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...
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Proposed film content act could save theatres money long term
Movie classification is important so people know when not to take their little ones to a horror film, but those classifications are changing soon in Saskatchewan. That's because of new legislation tha...
Nov 11, 2023 Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre said the proposed film classification act will help all theatres cut back on costs. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Youth group proud that smoking and vaping legislation passed
A group advocating against smoking and vaping by youths is happy with new legislation in Saskatchewan that increased the age to purchase the products to 19. Three students were at the Saskatchewan Leg...
Nov 09, 2023 The Youth4Change group is happy with the passing of new legislation that increases the smoking and vaping age to 19 in Saskatchewan instead of 18, (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
'It's heartwarming:' City of Moose Jaw honours veterans with banners
It's normal to see people wearing a poppy to honour veterans in November, but on top of its poppy campaign, the City of Moose Jaw is honouring veterans with a banner project. A total of 23 banners fly...
Nov 09, 2023 The City of Moose Jaw unveiled a banner project to honour veterans. This banner honours Private William J. Milne. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Frontline staff in Sask. feel hopeless due to lack of government funding
Warning: This story contains the mention of suicide. Workers at some Saskatchewan community-based organizations (CBOs) say they haven't received a raise in more than a decade. A group of CBO employees...
Nov 08, 2023 NDP MLA Meara Conway said CBOs do some of the most pressing frontline work in the province, and their employees need multi-year funding from the government to help them do that work. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
'A traumatic event:' Estevan police chief discusses homicide, officer's shooting
After two people died and one of his officers was badly hurt Wednesday, Estevan Police Service Chief Rich Lowen spoke Friday about the impact of the incidents on his officers. While Lowen couldn't sha...
Nov 03, 2023 Estevan Police Service Chief Rich Lowen discussed the impact of Wednesday's violent incidents on his officers and the community. (Estevan Police Service/Facebook)
New SGI campaign focuses on preventing impaired driving
After a fun night out, it's important to keep that fun going by ensuring you have a safe ride home. That's the message from SGI's new impaired driving ad campaign. It kicks off SGI's November Traffic ...
Nov 02, 2023 A new SGI campaign focuses on the prevention of impaired driving. It highlights the many options people have for a safe ride home. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Breakdown of two cancer screening devices added to backlog in Sask.
Another Saskatchewan family has shared its struggle with long wait times when it comes to receiving a cancer diagnosis, this time because the machines were inoperative. A Regina woman had to wait near...
Nov 02, 2023 The cyclotron device at the Saskatchewan Cyclotron Facility in Saskatoon was down for close to two weeks in September. (John Root/Submitted)
Regina woman shares memories of husband who died in crash
A Regina woman is remembering her husband for his kind heart in the wake of the collision that took his life last week. Sumesh Pulavathil, 38, died in a crash on Highway 39 last Wednesday, leaving beh...
Oct 31, 2023 Gayathri Ramdas is sharing memories of her husband, Sumesh Pulavathil, who died in a crash on Highway 39. (GoFundMe)
'A political mud puddle:' Lawyer discusses Moe's carbon tax ultimatum
Premier Scott Moe is trying to save Saskatchewan residents some money on the carbon tax, but it could put his government back in court. Moe wants the federal government to include Saskatchewan in its ...
Oct 30, 2023 "The federal government is on damage control," law professor Eric Adams said after Premier Scott Moe demanded Saskatchewan be included in a carbon tax exemption. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Farm Stress Line sees increase in calls during fall harvest
After a particularly hard season for Saskatchewan farmers who had to deal with grasshoppers and drought, calls to the anonymous Farm Stress Line were up. According to an emailed statement, calls were ...
Oct 28, 2023
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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
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