Murray Wood: Remember when?
Old photos remind us our downtowns used to be places people went to more often. Murray Wood says a lot has changed, incl...
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'Hope and dreaming': Cowessess First Nation takes control of child and family services
Clouds may have crowded in for the afternoon, but the feeling at the Cowessess First Nation on Tuesday was one of celebration and achievement. With Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme, Premier Scott Moe al...
Jul 06, 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) was on the Cowessess First Nation Tuesday to sign a coordination agreement with Chief Cadmus Delorme (L) and Premier Scott Moe to finalize the first nation taking back jurisdiction for its child and family services. Jul. 6, 2021 (Mattea Columpsi/980 CJME)
Moose Jaw police to look into death of woman in RCMP custody
The Moose Jaw Police Service has been tasked with looking into the death of a 44-year-old woman who died while in custody at the Sandy Bay RCMP detachment in northern Saskatchewan. According to the RC...
Jul 06, 2021
Latest COVID update July 6: Sask. surpasses 500,000 second doses, first death in a week reported
More than half a million Saskatchewan residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. There were 8,348 doses administered in the province in the latest reporting period, with 7,393 of those secon...
Jul 06, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Driver hits vehicle, light pole and bus shelter trying to elude Regina police
A police chase that ended with a vehicle crashing into a bus shelter has resulted in charges against a 21-year-old Regina man. According to police, officers saw the unregistered vehicle of an unlicens...
Jul 06, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Calgary man killed in head-on crash near Manor
A 31-year-old man from Calgary is dead after a head-on collision Monday between an SUV and a semi on Highway 13 near Manor. Just after 8 a.m., RCMP officers from the Carlyle detachment were called to ...
Jul 06, 2021 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
SGI had strong year financially despite COVID challenges
According to the annual reports it tabled Tuesday, SGI successfully withstood the impacts of COVID-19 during the 2020-21 fiscal year. The Crown corporation's Auto Fund was able to provide the largest ...
Jul 06, 2021
RCMP conducting investigation near Sandy Beach
Police are conducting an investigation at a rural area south of Sandy Beach, in the RM of Good Lake, roughly 230 kilometres northeast of Regina. A portion of Tiny Grid Road was blocked off Tuesday mor...
Jul 06, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Canadian killed in Miami building collapse, three more Canadians missing
SURFSIDE, Fla. - The body of a Canadian has been found at the site of a collapsed condo in southern Florida. Global Affairs Canada says the Canadian is among the 32 dead in the collapse that occurred ...
Jul 06, 2021 (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Canada's first Indigenous GG calls appointment 'step forward' to reconciliation
OTTAWA - Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former diplomat, described her appointment as Canada's next governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role - as a "step forward on the long...
Jul 06, 2021
Hidden Crisis: Recovering addict shares story of pain and triumph
This is Paula Ryan. Ryan is a 46-year-old recovering addict. She shared the story with 650 CKOM of her full-blown addiction to fentanyl and crystal meth. And why did she open up to the media? "...
Jul 06, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Turns out an empty house is a lonely one
Sarah Mills says having two kids away at camp was an opportunity to revel in peace and quiet. Instead, she says it is se...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 18
WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - Canada and the U.S. are racing toward Wednesday's tariff deadline, with major questi...