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Russia and Ukraine trade prisoners, each fly 35 to freedom
MOSCOW - Russia and Ukraine conducted a major prisoner exchange that freed 35 people detained in each country and flew them to the other, a deal that could help advance Russia-Ukraine relations and en...
Sep 07, 2019
Threats, abuse move from online to real world, McKenna now requires security
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she was recently walking outside a movie theatre with her children when a car slowly pulled to a stop beside them. The driver rolled down his windo...
Sep 07, 2019
Rams lose tough battle 18-17 to Alberta Golden Bears
The University of Regina Rams kept things close, but a late missed field-goal attempt was the difference in an 18-17 Canada West football loss to the University of Alberta Golden Bears. "We let this o...
Sep 06, 2019 University of Regina Rams quarterback Josh Donnelly throws a pass against the University of Alberta Golden Bears at Mosaic Stadium on Sept. 6, 2019. (Ben Berger/University of Regina Athletics)
Humboldt seeks new image to help city move on from deadly Broncos crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan city of Humboldt is looking to revamp its image as a way of helping people move past the Broncos bus crash. Spokeswoman Penny Lee says Humboldt became known to many ...
Sep 06, 2019
Hurricane watch in parts of Atlantic Canada as Dorian moves up U.S. east coast
HALIFAX - Hurricane Dorian is expected to make landfall in Atlantic Canada Saturday with winds of 100 kilometres per hour, driving rain and pounding coastal surf - conditions that had emergency offici...
Sep 06, 2019 Workers haul boats from the water at the Dartmouth Yacht Club in Dartmouth, N.S. on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian. The major storm is expected to hit Nova Scotia on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Charges against Sask. MLA Nadine Wilson headed to arbitration
The assault charges against Saskatchewan Party MLA Nadine Wilson will be heading to mediation, not criminal court. Wilson's lawyer, Mark Brayford, said the request was made Thursday by the prosecutor....
Sep 06, 2019
Health Canada eyes private-sector cash to fund opioids solution
OTTAWA - Health Canada is hoping to use private-sector dollars to fight opioid addiction because "conventional efforts are not enough" to address the national health crisis, newly released documents r...
Sep 06, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Federal money announced for FASD criminal intervention program
The federal government is putting a big chunk of money toward helping Indigenous people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) get out of the legal system. On Friday, Liberal MP Ralph Goodale ann...
Sep 06, 2019 Ralph Goodale (right) announces $978,272 for a University of Regina project to create criminal justice interventions for Indigenous offenders with FASD. University of Regina president Vianne Timmons (left) was also on hand for the announcement on Sept. 6, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
StatsCan: Sask. unemployment rate drops in August
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate fell in August, and the province now has the third-lowest such number in Canada. The monthly Statistics Canada labour force report said the province's unemployment rat...
Sep 06, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Canada pushes China at WTO on canola as Beijing bristles over Trudeau criticism
OTTAWA - Canada has requested a formal meeting with China at the World Trade Organization to resolve a Chinese ban on Canadian canola shipments. International Trade Minister Jim Carr announced Friday ...
Sep 06, 2019
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Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 10
On Friday's show, Evan talked about the fire and flood season in the province, the final hometown show for the Canadian ...