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Canadian Forces investigating after soldier dies while parachuting in Bulgaria
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces were searching for answers Tuesday after an Ontario-based soldier was killed during a parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria. Bombardier Patrick Labrie, a soldier based o...
Jun 18, 2019 Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Mom grateful for help after young daughter's crystal meth scare
It was supposed to be a nice wrap-up to her daughter's fourth birthday party, but it turned into a scary emergency that forced Chelsi Melle to rush her child to the hospital in Estevan. Melle and her ...
Jun 18, 2019 Chelsi Melle says her four-year-old daughter, Addison, is OK and was recovering in hospital after she mistakenly ate a small amount of Crystal Meth in a south Saskatchewan campground on June 16, 2019. (Chelsi Melle Facebook page)
Protesters demand embattled Hong Kong leader resign
HONG KONG - Demonstrators in Hong Kong gathered Monday outside the office of the city's leader, demanding that she resign for the crisis over an unpopular extradition bill that has tested the durabili...
Jun 18, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Power restored after early-morning outage in northwest Regina
SaskPower is reporting that power has been restored to northwest Regina, after the Crown corporation said the power went out around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday. The utility provider reported that the Westhill, ...
Jun 18, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
"It's unfair": Zoning changes questioned at council meeting
Larry Wilson likes his neighbourhood the way it is, and he thinks some of the proposed changes in the City of Regina's new zoning bylaw could mess that up. Wilson was one of several delegations at Mon...
Jun 17, 2019 A delegate speaks to Regina City Council. 980 CJME File Photo.
'Uncalled for:' Riders defence reacts to hit on Collaros
Members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' defence are giving their thoughts on the hit that sent quarterback Zach Collaros to the six-game injured list. "I just think it was uncalled for," defensive ba...
Jun 17, 2019 Mike Edem file photo (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Raptors success sees 'boom' in kids basketball camp enrolment
Toronto Raptors mania may be coming to an end on the television screen, but it may only be starting on the court. Brian North, camp director with Young Athlete Saskatchewan (YAS), said interest in his...
Jun 17, 2019
Liberals’ balancing act between energy and the environment climaxes this week
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is teetering on a tightrope this week as it attempts to prove it can balance economic development with environmental protection during the final sitting of Parl...
Jun 17, 2019
UN high commissioner urges redress as Canada responds to MMIWG inquiry
OTTAWA - Canada's response to the conclusions of the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls should include some form of redress for the victims and their families, says the Unite...
Jun 17, 2019 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet takes part in a discussion with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland in Ottawa on Monday, June 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Teen faces variety of charges after incident on Sunday
A 15-year-old boy is facing impaired driving and firearms charges after an incident in Regina on Sunday. In a media release issued Monday, the Regina Police Service said its officers were approached b...
Jun 17, 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
8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...