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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Sask. lawmakers 'pleased' with Canada-India uranium deal
With the trade deals, MOUs and understandings signed between Canada and India over the last day or so, Saskatchewan Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding said on Monday that it's a "ver...
Mar 02, 2026 Saskatchewan’s Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding says the deal for India to purchase uranium from Cameco is good for the company, the province, and Canada as a whole. Mar. 2, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Budget, private members' bills, involuntary treatment in Sask. spring sitting
The Saskatchewan Assembly will be filled with men and women on either side of the aisle again on Monday. The spring sitting starts in the afternoon, though without Premier Scott Moe who will be away o...
Mar 02, 2026 The ten weeks of the spring legislative sitting will begin on Monday in Saskatchewan (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. NDP bringing in experienced researcher to work on health-care plans
As the Sask. NDP works on its Big, Bold Plan for health care, it's brought in an experienced health-care researcher to make sense of the data. Researcher, Dr. Cheryl Camillo, was announced as a part o...
Mar 01, 2026 Health-care researcher Dr. Cheryl Camillo is being brought into the Sask. NDP fold to help them parse through their health-care consultation data and to help the Opposition party create new bills and plans around health care. Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan Health Authority taking over 139 long-term care beds in Regina
No timeline has been shared yet, but the Saskatchewan Health Authority has come to a deal to take over operations of 139 long-term care beds at the Capital Crossing Assisted Living and Memory Care fac...
Feb 27, 2026 The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Brightwater, the owner of Capital Crossing Assisted Living and Memory Care, approached it to talk about transitioning operations. (CJME file photo)
Sask. looking to bolster and expand trade on mission to India
Premier Scott Moe is keeping his eyes locked on trade as he prepares to head to India on a week-long mission. He'll leave on Saturday and return the following Friday. To mark this trip as a success, M...
Feb 25, 2026 Premier Scott Moe will head to India for a week-long trade mission on Saturday, joining up with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mission for a few days in Mumbai and New Delhi. (Feb. 25, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Travellers wary, but determined, on Regina flight heading to Puerto Vallarta
While travellers at the Regina airport Tuesday morning seemed excited, they were also a little wary as they headed toward their direct flight to Puerto Vallarta. It was the first such flight out of th...
Feb 24, 2026 Sherry and Kelvin Baryluk say they were considering cancelling their trip from Regina to Puerto Vallarta when they heard about the violence in Mexico, but decided to continue on when they heard from friends that things had gotten better. Feb. 24, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Dozens of Sask. bars opened early for final Olympic hockey game
Just like a number of restaurants and bars across Saskatchewan, Pumpjacks Cathedral Saloon and Steakhouse in Regina was full of people at 7 a.m. on Sunday. The restaurant opened early to host fans for...
Feb 24, 2026 According to the SLGA, 77 liquor permit holders were approved to open and serve early for the Olympics, and most of those applications came in after Canada’s men’s hockey team made it into the gold medal game. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM files)
Jason McKay sentenced to life without parole for 17 years, mirroring his first sentencing
For the second time, Jason McKay stood up in court and heard a sentence handed down of life in prison without a chance of parole for 17 years. The sentence was given on Tuesday for the stabbing death ...
Feb 24, 2026 On Tuesday, Jason McKay was handed a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years for the murder of his wife, Jenny, in 2017. (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower pole stolen, causing power outage in Southern Sask.
A rural area in southern Saskatchewan was left in the dark for two hours near the end of January thanks to a thief with shocking aspirations. According to RCMP, around 9:30 a.m. in the Kayville area o...
Feb 23, 2026 (980 CJME file photo)
Premier Scott Moe to join Prime Minister on trade mission to India
Premier Scott Moe will head out later this week to join the Prime Minister on the first part of his Indo-Pacific trade mission, heading to India, according to Moe's office. In a news release from the ...
Feb 23, 2026 Premier Scott Moe’s office said he’ll join Prime Minister Mark Carney on his trade mission to India later this week. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...