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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Half of Canadians support a new pipeline between Alberta and B.C.: poll
OTTAWA - Half of Canadians are in favour of building a new bitumen pipeline between Alberta and B.C., while fewer than one in five outright oppose it, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was co...
Dec 10, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, signs a memorandum of understanding with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
'Take a breath': Sask. premier, trade leaders react to Trump tariff threats on fertilizer
Saskatchewan isn't too worried about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat on fertilizer, yet. Trump told reporters on Monday that he may impose "very severe tariffs" on fertilizer from Canada i...
Dec 09, 2025 In regards to U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments on fertilizer tariffs, Saskatcedwan Premier Moe saidon Dec. 9, 2025 that a tariff on our potash would do nothing but push up the cost for American farmers, or lead to the U.S. buying their potash from Russia. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
Cops and kids take over Regina's Cornwall Centre for Christmas shopping spree
Meeting Santa and buying Christmas gifts are all a part of the annual Cops and Kids event at the Cornwall Centre in Regina. Twenty deserving kids are paired up with a Regina Police Service (RPS) offic...
Dec 04, 2025 (From left to right) Constable Frank Kovacs, Blaine Hamilton and Scott Police Academy stuent Reana all took part in the Cops and Kids event at the Cornwall Mall on Dec. 3, 2025. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Advocacy group taking City of Regina to court over issues with smart water meters
Members of an advocacy group in Regina are looking for answers and transparency as they launch a legal battle with the City of Regina over issues with smart water meters. One of the plaintiffs, Tonie ...
Dec 03, 2025 The City of Regina began its Water Meter Upgrade Project in October 2022. Since starting the project, 99 per cent of meters have been upgraded. (City of Regina/YouTube)
Melville mayor, citizens upset with BMO branch closure in June 2026
People in Melville might have to find a new bank after the BMO Bank of Montreal announced it will close its doors in the city next June. Melville's mayor, Joe Kerwan, said he's concerned for some of t...
Dec 02, 2025 Melville BMO clients will now have to travel half an hour northeast to Yorkton for in-person banking services once the Melville branch closes in June. (Google Maps)
'Not a death sentence': World AIDS Day aims to break stigma, myths in Saskatchewan
Every December 1 marks World AIDS Day. Dr. Jasmine Hasselback, a medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, said it's a time to commemorate the lives lost but also celebrate the ad...
Dec 02, 2025 Katelyn Roberts with the Sanctum Care Group says it's hard to talk about how prosperous we are in Saskatchewan, while people are dying preventable deaths from HIV/AIDS. "That doesn't sit well with me as a human being," she said. (AndreyPopov / Depositphotos.com)
Regina's safe consumption site says recent overdose deaths are preventable
In just 24 hours, three people died from an overdose in Regina. That's according to a drug overdose alert the Ministry of Health put out Thursday afternoon. Emile Gariepy, primary care paramedic and h...
Nov 28, 2025 Emile Gariepy with the Friendship Centre in Regina said it's seeing more overdoses due to stronger drugs circulating. But for clients who use in the building, staff are able to catch overdoses quickly and prevent deaths. "Nobody ever dies in a safe injection site," Gariepy said. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP introduces rent control bill that government 'not likely to support'
One Regina senior has been forced to live off her pension, give up her cats, look into selling her car and might have to get a part-time job just to pay her rising rent, all while fighting cancer. Whe...
Nov 25, 2025 Linda Andrews lives in a rental unit in Regina. Her rent started at $1,579 and after three years it sits at $1,839. She represented 12 other women who live in the same complex. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Home away from home': Renovations improve Regina Cancer Patient Lodge
Elainne Meckler and her husband Richard know the road between Estevan and Regina like the back of their hands. That's because they've been commuting to the Queen City since 2023 for Elainne to receive...
Nov 24, 2025 Elainne and Richard Meckler, from Estevan, say having the lodge in Regina is very important to them. The lodge provides them with community, support and a home away from home. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Etched in history: Vanier Cup hosted for the first time in Regina
Saskatchewan is rich in football history, and some artifacts were on display in Regina ahead of the 60th Vanier Cup. The Canadian university football championship features the University of Saskatchew...
Nov 22, 2025 Matthew Gourlie with the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame poses with football artifacts, some well over 100 years old, at the Vanier Cup pep rally in Regina on Nov. 20, 2025. (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...