Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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'Grandparent scam' targets woman in Prince Albert
It was a typical morning for Pat Clark, 78, who was lying in bed with her partner when the phone rang. She quickly rolled over and grabbed the phone without checking the number. "I went, 'Hello,' expe...
Sep 25, 2024 Police services across the province advice people that 'Emergency Scams' targeting the elderly are on the rise. (980 CJME file photo)
WATCH: Paralympian shines light on accessibility issues in provincial parks
Saskatchewan is filled with beautiful landscapes and bodies of water to explore and enjoy. But for those with a disability, it's not always that simple. According to Statistics Canada's 2021 Census, 2...
Sep 25, 2024 Canadian Paralympic medalist Lisa Franks, outside an inaccessible “Camp-Easy” yurt in Blackstrap Provincial Park. (Submitted)
In the news today: Non-confidence vote in Ottawa, elections in B.C. and N.B.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Non-confidence vote set for later today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa today as members of Pa...
Sep 25, 2024
Emissions cap, methane rules would be 'deeply harmful' to Saskatchewan
A new report puts numbers onto the economic harms the Saskatchewan Economic Assessment Tribunal believes will be visited on the province by a proposed oil and gas emissions cap and Methane 75 regulati...
Sep 24, 2024 The report estimated that oil and gas production would see a 7 to 52 per cent reduction by 2050, and a 1.5 to 6.4 per cent reduction in provincial GDP for a cumulative reduction of $34.5 to $230 billion. (CANADIAN PRESS)
Riders prepare for Redblacks after first win in months
The Saskatchewan Roughriders can start to build off a win rather than search for one for the first time since July. The Riders beat the Calgary Stampeders last Friday 37-29 for the Green and White's f...
Sep 24, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jameer Thurman made the game-clinching play for the Riders' first win in months. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/submitted)
School resource officers explain risk assessment process
Safety in schools has become a hot topic across the province after a pair of concerning incidents at schools in Saskatchewan's largest cities. Earlier this month, a 15-year-old girl was allegedly set ...
Sep 24, 2024 Police respond to an incident in 2023 outside St. Michael Community School. (980 CJME file photo)
DNA helps identify bones, descendants of Franklin expedition sailor
Human remains resting in a remote Arctic cairn, visible emblems of one of the North's most enduring mysteries, finally have a name. Scientists have managed to identify bones belonging to a member of t...
Sep 24, 2024
NDP rolls out $1.1 billion funding plan for Saskatchewan health care
Saskatchewan health-care workers continue to sound the alarm as they say the system in the province is in complete "crisis". Janell Hubbard, general vice president of CUPE 5430, said health-care worke...
Sep 24, 2024 Janell Hubbard, general vice president of CUPE 5430, told reporters in Regina on Sept. 23, 2024 that she would not tell young people to get into health care in the province because of the working conditions. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Interference inquiry to hear from parliamentary officials
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference is slated to hear today from parliamentary security officials including House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Patrick McDonell. The testimony could she...
Sep 24, 2024
'A hat for everybody': Sask. milliner instills confidence with fancy hats
Everyone who tells Sherri Hrycay they 'aren't really a hat person' is met with the same response: a sigh, a roll of the eyes, and a playful challenge to reconsider. "I've got one picked out for you al...
Sep 24, 2024 Sherri Hrycay has been making hats since 2000. She's taken master classes in France, England, and even Australia, and her hats have been worn by a number of celebrities. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
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April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...