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'Crop insurance will be very busy this year,' farmer says of dry conditions
A Leader-area farmer is feeling pessimistic about the harvest as hot and dry conditions have devastated many of his crops. Brent Watts grows wheat and lentils on part of his farm. He has suffered exte...
Jul 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Veteran Toronto police officer killed, other officer injured in 'deliberate act'
TORONTO - A veteran Toronto police officer who died after he was struck by a vehicle in what investigators deemed an "intentional and deliberate act" had recently returned to the major crimes unit aft...
Jul 02, 2021 (The Canadian Press)
Wildfires in Saskatchewan sparked by high temperatures
Like its neighbouring provinces, Saskatchewan is facing extreme fire conditions due to the high heat and low precipitation. So far this year, the province has dealt with 202 fires, which is slightly a...
Jul 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update July 2: 21 new cases, active cases fall to 405
Numbers continue to fall on the COVID-19 front in Saskatchewan -- except in terms of vaccinations. The Ministry of Health reported Friday there were 21 new cases in the province, down from 34 on Thurs...
Jul 02, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Canada Day protest over residential schools sees monarch statues toppled in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Statues of two queens on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature were toppled during a Canada Day rally over the deaths of Indigenous children at residential schools. The statues of Queen V...
Jul 02, 2021 A headless statue of Queen Victoria is seen overturned and vandalized at the provincial legislature in Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone
Tally of missing in condo collapse falls to 128 after audit
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The tally of the missing in the Florida condominium collapse was substantially reduced Friday, from 145 to 128, after duplicate names were eliminated and some people reported mis...
Jul 02, 2021 (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Two swimming incidents Canada Day at Lake Diefenbaker: RCMP
A 36-year-old man from Central Butte is missing and presumed drowned after he jumped into Lake Diefenbaker to rescue some children on Canada Day. According to the RCMP, officers from the Swift Current...
Jul 02, 2021 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
Fire ban issued for Saskatchewan provincial parks, Crown lands
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has issued a fire ban for all Crown lands and provincial parks and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. In a media release Friday, the SPSA said the...
Jul 02, 2021 (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Submitted)
Cooling stations providing respite from extreme heat
Community organizations are stepping up to provide some relief from the scorching heat in Regina. A massive heatwave has been blanketing Saskatchewan for the past week, with temperatures hovering over...
Jul 02, 2021 Nēwo Yōtina Friendship Centre executive director Michael Parker and essential services manager Teresa Innis stand by cases of water during Regina's heat wave. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Optimism for renaming Dewdney Avenue after Saskatoon drops 'John A. Macdonald Road'
The renaming of John A. Macdonald Road in Saskatoon is an encouraging development for those in Regina who want Dewdney Avenue renamed. Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway, an artist from the Buffalo People Ar...
Jul 02, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Europe's heatwave is revealing hidden history
Sarah Mills says historically low river and reservoir levels due to a heat wave in Europe are exposing long submerged ar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, August 17
On Monday's show, guest host Brent Loucks got an update on tariffs in Canada, talked about rural dentistry, a petition c...