Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Make it flow: Makwa water operator nominated for national award
The water looked weird to Melanie Kytwayhat. About six years ago, she was about to give her baby, then a toddler, a bath but her community of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation was under a boil water advi...
Aug 18, 2024 According to the Government of Canada’s website, since 2015, the progress on lifting long-term water advisories is now past 80 per cent. (Lisa Fotios/pexels.com)
Look before you leap: Everything you need to know about blue-green algae in Sask.
As you head to the lake this summer, it may be a good idea to check the water before you leap in. The government of Saskatchewan says concentrations of blue-green algae can give the water a shimmering...
Aug 17, 2024 No single factor causes a blue-green algae bloom. Blooms are more likely to occur during hot, sunny
weather, in calm water that is rich in phosphorus and
nitrogen. (Water Security Agency)
Jasper's burnt landscape could take more than a century to recover: wildfire expert
JASPER, ALTA. - It could take more than a century for the freshly burned forest in Jasper National Park to regenerate into its previous postcard-perfect form, a wildfire expert says. The dense forest'...
Aug 17, 2024
Missed kicks, overturned pick leads to Riders' loss to Als
A rough night for kicker Brett Lauther - and some calls by the CFL command centre - contributed to a Saskatchewan Roughriders loss to the CFL-best Montreal Alouettes on Friday. A normally dependable L...
Aug 16, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Brett Lauther went three-for-seven on field goals in a loss to the Montreal Alouettes. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Brandt ice time issue to be brought up at city council
The dispute over ice time at Regina's Brandt Centre will be brought to the floor of Regina City Council next week. Mayor Sandra Masters and Councillor Bob Hawkins will bring a notice of motion about t...
Aug 16, 2024 Recommendations in a notice of motion to council would, in part, keep ice time as status quo for the coming hockey season. (980 CJME file photo)
Man's arm was cut off in June machete attack, court records show
More details have come to light in an attack on 5th Avenue in Regina from earlier in the summer. The attack happened just before midnight on the last Friday in June on the 4100 block of 5th Ave near P...
Aug 16, 2024 Court documents show an attack in Regina in June involved a machete and dismemberment of an arm. (Regina Police Service/X)
Ottawa removes funding caps for residential school searches
OTTAWA - The federal government is backtracking on a move to limit funding for searches of former residential school grounds. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in a statemen...
Aug 16, 2024
Months behind schedule: recovery centre in Lumsden still not open
While the Saskatchewan government celebrates the opening of more addiction treatment beds this week, the facility touted as the largest in the province has yet to open. In January, the province announ...
Aug 16, 2024 The Willowview Recovery Centre is expected to be the largest treatment centre in the province with 60 beds. (Government of Saskatchewan/submitted)
Albert Awachie back in green and white shortly after Argos release
Albert Awachie is in his seventh CFL season and is still experiencing new things in the league. That includes the fullback getting cut from the Toronto Argonauts on Aug. 6 and promptly signing with th...
Aug 16, 2024 Albert Awachie is back for a seventh season with the Riders. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Public Safety Agency shares update on fire threatening Sandy Bay
The wildfire in northern Saskatchewan that forced the evacuation of Sandy Bay is still not contained, but sprinklers and other resources have been put in place to protect homes and property. The Saska...
Aug 16, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...