Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Regina police yet to write tickets for public pot smoking
In the two weeks that recreational marijuana has been legal, Regina police have not written any tickets for public consumption. Chief Evan Bray said their focus right now is educating the public on th...
Oct 31, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Piapot First Nation working to restore water after fire
Donations of bottled water are pouring into Piapot First Nation following a fire that destroyed the water treatment facility and left the entire community without a water supply. Ira Lavallee is an el...
Oct 31, 2018 A fire that started overnight has destroyed the water treatment facility on the Piapot First Nation northeast of Regina. (Andrew Shepherd / CJME News(
Feds say help will come for remote, Indigenous communities without buses
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will step in to support the transportation needs of some northern and remote communities affected by the closure of Greyhound bus operations in western Canada a...
Oct 31, 2018 Greyhound / Canadian Press
Ottawa argues one province’s failure to bring in a carbon tax will harm others
REGINA - The federal government argues it has jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax in Saskatchewan because climate change is a matter of national concern. In written arguments filed with Saskatchewan's...
Oct 31, 2018
Prison watchdog slams investigation of deadly riot in Saskatchewan
OTTAWA - The Correctional Service of Canada told the public a story about a deadly 2016 riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary that didn't match the findings of its own investigation, which was itself ...
Oct 31, 2018
Two Sask. sites make list of Canadian places to give you goosebumps
by Tyler Marr, for Battlefords Now Some speculate it could be the work of aliens. Others say cattle sat on the trees and gave them their shape. Either way, the Crooked Bush outside of Hafford is one o...
Oct 31, 2018 Crooked Bush outside of Hafford, Saskatchewan. (Submitted/Tourism Saskatchewan)
Haunted maze brings the scare factor to northwest Regina
As creatures and characters of all shapes and sizes take to the streets to trick or treat Wednesday night, hundreds may be drawn to one spectacularly spooky house in northwest Regina. While many peopl...
Oct 31, 2018 Samantha Wilson shows off the haunted maze she has created for Halloween in her back yard on Carter Crescent in northwest Regina Oct. 29, 2018. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan introduces climate change legislation as feud with Ottawa continues
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has introduced its own climate change law as its feud with Ottawa over a carbon tax continues to play out in the courts. The bill, which amends current climate leg...
Oct 31, 2018 Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ottawa gives Sask. First Nation $145-million in compensation
The Pasqua First Nation near Fort Qu'Apelle is getting $145-million in compensation from the federal government. This is based on a surrender claim over land the First Nation says was unlawfully taken...
Oct 30, 2018 Pasqua First Nation
Riders urge fans to preserve home-field edge for playoffs
Tickets are on sale for the first Saskatchewan Roughriders home playoff game since 2013. According to Miriam Johnson, the team's marketing director, more than 1,500 have been sold since Saturday. If t...
Oct 30, 2018 (File photo/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...