Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
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HIV Testing Day being marked across Saskatchewan
It's HIV Testing Day in Saskatchewan. For the third year in a row, the province is marking the day on June 27 to promote awareness around the virus with testing locations around the province. The aver...
Jun 27, 2019 (Saskatchewan Ministry of Health)
Health care, immigration top issues at Democrats’ 1st debate
MIAMI (AP) - Ten Democrats railed against a national economy and a Republican administration they argued exist only for the rich as presidential candidates debated onstage for the first time in the yo...
Jun 27, 2019 From left, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and former Maryland Rep. John Delaney pose for a photo on stage before the start of a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Canada, California plan to work together to make cleaner cars, cut emissions
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna signed a vehicle-emissions agreement with California Wednesday that the state's governor and auto industry experts see as a signal that Canada is going ...
Jun 26, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Overcrowding, teacher burnout among concerns in NDP education survey
The NDP says early responses to its public survey on education prove a deepening crisis in classrooms across Saskatchewan. There have been more than 1,000 responses since the survey was launched earli...
Jun 26, 2019 Sarah Cummings Truszkowski (L) talks to NDP Education Critic Carla Beck (R) outside École Connaught Community School on June 26, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Quashing rumours: Goodale nomination confirmed for election
Rumours have been swirling in the Regina-Wascana riding as the fall election creeps closer: Will the long-time MP, Ralph Goodale, try to continue his reign in the seat? Goodale has said previously tha...
Jun 26, 2019
Stoughton school 'appalled' after pride flag burned
Students in Stoughton had a rough start to their day Wednesday morning, when they found out that their pride flag had been pulled down and burned. The school just had its flag-raising ceremony on Mond...
Jun 26, 2019 Saskatchewan RCMP said the pride flag at Stoughton Central School was pulled to the ground and burned. (Stoughton Central School Facebook page)
Canadian trash from Philippines set to arrive in Vancouver on Saturday
OTTAWA - Containers of Canadian trash that festered in the Philippines for years are set to arrive home just in time to celebrate the country's 152nd birthday. The Anna Maersk is scheduled to dock at ...
Jun 26, 2019
Canadian gov't taking steps to combat online hate, extremism
From a man committing a mass shooting and streaming it live online to a man driving a vehicle through a crowd because of what he'd seen on the internet to people being radicalized online -- Canada is ...
Jun 26, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Crown faces challenges in murder cases without bodies: Fox
Prosecuting a murder case without the body of the victim isn't unheard of, but it comes with inherent difficulties. During a conversation with 980 CJME's John Gormley on Wednesday, Regina-based defenc...
Jun 26, 2019
Kelliher-area rancher reacts to China's ban on Canadian meat
A Kelliher-area rancher says market disruptions like China's latest suspension of Canadian meat imports will no doubt affect prices, which would come at a bad time considering many producers are deali...
Jun 26, 2019
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...