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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'Million dollar rain': Sask. farmers wait for moisture
With rain in the forecast for much of Saskatchewan this weekend, lots of fingers are crossed that Mother Nature will pull through. Steve Donald is one of them. He farms near Moosomin and said, at this...
Jun 15, 2019 (Wikimedia Commons)
Victorious Raptors expected to return to Toronto today after becoming NBA champs
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are expected to return home today after their electrifying NBA championship win south of the border. The team - the first NBA franchise outside the U.S. to win the Finals...
Jun 15, 2019
Shots fired at home near Scott Collegiate: Regina police
Regina police are investigating after shots were fired at a home across from Scott Collegiate Friday night. It happened at a house in the 1200 block of Athol Street. According to a news release, offic...
Jun 15, 2019
Mandi Schwartz's family revels in Stanley Cup victory
A weight may have been lifted off Jaden Schwartz's shoulders when the Wilcox product hoisted the Stanley Cup on Wednesday. Schwartz's father, Rick, spoke with The Green Zone's Jamie Nye on Friday and ...
Jun 14, 2019 Jaden Schwartz (File photo courtesy of the St. Louis Blues/Twitter)
Election a chance to toughen climate-change targets: McKenna
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is hinting that the upcoming Liberal election platform will promise deeper cuts to greenhouse-gas emissions, including the possibility of legislating ta...
Jun 14, 2019
AFN chief urges leaders to ensure passage of key bills for Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders must ensure three pieces of legislation of "fundamental importance" to Indigenous Peoples and the country pass before the election, says Assembly of First Nations Nation...
Jun 14, 2019
To hit environment goals, feds should create ‘super’ tax credit, report says
OTTAWA - A government-struck expert panel is calling for new "super-deduction" tax credits to encourage Canadians to put their retirement savings into climate-conscious investments. The report deliver...
Jun 14, 2019
Investigation launched after Regina home hit by gunfire
The Regina Police Service is looking for a suspect after a home in Regina's Normanview neighbourhood was hit by a gunshot early Thursday. In a media release issued Friday, the police say they got a ca...
Jun 14, 2019
Edibles, other pot products, will hit shelves after mid-December: Ottawa
A "limited selection" of next-generation cannabis products such as edibles will "gradually" hit retail shelves no earlier than mid-December 2019, Health Canada says. The Ottawa-based agency on Friday ...
Jun 14, 2019
Regina woman 'stoked' to see Garth Brooks at Mosaic Stadium
Jasmin Grandel was on the phone with Ticketmaster as soon as the clock struck 10 a.m. on Friday. The Regina woman scored two floor tickets to Garth Brooks' concert at Mosaic Stadium on Aug. 9. "I don'...
Jun 14, 2019 Garth Brooks will play Regina's Mosaic Stadium on Aug. 9 and 10. (Garth Brooks Twitter page)
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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...