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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Famous Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
OTTAWA - A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a dodgy forgery during the pandemic returns to its rightful place today, after two Ottawa police detectives travelled to Rome to r...
Nov 15, 2024
'A little magical': Secondhand art and craft supply shop thriving in Saskatoon
In the heart of Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood lies a colourful shop with impressive window displays. The store's name - Nefelibata Arts & Crafts - displayed in large, orange letters often d...
Nov 15, 2024 "I've always been the kid that had that shoe box of stuff I'm keeping for later, because I might be able to make something with it. And now my store is my shoe box," said Shannon Kuehn, co-owner of Nefelibata Arts and Crafts. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Milligan Jr., Hus win hardware at 2024 CFL awards
Rolan Milligan Jr. needed to be convinced by his wife to attend the CFL awards and he's happy he listened. Milligan picked up the Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year award on Thursday night ...
Nov 14, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. was named the CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the 2024 awards in Vancouver. (Jamie Nye/980 CJME)
Palestine flag raising ceremony outside city hall abruptly cancelled
If city clerk Jim Nicol had his way, changes to the current Flag Protocol Procedure would be dealt with as soon as possible. "The only guarantee in this is that I can't make anyone happy right now," h...
Nov 14, 2024 Regina is in the middle of a review of its animal bylaw (980 CJME file photo)
Voter turnout ticks up slightly in Regina election
Voter turnout in Regina's municipal election saw a small increase this year, but it remained very low. The official numbers were released Thursday afternoon, showing voter turnout at 26 per cent. That...
Nov 14, 2024 Returning Officer Jim Nicol insists Elections Regina did everything it could to make voting convenient. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
31 guns found at a home, rural yard in Lafleche, two charged
Two people from Lafleche, Sask. have been charged after RCMP found 31 firearms at a home and a rural yard site nearby. On Nov. 8, at around 11:25 a.m., officers from Saskatchewan RCMP's Swift Current ...
Nov 14, 2024 RCMP seized 31 guns, ammunition, brass knuckles and a small amount of psilocybin, which is a psychedelic at a home in Lafleche, Sask. (RCMP/submitted)
WATCH: 'Fireball meteor' streaks across Sask. skyline: Astronomer
A bright flash of light turned heads across Saskatchewan early Wednesday morning, before fading back into the darkness. "Boom. It was just a big light," Michael, who was travelling between Rosetown an...
Nov 14, 2024 What appears to be a fireball, according to Samantha Lawler, zooms across the sky in Calgary. (Matthew Craig/ American Meteor Society)
RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
OTTAWA - The RCMP will begin its rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers across the country next week. It expects the deployment of more than 10,000 cameras to be finished in the next 12 to 18 ...
Nov 14, 2024 The RCMP says the cameras serve as an objective record of how officers interact with the community. (The Canadian Press)
Sandra Masters shares thoughts on election loss, advice for Bachynski
Regina's outgoing mayor is sharing her thoughts after losing the 2024 election to Chad Bachynski. Sandra Masters, who finished third in Regina's mayoral race with 12,114 votes, told 980 CJME's Greg Mo...
Nov 14, 2024 Sandra Masters finished third in Regina's mayoral race on Wednesday, with 12,114 votes. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP to pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, and more
OTTAWA - With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to unveil a pre-campaign policy plank f...
Nov 14, 2024 With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to unveil a pre-campaign policy plank for the next federal election to differentiate his party from the governing Liberals. (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...