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City says residents should take precautions with dry conditions
The city is asking residents to be extra careful in water usage, watering trees and using firepits due to continued dry conditions. For the third year in a row, Regina has been experiencing drought co...
Jun 18, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders' William Powell returns to Ottawa in green and white
When William Powell takes the field at TD Place in Ottawa on Thursday, he's going to be wearing different colours than in his previous games there. Powell spent four CFL seasons with the Ottawa Redbla...
Jun 18, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders running back William Powell during a practice drill at Mosaic Stadium on June 18, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Regina's Globe Theatre artistic director taking on new role
Regina's Globe Theatre could have a different feel next season. After 21 years as the artistic director, Ruth Smillie is taking a step back. As of the end of June, Smillie is retiring from the role of...
Jun 18, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP seeks names of potential victims of coerced sterilization, Lucki says
OTTAWA - The commissioner of the RCMP says her force is trying to get names of potential victims of coerced sterilization procedures. Brenda Lucki tells the House of Commons health committee that the ...
Jun 18, 2019
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets second green light from Ottawa
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau gave Canada's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second lease on life Tuesday, framing the decision in starkly political terms that portrayed his Liberal governm...
Jun 18, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
New Sask. income support program focuses on client relationship
The province is making it easier for those seeking income assistance, merging two existing programs into a brand new one. The new Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program will accept new clients star...
Jun 18, 2019 Minister Paul Merriman speaks to reporters on June 18, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Mountie charged with assault in Wollaston Lake
An RCMP officer has been suspended with pay after he was charged with assault last month in Wollaston Lake. The RCMP received a report of an alleged assault committed by an off-duty officer at a home ...
Jun 18, 2019
China suspends imports from Canadian pork company over food safety issues
MONTREAL - China is targeting another Canadian pork producer by temporarily halting imports allegedly over food safety issues at a time when diplomatic tensions are intensifying between the two countr...
Jun 18, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Fred Dufour, Pool Photo)
Lumsden's new wastewater treatment facility on track
Construction is well underway on a new wastewater treatment facility in Lumsden. On Tuesday, the town hosted a ceremony to mark the occasion. The federal and provincial governments each invested more ...
Jun 18, 2019 Lumsden Mayor Bryan Matheson speaks at a ceremony at the construction site of the town's new water treatment facility on June 18, 2019. (Town of Lumsden/Twitter)
Police searching for suspect after shooting at Toronto Raptors rally
Toronto police are still looking for a suspect after Monday's shooting that sent dozens scurrying for cover during a celebration for the Raptors' historic NBA win. Police Chief Mark Saunders said thre...
Jun 18, 2019 Toronto Police secure a crime scene after shots were fired during the 2019 Toronto Raptors Championship parade in Toronto, on Monday, June 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
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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
8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...