Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Sask. distracted driving numbers reach new highs in November
It was a record month for distracted drivers in the province. Police in Saskatchewan handed out 636 distracted driving tickets in November - the most ever for a single month. Of those, 554 were cellph...
Dec 19, 2017
The Year of #MeToo: A scoop, a tweet, and then a reckoning
NEW YORK - It began with a news story, and then a tweet, and suddenly it seemed like everything had changed overnight. 2017 will forever be known as the Year of the Reckoning. Or, more precisely, the ...
Dec 19, 2017
Regina police say suspected bank robber could re-offend
Regina police are on the lookout for a suspected bank robber who could be planning his next target. Craig Michael Papequash, 29, is the subject of an arrest warrant for a noon-hour robbery last...
Dec 19, 2017 A photo of Craig Papequash, 29, supplied by Regina police on Dec. 19, 2017. (Regina Police Service)
Sask. blood donors needed during Christmas season
While you wouldn't put this gift under the tree, giving blood could help give someone their holidays back. Canadian Blood Services is facing a shortage of donors across the country, including in Saska...
Dec 19, 2017
Donated travel points connect people with dying loved ones
The comfort of holding a hand is sometimes all you can do for a loved one who is dying, but some people can't afford to fly to say that final goodbye. The Give A Mile charity is using donated Aeroplan...
Dec 19, 2017 Give A Mile Charity has provided 400 flights through donated travel points to connect people with loved ones who are dying. (Give A Mile Charity/Twitter)
Jingle Bus campaign raises over $20,000 for Regina charities
Many more families around Regina will be able to enjoy Christmas dinner this year, thanks to the money raised in the third annual Jingle Bus campaign. The Regina Food Bank and Salvation Army received ...
Dec 19, 2017 Mayor Michael Fougere (left), and Rawlco Radio Vice-President and General Manager Tom Newton present the Salvation Army's Val Wicks and the Regina Food Bank's Steve Compton with a cheque for the money raised by the Jingle Bus Campaign on Dec. 19, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Brad Wall still tops in premier popularity poll
It appears Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has still got it. After announcing his resignation from politics in August, Wall's approval rating is up four points in the latest poll by the Angus Reid Inst...
Dec 19, 2017 Premier Brad Wall on his last day in office at the Saskatchewan Legislature on Dec. 8, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Commuters help people out of derailed train, comfort victims
DUPONT, Wash. - Daniel Konzelman was one of thousands of commuters barrelling along a highway outside Seattle on Monday morning when the emergency response training he learned as an Eagle Scout kicked...
Dec 19, 2017
No evidence of leaked debate questions: Sask. Party
An investigation by the Saskatchewan Party has found there is no evidence anyone leaked questions during a leadership debate earlier this month. A complaint was made by leadership candidates Tina Beau...
Dec 19, 2017 Alanna Koch announces a run for Sask. Party leadership at a farm south of Regina Aug. 28, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Turning on the tap, Regina approves water rate hike
Regina homeowners will pay more to flush toilets and water their lawns next year. City council approved a two per cent utility rate increase Monday evening. The average household will see roughly $2.7...
Dec 19, 2017 (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...