Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Homeowner wants traffic light installed after truck hits house in Regina
It was a regular evening for Regina's Ken Zerbin, until he heard an all too familiar sound. "We were just in the house and we heard a noise, which was similar to what we've heard in the past with acci...
Nov 30, 2024 Ken Zerbin credits the cedar bush in his front yard for protecting his home after it was hit by a truck on Nov. 29, 2024. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
WATCH: Snow drifts raising road safety concerns for Regina citizen
Regina's Julian Branch knows the sound of shovelling and blowing snow all too well. He spent days clearing out his driveway and road while also helping free his neighbours. Every year, high drifts of ...
Nov 30, 2024 Regina's Julian Branch lives on Cowie Road, directly south of Dr. A.E. Perry School. Every year during major winter storms, snow blows from the school yard into the houses on his street. He says a snow fence or snow ridge could solve the problem. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Laid-off Canada Post worker stays on picket line in Regina
As striking workers walk up and down the sidewalk in front of Regina's downtown Canada Post location, one of the picketers says he's in an especially tough situation. The worker, who wished to remain ...
Nov 29, 2024 (CJME file photo)
WATCH: Regina school principal kisses alpaca for a good cause
The students at Imperial Community School were in for a surprise Thursday afternoon. They got to watch their principal, Danielle Istace, kissing an alpaca. It's all because the students raised $1,031 ...
Nov 29, 2024 Imperial Community School principal Danielle Istace smooched an alpaca as part of a fundraising promise to her students. Behind her is vice principal Eric Benjamin. Josef Buttigieg brought his alpacas from Fenek Farms. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
New ambulance simulator benefiting paramedic students in Sask.
Primary Care Paramedic students and Advanced Care Paramedic students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are now able to use brand-new ambulance simulators. The school installed the machines in December last ...
Nov 28, 2024
'Heroes to zeros': Postal workers not surprised as mediation talks suspended
It's more bad news for the Canada Post strike. On top of bone-chilling weather, talks between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been suspended. James Domanski, a Canada Post em...
Nov 28, 2024 It's all smiles and good vibes on the picket line at Regina's downtown Canada Post warehouse. Despite the cold weather and mediator talk suspension, spirits remain up. Workers are striking for better wages, safer working conditions and to protect their pension. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
'Calm as can be': Bison Day offers a taste of massive animals at Agribition
It was an important day for people in the bison industry, as Tuesday marked the third annual Bison Day at Canadian Western Agribition. The goal of the day is to promote awareness and get people intere...
Nov 27, 2024 Barry Haubrich (left) has been working with bison since the 1990s. His son Cole holds Barry's grandson, and possibly future runner of the family farm, at Bison Day at Agribition on Nov. 26, 2024. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Carla Beck shares thoughts on Sask. Throne Speech on The Evan Bray Show
A lot has changed for the Saskatchewan NDP in the most recent provincial election, with the party gaining a total of 14 seats across the province. NDP Leader Carla Beck greeted her party's MLAs at the...
Nov 26, 2024 Carla Beck joined The Evan Bray Show on Nov. 26 to discuss her thoughts on the recent Throne Speech and how the NDP plans to hold the Sask. Party accountable. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'We need a lot of room to do our job': Safety top of mind for snowplow drivers
Snow removal is a big job, and Robert Dolinski is proud of the role he plays in it. He's been a snowplow operator for seven years and a truck driver for 30. He's based in the village of Odessa, which ...
Nov 24, 2024 Robert Dolinski says he keeps a close eye on the Highway Hotline when a storm is coming. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
91st anniversary of Ukraine Holodomor famine remembered in Saskatchewan
A handful of people braved the cold and snow to attend a memorial for the Holodomor famine at the Legislative Building in Regina this week. Millions of Ukrainians lost their lives during the man-made ...
Nov 24, 2024 A woman lays down flowers in front of the 'Bitter Memories of Childhood' monument at Regina's Wascana Centre to honour the man-made Holodomor famine of 1932-33. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...