Murray Wood: Police officers in the line of fire need more support from Ottawa.
Two RCMP officers were wounded in Melville, and officers have been killed in Montreal and Toronto. Murray Wood says the ...
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Canadian cities building temporary housing facilities for refugees
OTTAWA - A significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada has prompted some cities to start building temporary housing for new arrivals. The city of Ottawa is working to e...
Nov 20, 2024
Meet the Saskatoon chocolatier crafting $100 chocolate bars
By day, Venessa Liang is an oncology pharmacist in Saskatoon. But as night falls, she sheds her lab coat and ties on an apron. "I come home from my day job and I make luxury chocolate until I go to be...
Nov 20, 2024
'No disrespect to His Majesty': Yukon council refuses to take oath to King
DAWSON CITY, Y.T. - Governance in Yukon's second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swear...
Nov 20, 2024
Canadians favour government intervention in Canada Post strike: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are supportive of government intervention in the labour disputes at ports and at Canada Post. Polling firm Leger found 63 per cent of respondents to a new survey...
Nov 20, 2024 (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
In the news today: More details emerge about fatal border crossing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... More details emerge about fatal border crossing The trial of two men accused of human smuggling is expected to...
Nov 20, 2024
City working 24-7 to clear Regina streets during snowfall
City of Regina workers have their hands full dealing with the ongoing snowfall. The city was expected to receive 10-15 cm of snow throughout the day and gusts of wind up to 60 kilometres per hour. Env...
Nov 19, 2024 The city is using around 50 pieces of equipment to make the roads and sidewalks safer during the winter storm, including graders, ice control trucks, sidewalk-clearing machines, front-end loaders and smaller skids as well as 10 or 12 sanders. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'Get worse before it gets better': Eastern Sask. hit with snowstorm
Many people across the province are waking up to the white stuff, and lots of it. Penny Bell was digging out of her driveway with her snow blower making slow progress in northeast Regina. "Today is ba...
Nov 19, 2024 Penny Bell spends her Tuesday morning shoveling snow that fell overnight in Regina. She lives in the Glencairn neighbourhood. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
More details after woman allegedly defrauds social services of $48K
At the beginning of September, a 27-year-old Pilot Butte woman was charged for allegedly defrauding social services, now the government has put a few more details in a loss report. According to police...
Nov 19, 2024 The report says the person was getting employment benefits, but was actually employed by the provincial government. (CJME file photo)
Snowy storms in Sask. could ground your travel plans
The snowy weather might not be the best news for those who have a flight scheduled. There are flight delays in Saskatoon and Regina, but it is not clear if those are due to the weather. Regina Airport...
Nov 19, 2024 There are flight delays in Saskatoon and Regina, as another 10 to 15 centimetres throughout the day Tuesday according to Environment Canada.( Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Canada's mental health is three times worse than before COVID-19
TORONTO - A new report says mental health across Canada is three times worse than it was before COVID-19 and access to care varies widely across provinces and territories. The Canadian Mental Health A...
Nov 19, 2024 The Canadian Mental Health Association's report also says 57 per cent of young people between 18 and 24 years old who have early signs of mental illness say they can't afford to get services. (The Canadian Press)
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Sarah Mills: Saskatchewan wildfire report should bring about immediate change
Saskatchewan is not new to wildfires. They happen every year, but Sarah Mills says the review of the 2025 fire season sh...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 23
8:30 - Two Saskatchewan RCMP officers are recovering after being seriously injured in a shooting while responding to a c...