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Murray Wood breaks down how much Saskatchewan taxpayers are putting up to subsidize flights to the U.S.
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‘I’m dying’: Relatives await answers in smuggling case
DO THANH, Vietnam - One family received a final text from their daughter saying she couldn't breathe and was dying. Another grieving family set up a makeshift altar for their missing daughter who paid...
Oct 26, 2019
Life after losing: electoral defeat brings whole new set of challenges
OTTAWA - Brian Murphy barely had time to process losing his seat in the 2011 federal election before the House of Commons wrote to ask if he wanted it back. There was a catch, however: it would cost h...
Oct 26, 2019
Heritage Classic expected to bring $15-20M of economic activity to Regina
The NHL Heritage Classic is providing a large economic boost for the City of Regina. According to John Hopkins, CEO of the Regina Chamber of Commerce, it's almost on par with an event like the Grey Cu...
Oct 26, 2019 Preparations are almost finished for the NHL's Tim Hortons Heritage Classic. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Heritage Classic held in 'a place where hockey matters,' says Bettman
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is used to getting booed at public events, but he received a warm welcome to Saskatchewan on Friday before the Heritage Classic. He spoke at a luncheon hosted by the Cham...
Oct 26, 2019 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to reporters ahead of the Heritage Classic in Regina (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Audit coming for Sask. Hospital after recent water concerns
Yet another issue has leaked about the brand new Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford (SHNB). The list of problems, which already included insulation and roof issues, now includes undrinkable wat...
Oct 25, 2019 (battlefordsNOW Staff)
RPS corporal granted conditional discharge after assault
A longtime Regina police officer was granted a conditional discharge Friday afternoon in connection with an assault against a 13-year-old boy in custody last year. Cpl. Colin Magee, 47, pleaded guilty...
Oct 25, 2019 Regina Police Service Cpl. Colin Magee (dark suit). (File photo courtesy of Global News)
Regina man arrested after vehicle owner allegedly threatened
A Regina resident who caught a man breaking into his vehicle allegedly was threatened with a hatchet Thursday morning. According to a media release from the Regina Police Service, officers were sent t...
Oct 25, 2019
Dangling Edmonton window-washer rescued from swinging scaffolding
EDMONTON - A window-washer dangling from rigging on the side of a downtown Edmonton skyscraper had to be rescued and carried to an ambulance on a stretcher Friday. A video taken by a witness showed th...
Oct 25, 2019 (Peter Haight/Twitter)
Saskatchewan school janitor on paid leave after allegedly told not to speak Cree
TIMBER BAY - A janitor from northern Saskatchewan who was allegedly told not to speak Cree says she was recently placed on paid leave, pending the outcome of an investigation by the Northern Lights Sc...
Oct 25, 2019 (Northern Lights School Division/Twitter)
Power fully restored two weeks after major snowstorm hit Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Electricity is back on in all communities that lost power two weeks ago, when Manitoba was hit by a major snowstorm that brought down power poles and transmission towers. Manitoba Hydro say...
Oct 25, 2019
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Sarah Mills: Who won the deal for the Gordie Howe Bridge?
A leader came out on top when it comes to the details of the agreement to finally open the bridge between Ontario and Mi...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, July 15
On Wednesday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks about the conflict in the Middle East, a possible pipeline in wester...