Murray Wood: When football is just a game
There is extra anticipation around the Roughriders' first-place showdown with the Elks tonight. Murray Wood says everyon...
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Iran’s top leader strikes defiant tone amid month of turmoil
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing "American clowns" who he said pretend to supp...
Jan 17, 2020 In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, leads the Friday prayers at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Iran's supreme leader said President Donald Trump is a "clown" who only pretends to support the Iranian people but will "push a poisonous dagger" into their backs, as he struck a defiant tone in his first Friday sermon in Tehran in eight years. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Kids across Canada more at risk of hospitalization from flu this season: doctor
Canada's chief public health officer says more children are being hospitalized this flu season because of an early spike in a strain of influenza B, which hits young people hard and is circulating acr...
Jan 17, 2020 Only to the Ministry of Health, just over 21 per cent of Saskatchewan residents have got their flu shot this year. (The Canadian Press file photo)
Oil and gas industry applauds Supreme Court’s dismissal of B.C. TMX case
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says it is pleased, but not surprised, by the Supreme Court ruling that shut down British Columbia's attempt to regulate what can flow through ...
Jan 17, 2020 The Supreme Court of Canada. (File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)
Trump’s trial begins, senators vowing ‘impartial justice’
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday, senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of "impartial justice" as juror...
Jan 16, 2020 In this image from video, presiding officer Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 16, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)
Regina police officer found not guilty of assault
Regina Police Service officer Colin Magee was found not guilty of assault by a judge in Regina on Thursday. The 47-year-old corporal was charged following an incident involving a 42-year-old man in th...
Jan 16, 2020 Regina Police Service Cpl. Colin Magee (dark suit). (File photo courtesy of Global News)
Supreme Court dismisses B.C.'s appeal in Trans Mountain pipeline case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada shut down British Columbia's move to regulate what can flow through an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta. B.C. was appealing to the country's highest c...
Jan 16, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
SaskPower accepting volunteers for early smart meter installation
SaskPower is giving people a chance to volunteer to get a new commercial smart meter installed early this year. Since 2017, SaskPower has installed 8,000 commercial and industrial smart meters across ...
Jan 16, 2020 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME file photo)
Iran must compensate crash victims families, Canada-led group agrees
LONDON - Canada and its allies sent a stern message to Iran on Thursday: get ready to pay the victims of the Ukrainian airliner it shot down, and don't try to block any meaningful criminal prosecution...
Jan 16, 2020 Foreign Affairs Minister Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne holds a new conference to provide an update on the plane crash in Iran, in Ottawa on January 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Plans for Telemiracle 44 announced Thursday
The 44th edition of Telemiracle was officially launched Thursday in Regina. The Queen City is to be the host city for the 2020 event, which is to be held March 7-8 at the Conexus Arts Centre. All proc...
Jan 16, 2020
Information and privacy commissioner investigating after eHealth cyberattack
Saskatchewan's Information and Privacy Commissioner has started an investigation into a cyberattack that targeted the company that handles health records in the province. On Jan. 5, eHealth Saskatchew...
Jan 16, 2020 Angus Reid has conducted a poll about students changing their names or pronouns at school. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: History revealed in Ireland could teach Canada a lesson
Infant bodies have been excavated from a mother-and-baby institution near Galway. Sarah Mills says it shows a difficult ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 23
Evan was on location for Ag in Motion for Thursday's show and talked about air quality concerns, U.S. tariffs, Saskatche...