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Murray Wood says hunting is a lot like being a sports fan, because you'll never be 100 per cent successful. Wood compare...
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Mother frustrated over daughter's death in ministry care, lack of transparency
Angela Severight stood in the rotunda at the Legislature on Thursday surrounded by family and friends, all holding pictures of a teenage girl wearing a red hoodie and posing for the camera. "This is S...
May 11, 2023 Angela Severight holds a photo of her 14-year-old daughter Stellayna, who died while in the care of the Ministry of Social Services. Severight is looking for more answers about Stellayna's care. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Ukrainian students to be treated as Canadians for tuition in Sask.
They had to flee their homes when a war broke out in their backyard and they decided to come to Saskatchewan. Now the provincial government is extending a helping hand for displaced Ukrainians who wan...
May 11, 2023 The Saskatchewan government announced it will pay the difference so students who've settled in Saskatchewan from Ukraine will be able to pay domestic tuition rates for post-secondary education instead of international rates, which had been three to four times higher. (L to R) Advanced Education Minister Gord Wyant, Ukrainian student Victoria Knyhnytska and Wawota Mayor Kevin Kay on May 11, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Thrilled': Saskatchewan TV production back for a second season
Vehicles slowed down as drivers tried to get a look at the TV set outside a house in the Douglas Park neighbourhood in Regina - a sight that's been less and less common in the last decade but is start...
May 10, 2023 Actors rehearse on the set for season two of 'Zarqa' in Regina. May 9, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Find our own solutions:' Regina mother talks frustrations as specialist leaves
As of this month, Saskatchewan no longer has a pediatric gastroenterologist -- a gut doctor for children -- and families are scrambling to find care for their kids. Some families have lost their docto...
May 09, 2023 Sarah Turnbull's daughter Blake (l) has never been able to see a pediatric gastreoenterologist in Saskatchewan because the wait lists were too long. Now the only such specialist in the province has quit and Turnbull says the province will have to do better to attract another. May 8, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
New CEO hired for Saskatchewan health worker recruitment Crown
The provincial government has found someone to helm its new Crown corporation, the Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency. Erin Brady was introduced as the new CEO earlier this week, the first to ...
May 07, 2023
Moe watching as Alberta heads to the polls
In a little over three weeks, Albertans will head to the polls to either pick a new provincial government or reaffirm the current one. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is wishing everyone running the be...
May 06, 2023 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'There will be disruption:' City of Regina officially kicks off construction season
Though the bright orange signs have been splitting up and pausing traffic across Regina for weeks now, the city officially kicked off construction season Friday morning. Several major construction pro...
May 05, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Fire damages outdoor rink near downtown Regina
A plume of black smoke and high flames alerted at least one neighbour to a blaze at the outdoor rink near Saskatchewan Drive and McTavish Street early Friday afternoon. One woman said she was in her b...
May 05, 2023 Firefighters deal with a brief blaze at an outdoor rink near Sask. Drive and McTavish Street. May 5, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Bill allowing alcohol in parks passes provincially; up to municipalities now
This summer, people in Saskatchewan could legally be able to drink in public parks -- if their municipality gives the OK. Last week, the bill to allow municipalities to make the call got royal assent ...
May 05, 2023
Regina Public Schools warning about potential cuts to shore up budget
Regina Public Schools is joining the chorus of voices frustrated with the provincial budget. In a letter to staff, director of education Darren Boldt said the division needed a $7.5-million increase t...
May 04, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
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