Murray Wood: Fish, biscuits and scenery drawing Americans to Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says Saskatchewan's north is a big draw to American anglers, for some obvious reasons.
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Imelda leaves 2 dead in Texas, others stranded and trapped
CHINA, Texas (AP) - Emergency crews continued to pull motorists and others from high water Friday after the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda soaked the Houston area, leaving at least two people dead ...
Sep 20, 2019 Donnie McCulley paddles out from a flooded neighborhood caused by heavy rain spawned by Tropical Depression Imelda with an armadillo as a passenger on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Patton Village, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Trudeau finds friendly Liberal crowd at Saskatoon town hall, apologizes again for ‘brownface’ photos
Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau made his first stop in Saskatchewan on the federal campaign trail on Thursday evening, hosting a town hall in Saskatoon amid a cloud of controversy. The event, held...
Sep 19, 2019
Indigenous candidates ‘hurt,’ ‘frustrated’ by Trudeau blackface photos
VANCOUVER - Indigenous candidates and community leaders expressed shock, pain and frustration Thursday after multiple photographs surfaced of Justin Trudeau made up in brownface and blackface. Several...
Sep 19, 2019
Crisis communication expert doubts Trudeau can recover from ‘blackface’ scandal
The reaction continues to pour in as two photos and a video have emerged of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in “blackface” makeup from more than 20 years ago. The question now is whether Tru...
Sep 19, 2019
Harvest continues to move slowly
The harvest in Saskatchewan continues to move slowly. Just 23 per cent of the crop is in the bin compared to the five-year-average of 50 per cent for this time of year. According to the most recent cr...
Sep 19, 2019
‘Unacceptable’: Comments from party leaders, candidates on Trudeau in blackface
OTTAWA - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface produced widespread reaction to the images themselves, and on the issue of race and racism in Canada. Here is some of what was said by pol...
Sep 19, 2019 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau addresses media in Winnipeg on Sept. 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
70-year-old charged in Regina with trafficking in stolen cars, parts
An investigation that has been more than a year in the making, according to Regina police, has ended with a 70-year-old man being charged on a dozen counts -- all having to do with stolen vehicles or ...
Sep 19, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
'There should be no controversy': Regina Sikh community responds to racist Trudeau makeup
As the majority of Canadians shame Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau for wearing racist makeup years ago, the president of the Sikh Society of Regina doesn't see the point. On Wednesday, a 2001 yearbook p...
Sep 19, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Unifor serves strike notice at SaskTel
Unionized workers at SaskTel could be on strike by the end of the month. Unifor served a strike notice on Thursday. Negotiations will continue on Sept. 26 and 27. If a deal cannot be reached, job acti...
Sep 19, 2019
Two youths charged for levelling guns at RCMP officer in Punnichy
Two boys are facing charges after they pointed rifles at an RCMP officer during a break-in Wednesday in Punnichy. In a media release, the Punnichy RCMP said an officer responded at about 7 p.m., to a ...
Sep 19, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Tougher impaired driving penalties are worth supporting
Good public policy isn't measured by how tough it sounds; it's measured by whether it works. Sarah Mills says that shoul...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, July 13
On Monday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry finds out how international conflicts affect Saskatchewan gas prices, examine...