Murray Wood: Of politics and principles
If you find yourself needing a program to keep track of what various political parties stand for, Murray Wood says it's ...
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Comedian Tim Conway of ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ dies at 85
LOS ANGELES - Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spong...
May 14, 2019
Saskatchewan getting new 474 area code
Some Saskatchewan residents will soon be getting new phone numbers. After 10 months of deliberations, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved a plan to add ...
May 14, 2019
US targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
BEIJING - U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight to the finish" in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears ab...
May 14, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Teachers giving province failing grade on class size claims
Citing numbers significantly higher than 19, some Saskatchewan teachers are calling the provincial government's average class size number misleading and inaccurate. "I can tell you that in the nine ye...
May 14, 2019 Jessica Brown is a teacher in Saskatoon and says the province's average class size number is misleading and inaccurate. May 13, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Small communities grapple with ‘huge challenge’ of opioid crisis
OTTAWA - In the small town of Arnprior, nestled into the Ottawa Valley, at least five suspected opioid overdoses in the span of week prompted police to issue a public warning. Access to extremely dang...
May 13, 2019
Police chief expects coroner's inquest for fatal shooting
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray says he's expecting a provincial coroner's inquest into the deadly shooting that left a 41-year-old man dead earlier this month. Speaking on 980 CJME's Gormley on Monday ...
May 13, 2019 Two police vehicles were still outside an apartment building on the 1900 block of Halifax Street, nearly 12 hours after a man died in a police-involved shooting. May 4, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Proceeds from photo radar pay for Sask. traffic projects
A total of 27 traffic safety projects in Saskatchewan will go ahead thanks to the proceeds from photo speed enforcement (PSE). In a media release Monday, the provincial government announced it has awa...
May 13, 2019
'A difficult conversation': Sexual violence action plan revealed
A new action plan from Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS) is looking to continue to help bring the topic of sexual violence out of the dark. The group unveiled the plan Monday to mark the ...
May 13, 2019 Sexual Assault Service of Saskatchewan executive director Kerrie Isaac speaks at the release of the sexual violence action plan on May 13, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Alberta premier Jason Kenney says provincial carbon tax will die May 30
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's carbon tax has about two weeks to live. Kenney says the Carbon Tax Repeal Act is to be introduced during next week's legislature sitting and will have a ...
May 13, 2019
Environment lobby says senators letting Big Oil ‘run amok’ on assessment bill
OTTAWA - Environment advocates say Canadian senators are bowing to pressure from the energy industry to gut new environmental-assessment legislation and they fear the Liberal government is going to do...
May 13, 2019
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Sarah Mills: FIFA seems to be incapable of integrity
After FIFA lifted a red-card suspension for an American player at the World Cup, Sarah Mills says fans are left with que...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 7
Evan discusses the pipeline project being proposed by Alberta and Ontario, paperwork concerns taking up the time of Sask...