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Canadian citizen has been detained in China, Global Affairs confirms
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says a Canadian citizen has been detained in Yantai, China. The department says officials have provided consular services to the person in custody. It said in an email s...
Jul 13, 2019
Facebook faces a $5B FTC fine, the largest ever in tech
At $5 billion, the fine the FTC is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it's given to a technology company, easily eclipsing the second largest, $22 million for Google in 2012. The long-exp...
Jul 13, 2019
Country Thunder battered by severe thunderstorm
Country Thunder lived up to its name Saturday night. At 9 p.m., Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches for a number of centres in southern Saskatchewan. Craven and Lumsden ...
Jul 13, 2019 The scene at Country Thunder before the storm hit on July 13, 2019. (Greg Morgan/980 CJME)
Canada to compensate 718 gay-purge victims in class-action settlement
OTTAWA - Some victims of the federal government's gay purge were so devastated by the experience that even decades later they needed the help of a therapist to fill out forms to receive financial comp...
Jul 13, 2019
Team Saskatchewan aims for second straight U18 gold medal
Team Saskatchewan is looking to once again prove it's Canada's amateur football powerhouse. The defending champion will look for its second straight gold medal in the Football Canada Cup on Saturday a...
Jul 13, 2019 Team Saskatchewan comes off the field after its defence forced an interception against Team Ontario on July 10, 2019. (Football Saskatchewan/Twitter)
Severe weather leads to tornado threat in southern. Sask
South-central Saskatchewan was the site of extreme weather Friday. Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the Assiniboia, Gravelbourg and Coronach areas. Around 4:13 p.m., Environment Canada ...
Jul 12, 2019 Funnel cloud near Wood Mountain in southwest Saskatchewan July. 10, 2018. (Craig Hilts/Twitter)
Regina Provincial Correctional Centre in lockdown
The Regina Provincial Correctional Centre is on lockdown after what a Ministry of Justice spokesman called "a disturbance." The incident occurred Friday morning. "The primary concern in any of the pro...
Jul 12, 2019
Province on to Day 2 of helping Ontario wildfire evacuees
Emergency response crews in the province are preparing for the arrival of more wildfire evacuees from northwestern Ontario after a few more than 300 arrived in Regina on Thursday. The province's commi...
Jul 12, 2019 Crews at the Saskatchewan Emergency Operations Centre keep an eye on wildlife conditions in the province on July 12, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
10 people arrested, 27 calls for police at Country Thunder
Ten people had to spend their Thursday night at Country Thunder inside a jail cell. In its daily update, the RCMP said six men, two female youths and one woman were arrested for causing disturbances a...
Jul 12, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Jamboree originator reflects on decades of country in Craven
Tens of thousands of people are packing into the valley north of Regina this weekend to take in sun, beer and some country music. It has been 36 years since Craven's first country festival, which actu...
Jul 12, 2019 Ria Kaal stands in front of the Bosco Bistro on Main Street at Country Thunder in Craven on July 11, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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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 ...