in Regina will no longer be able to get surgery in the Queen City and will instead have to be transported to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. As of April 1, a n...
Apr 14, 2026 As of April 1, the Saskatchewan Health Authority moved to have all surgeries performed on babies up to eight weeks old performed at the children’s hospital in Saskatoon, saying that’s where the expertise is. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Gov't declines NDP motion to suspend provincial gas tax
Just a few hours after the federal government announced its gas tax holiday, the Sask. NDP's motion to do the same didn't receive leave to be introduced. The motion was to suspend the provincial fuel ...
Apr 14, 2026 The Sask. NDP tried to bring a motion to suspend the provincial fuel tax, pulling the motion to the fore again on Tuesday after the federal government announced it will suspend its fuel excise tax. (CJME file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 17
On Friday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks about the legacy of the Legion, a four-day week for some schools, the W...