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Website alerts Sask. beach-goers about water quality
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has launched a new Healthy Beaches website to alert beach-goers to water quality. The website monitors 68 public beaches across the province to reduce the risk of s...
Jul 11, 2019 Nicole White of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health showcases the four different advisories beach-goers should be on the lookout for: Safe, caution, advisory issued, and no data. (Nathan Meyer/980 CJME)
Northern premiers ask provinces to do their part to reduce greenhouse gases
SASKATOON - Northern premiers say they expect provinces to do their part when it comes to reducing greenhouse gases in Canada. The leaders of the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut brought up th...
Jul 11, 2019 Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, left to right, Bob McLeod of Northwest Territories and Joe Savikataaq of Nunavut speak to the media during a meeting of Canada's premiers in Saskatoon on Thursday, July 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Regina boy continues to progress after stem cell transplant
Vonn Chorneyko's recovery continues to take positive steps. The nine-year-old Regina boy was diagnosed in October of 2015 with Fanconi anemia, a genetic disease that causes bone marrow failure and hei...
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Dozens injured aboard Air Canada flight after plane hits turbulence
MONTREAL - About three dozen passengers and crew were injured Thursday when an Air Canada flight travelling from Toronto to Sydney, Australia, hit severe turbulence and was forced to divert to Honolul...
Jul 11, 2019
Twitter taps Canada as test market for new ‘hide’ tweet feature
OTTAWA - Twitter launched an experiment in Canada on Thursday to give users in this country the ability to hide replies to tweets on its social-media platform, in a bid, the company says, to give user...
Jul 11, 2019
Regina Fringe performer brings show on Judy Garland's rival
It's hard to picture but there was a time when somebody could upstage Judy Garland. Her Winnipeg-born rival was Hollywood's biggest star and the world's highest-paid woman in the early 1940s. That was...
Jul 11, 2019
What will new fuel standards do to gas prices? The Baloney Meter weighs in
OTTAWA - "Your secret fuel tax will undoubtedly increase the cost of gasoline by at least another four cents a litre, a fact you continue to hide." - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in a letter to P...
Jul 11, 2019
Wrangling waste: Calgary Stampede trying to reduce waste going to landfill
CALGARY - More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and plates - not to me...
Jul 11, 2019
Premiers to focus on Quebec over pipelines, religious symbols at conference
SASKATOON - Canada's premiers are meeting in Saskatoon on the final day of their annual gathering with Quebec expected to be at the centre of talks. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he is trying to w...
Jul 11, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Beers and body slams: Pro wrestling coming to Country Thunder
While cowboy boots are a common sight at Country Thunder Craven, wrestling boots are also making an appearance this year. The festival is bringing in Canadian Wrestling's Elite (CWE) to put on shows i...
Jul 10, 2019 (Nathan Meyer/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
8:30 - It's been a challenging summer for many across the province dealing with significant flooding and wildfires. At t...