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Death toll in West Texas shooting rampage rises to 7
MIDLAND, Texas - The death toll in a West Texas shooting rampage increased to seven Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire...
Sep 01, 2019
Aberdeen company pitching needle-pickup patrols across Saskatchewan
It's a problem that can be found in alleys and, occasionally, playgrounds and places where children frequent - syringes that have been improperly disposed. As a solution, a company from Aberdeen is pr...
Aug 31, 2019 Biomed is proposing to create teams in nine urban centres to pick up biohazardous waste like improperly discarded syringes. (Biomed)
Prairie ticket claims Friday night’s $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - The $50 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw was won by a single ticket that was sold somewhere in the Prairies. There were also two Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for g...
Aug 31, 2019
Hong Kong protesters set fires, then retreat before arrest
HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs at government headquarters and set fires in the street on Saturday, while police fired tear gas and blue-colored water from truck-mounted canno...
Aug 31, 2019
Supreme Court rejects Saskatchewan’s request to delay carbon tax appeal
REGINA - Saskatchewan says the Supreme Court of Canada has denied the province's request to delay its appeal hearing over the carbon tax. The province says the Supreme Court recently issued an order s...
Aug 30, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Micah Johnson could soon rejoin dominant Riders defence
Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman Micah Johnson is ready to get back out onto the gridiron. Johnson has been on the shelf for the Roughriders' past two CFL games while dealing with a high ank...
Aug 30, 2019 Micah Johnson. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. police to get $5.4M to fight drug-impaired driving
The federal government is hoping drug users "puff, puff" and then "pass" on driving, and it's giving a big chunk of money to police in Saskatchewan to catch those who don't. The government is committi...
Aug 30, 2019 Regina Police Chief Evan Bray says $5.4 million from the federal government to Saskatchewan police for drug-impaired driving enforcement is greatly appreciated. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Improper mud flaps lead Mounties to meth, cocaine
A traffic stop for improper equipment turned into much more for RCMP officers earlier this week. According to a media release from the RCMP, officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 16 near Maidstone on ...
Aug 30, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
U of R 'Move in Day' welcomes hundreds of new students to residence
After a handshake welcome from University of Regina president Vianne Timmons, around 500 mostly first-year students moved into their Kiik Tower dorms on the U of R campus Friday. Timmons said the new ...
Aug 30, 2019 Longtime friends Hope Robertson (l to r), Makaila Mansfield and Briana De Roo pose for a photo in their new Kišik Tower residence on Aug. 30, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Ranchers urged to check animals after anthrax report
The general manager of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association was reminding ranchers in the area to monitor their stock after a report of anthrax in the province. "If people are in the general are...
Aug 30, 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 ...