Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
Author Archives: Nicole Garn
Heat won't stop the fun at Queen City Exhibition
It's another scorcher at the Queen City Exhibition (QCX). Friday is expected to be the hottest day for the fair, but QCX staff are ready. Roberta Engel, the acting president-CEO of REAL, said the REAL...
Aug 02, 2024 The sun beats down on another day at the Queen City Exhibition, but this won't stop people from screaming on the rides and stuffing their mouths with mini donuts. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
New rides and foods a hit at this year's Queen City Exhibition
The Queen City Exhibition is back for another action-filled week. The air is filled with screams of joy and the smells of mini donuts and corn dogs. A new feature at this year's exhibition is the X Dr...
Aug 01, 2024 Dakota Robinson (left) and her friends Cierra Ferguson-Harty, Zachery Ferguson-Harty and Lucas Wudrich were some of the first brave riders on the new X Drive ride. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Community helps save Main Street after fire destroys three Radville businesses
Anyone from a small town knows that Main Street is typically the central hub of the community. Radville, a town just 130 kilometres south of Regina, is no exception. It's where all the hustle and bust...
Jul 30, 2024 It was all hands on deck to battle the blaze in Radville. Firefighters from both Radville and the neighbouring town of Ceylon battled the blaze well into the morning alongside farmers and rig workers. (Tourism Radville/Facebook)
'Thought it was an earthquake': Family wakes up to car crashing into garage
A Regina family is picking up the pieces after a car smashed into their garage and two vehicles parked in their driveway. Arlene Garcia and her son Howard were asleep when the crash happened early Tue...
Jul 30, 2024 The damage done to Arlene Garcia's home after a vehicle crashed into her garage and driveway. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Sasktel resolves texting and calling issues in southern Sask.
Something as simple as sending a text or a phone call might not be so simple for some cell phone users. Sasktel was experiencing some "intermittent issues," impacting calls and texts on Tuesday, thoug...
Jul 30, 2024 “We're experiencing some intermittent calling and texting issues on the wireless network serving the southern portion of the province,” said Greg Jacobs with Sasktel. (980 CJME File Photo)
Cluster of three Saskatchewan plane crashes 'concerning' to private pilot
In a period of just over nine days in July there were three plane crashes in Saskatchewan, leaving one person dead, and that concerns private pilot Roger Blager. "In aviation, safety first is everyone...
Jul 28, 2024 Roger Blager has been a private pilot for about five years. He said flying crop dusters can be a dangerous job. "It's like you're hauling a small swimming pool. These things hold around 500 gallons which is incredibly heavy," he said. (Roger Blager/Submitted)
Agricultural group saves 80 horses from wildfire in Jasper National Park
At least one story out of Jasper, Alberta has a happy ending. As wildfires tear through the community, leaving devastation behind, 80 horses were saved from the area by a search-and-rescue group, with...
Jul 26, 2024 All 80 horses were saved from Jasper National Park (River Valley Agricultural Society/Facebook)
Grande Prairie lends helping hand to Jasper wildfire evacuees
As devastation surrounds Jasper, another Alberta community is doing what it can to help. Grande Prairie has welcomed around 130 wildfire evacuees to its city. Dan Lemiuex, director of emergency manage...
Jul 26, 2024 Grande Prairie has welcomed around 130 evacuees from Jasper to it's community. (City of Grande Prairie/Submitted)
Biden to use Oval Office address to explain his decision to quit 2024 race, begin to shape legacy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Insisting that "the defense of democracy is more important than any title," President Joe Biden on Wednesday will explain in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for r...
Jul 24, 2024
Jasper Nat. Park wildfire evacuation long night for Sask. couple
It was a camping trip that turned ugly overnight. Thousands of campers in Jasper National Park were forced to pack up and leave due to a handful of wildfires that took a turn for the worst Monday nigh...
Jul 23, 2024 Kregg Ochitwa and his wife from Saskatoon were camping in the park when they got the news.
“There were people with megaphones going around the park telling us that we had to leave immediately,” he said. (Kregg Ochitwa/submitted)
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
On Friday's show, Evan looks at the stormy forecast for Saskatchewan heading into the weekend, the potential delays to s...