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Saskatchewan gov't, SGI provide funding for 45 jobs with Regina police
The Regina Police Service is to receive nearly $6 million in government funding for 45 positions during the 2020-21 fiscal year. The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is providing the service with ...
Jul 13, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
As postponed NHL season resumes, some fans say the lure of parties will be strong
EDMONTON - As hockey fans gear up for a truncated season to begin next month, some in Canada's two "hub cities" say the temptation to celebrate - and flout physical distancing guidelines - may prove t...
Jul 13, 2020
Washington NFL team dropping ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years
WASHINGTON - The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it will drop the "Redskins" name and Indian head logo immediately, bowing to decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans...
Jul 13, 2020
Quebec police still looking for father, two days after missing girls found dead
ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Quebec provincial police continue to search today for the father of two girls whose bodies were found Saturday in a small town southwest of Quebec City. The bodies of Norah and ...
Jul 13, 2020 A K9 unit and other police officers search a back road on July 11, 2020 in St-Apollinaire, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Regina school divisions in midst of pandemic planning for back to school
School divisions in Saskatchewan have a lot of homework to get through before the students come back to class in the fall. The subject is figuring out the details of the pandemic back-to-school plan. ...
Jul 13, 2020
‘We miss each other like crazy:’ Newlyweds separated by border restrictions following U.S. wedding
Ashly and William Schmidt tied the knot on March 6, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two haven't been able to be together since March 8. Ashly, who currently resides in Saskatoon, has been away f...
Jul 13, 2020
Conservatives call for Trudeau to testify at committee on WE Charity deal
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are planning to call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify before a parliamentary committee on his government's decision to have WE Charity administer a $900-mill...
Jul 12, 2020
20-year-old warns neighbour, helps extinguish fire at condo
Mac Findlay didn't wait. While the 20-year-old didn't drag someone from a burning building, Findlay may have saved his neighbours and their home with some quick-on-his-feet thinking. During his daily ...
Jul 12, 2020 Mac Findley, 20, quickly came to his neighbour's aid when he noticed their barbeque on fire on June 29, 2020. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
A look at some of the storylines for six Canadian NHL teams set to return
COVID-19 and the threat it poses to the NHL's plan to restart the 2019-20 season remains the overarching storyline as 24 teams prepare to open summer training camps Monday before heading to the hub ci...
Jul 12, 2020 On Tuesday it was announced that the SJHL's Board of Governors have "conditionally approved the location of the Notre Dame Hounds to the community of Warman. (The Canadian Press)
Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown
TEHRAN, Iran - A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran's Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukr...
Jul 12, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Let's revive the one-fingered salute
The lonely trip down a never-ending highway needs a signal for "Hey, I see you." Sarah Mills says the only way...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 31
On Friday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks passenger rights during the WestJet strike, Marineland's beluga whales ...