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Lawton's experience, calming influence seen in Saskatchewan's 6-4 win at Scotties
Robyn Silvernagle and her Saskatchewan rink have more than just last year's Scotties experience to draw on throughout the 2020 tournament. Third Stefanie Lawton was the skip for Saskatchewan when the ...
Feb 15, 2020 Team Saskatchewan third Stefanie Lawton during the team's practice on Feb. 14, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Canada joins other nations pressing Iran for compensation to Ukranian jetliner victims
MUNICH - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he and his counterparts from countries that lost citizens in last month's Ukrainian jetliner crash pressed Iran for compensation toda...
Feb 15, 2020 Iran's foreign minister is to make a brief appearance at a meeting hosted in Germany by Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne with counterparts from countries that lost citizens the Ukrainian jetliner crash near Tehran last month. Zarif speaks at a global conference in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Manish Swarup
Transport Canada to launch school bus seatbelt pilots in Sudbury, Ont., and B.C.
OTTAWA - Some kids who take the bus to school in British Columbia and Sudbury, Ont., can expect to buckle up as part of a new seatbelt pilot project announced by the federal government on Friday. Tran...
Feb 15, 2020
Plans for two new pools keep swimming through Regina city committees
Plans for two new pools in Regina got pushed along this week at city committees. The finance and administration committee approved a plan for an extra $880,000 for the new Maple Leaf Pool. City admini...
Feb 15, 2020 A concept design for the new Wascana Pool. (Photo courtesy City of Regina)
Silvernagle rink ready for second Scotties appearance
Robyn Silvernagle's rink is hoping its second trip to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts can build off last year's debut. In its first Scotties in 2019, the North Battleford-based team finished with a ...
Feb 14, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle meets the media on Feb. 14, 2020, in advance of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts women's curling championship in Moose Jaw. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Unifor sets up barricades around one cardlock location near Saskatoon
Unifor members from Local 594 and the Regina refinery set up barricades Friday morning around the Co-op cardlock north of Saskatoon just off Highway 16. "I'm here to bring attention to the fact that (...
Feb 14, 2020
Regina police update number of drug overdoses
The Regina Police Service continues to deal with a high number of drug overdoses in the city. Less than a week after saying its officers had responded to more than a dozen overdoses in 2 1/2 days, the...
Feb 14, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos keep team name following consultations
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League have decided to keep their team name despite concerns from some Inuit leaders. The club says consultations in the North provided no agre...
Feb 14, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Regina police chief stands behind response to refinery dispute
Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray is standing behind all police actions -- and lack thereof -- during the labour dispute at the Co-op refinery, even as he takes barbs from all sides. Bray said Fri...
Feb 14, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Official says US, Taliban reach Afghanistan truce agreement
MUNICH (AP) - A senior U.S. official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect "very soon" and could lead to withdrawals of American troops fro...
Feb 14, 2020 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani,during the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Feb. 14, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool photo via AP)
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Sarah Mills: Canada can learn lessons from Ireland
The Republic of Ireland has begun the painful process of reconciling its past. Sarah Mills says the country is going thr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 24
On Friday's show, Evan talks U.S. tariffs with Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan Minister of Trade and Exports, how one resta...