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Trade minister calls higher U.S. softwood lumber duties unfair
WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Minister Mar...
Aug 14, 2024
First Nation slams public safety agency as Sandy Bay evacuated due to fire
A wildfire has forced the evacuation of the community of Sandy Bay, and leaders with the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation say the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency should be doing more to help, calling th...
Aug 14, 2024
In the news today: Convoy trial closing arguments, Sask. wildfire evacuation
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Closing arguments continue in Lich, Barber trial The Crown is expected to continue its closing arguments today...
Aug 14, 2024
Dohnte Meyers had to be patient for CFL opportunity with Riders
Dohnte Meyers made an impact when given the chance to make his regular-season debut for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 24-year-old wide receiver caught eight of his nine targets and led the way for...
Aug 13, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Dohnte Meyers is set to make a second-straight CFL start. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Jasper council told wildfire caused $283 million in lost property value
The town of Jasper says early numbers indicate last month's wildfires destroyed $283 million worth of property. The town also reports that while 358 structures were destroyed, mostly businesses and ho...
Aug 13, 2024 (Canadian Press)
EXCLUSIVE: Rylan Wiens celebrates Olympic bronze medal in Sask.
Before the Olympic Games, Rylan Wiens said he wanted to bring medals back home to Saskatchewan. Fast forward a month since he left and Wiens has lived up to his goal. He's brought an Olympic bronze me...
Aug 13, 2024
VIDEO: Setting the record straight: Fort Battleford adds Indigenous story
Battleford, Sask. - Eric Tootoosis marked National Indigenous People's Day this year by climbing into his truck and making the 65-kilometre drive from his home on Poundmaker First Nation to a site tha...
Aug 13, 2024
Regina Transit ditches R-Card for new Umo app with fare capping
Out with the R-Card, in with the app - your bus commute in Regina just levelled up. "The R-Card is over 13 years old, and it is time for a retirement," said Regina transit director Nathan Luhning. The...
Aug 13, 2024 The city is also introducing fare capping along with the new app. (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Sask. Gov. calls Ottawa to prevent 'devastating' rail work stoppage
As the harvest season continues, Saskatchewan's highways minister is calling on the federal labour and transport ministers to step in and prevent work stoppages on the Canadian National and Canadian P...
Aug 13, 2024
Ray Orb stepping down as president of SARM
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) will lose its long-time president this week as Ray Orb steps down. Orb has been on the board of the association since 2004 and served as its...
Aug 13, 2024 Ray Orb (right) says it’s time for him to start slowing down and thinking about retirement. Bill Huber (left) will take over as SARM acting president. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 26
8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...