Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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'See how it goes:' Ross discusses lifting alcohol ban for May long weekend
More than 17 years after it was first put in place in Saskatchewan, the ban on alcohol consumption in provincial parks for the May long weekend has been lifted. Laura Ross -- the province's minister o...
May 18, 2023 Sask Parks said on Friday that campsites for the Labour Day long weekend are about 70 per cent booked. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Still no date for byelections as spring sitting ends in Saskatchewan
Three byelections will have to be held by the end of this summer in Saskatchewan, but as of the last day of the spring sitting on Thursday, there still wasn't an indication of any dates. Premier Scott...
May 18, 2023 IH Saskatchewan legislature aerial 2 (Carolyn Hamilton/Submitted)
REAL another step closer to more cash to stay afloat
With votes passing at Regina's executive committee on Wednesday, Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is another step closer to having the money its CEO says it needs to ride out the rest of t...
May 17, 2023 REAL president and CEO Tim Reid. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Clean electricity standards could be candidate for Sask. First Act tribunal
The new clean electricity regulations expected from the federal government in the coming months could be a top candidate for consideration by the yet-unformed tribunal operating under the Saskatchewan...
May 13, 2023 Saskatchewan Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre. (980 CJME file photo)
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)
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 6
8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...