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22-year-old charged in fatal hunting accident near Weirdale
A 22-year-old man has been charged in the hunting death of Prince Albert's Jordan Darchuk. Darchuk was shot while hunting south of Weirdale on Sept. 16. An investigation revealed Darchuk and another 2...
Dec 15, 2017 Jordan Darchuk of Prince Albert was shot while hunting near Weirdale in September 2017. (Submitted by Darchuk Family )
Rawlinson family donates $20,000 to Salvation Army
Salvation Army brings Christmas cheer to thousands of families in need, but this week saw the charity group on the receiving end of a very big gift. Rawlco Radio Vice-President and General Manager Tom...
Dec 15, 2017 Rawlco Radio Vice-President and Regina General Manager Tom Newton presented a donation cheque to the Salvation Army's Val Wicks on behalf of the Gord and Jill Rawlinson at the CJME studio in Regina Dec. 15, 2017. (Sam Maciag/980 CJME)
Amid media scrutiny, RCMP looking anew at 284 sexual assault cases from 2016
OTTAWA - The Mounties say they are going to take a new look at 284 sexual assault cases that they originally classified as unfounded. The decision comes after the RCMP reviewed 2,225 sexual assault fi...
Dec 15, 2017
Youth pleads guilty to killing La Ronge restaurateur
A 14-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday in connection with the killing of well-known La Ronge restaurateur Simon Grant. Grant was killed in April during an armed robbery at his restauran...
Dec 15, 2017 La Ronge restaurateur Simon Grant was killed in an armed robbery in April. (submitted to paNow)
Leaders call for upgrades after Fon du Lac plane crash
By Brian Eneas, paNOW There was high praise for community members and agencies who responded quickly to a plane crash in Fond du Lac Wednesday night. The ATR 42 turboprop plane crashed within one kilo...
Dec 15, 2017 Prince Albert Grand Council (left to right) Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte, Fond du Lac community consultant Don Deranger and Chief Louie Mercredi of the Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation held a news conference on Dec. 14, 2017 to speak about the plane crash in Fon du Lac. (Bryan Eneas/paNow)
Stairway to Heaven: last Taylor Field structures demolished
Dec 15, 2017 Machinery works to bring down what structures remain standing at Taylor Field on Dec. 15, 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
B.C. Lions tab former quarterback Jarious Jackson to fix troubled offence
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions are handing Jarious Jackson the keys to their troubled attack after the CFL club named the former quarterback as its new offensive co-ordinator on Thursday. Jackson playe...
Dec 14, 2017
Alta. calls Sask. plate policy ‘petty’, takes legal action
Alberta has taken legal action against Saskatchewan over a recent restriction over contractor licence plates. Alberta's Economic Development Minister Daron Bilous originally threatened to file a trade...
Dec 14, 2017 Economy Minister Steven Bonk responds to media on Dec. 14, 2017, over an ongoing issue with Alberta over the licence plates of contractor vehicles on job sites. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Money raised from Jingle Bus to benefit local families
For the third year in a row, the Jingle Bus campaign will kick off on Friday. "This is good news," said Mayor Michael Fougere. "There's free transit service throughout the weekend for residents who ca...
Dec 14, 2017 Vice-president and General Manager of Rawlco Radio Tom Newton(left) along with Mayor Michael Fougere drop change into the transit fair box to kick off the 2017 Jingle Bus campaign. (Jessika Guse/980 CJME)
Sask. to lead country in economic growth: RBC outlook
Saskatchewan's economy appears to be on an upswing and may be poised to lead the country in growth next year, according to the Royal Bank of Canada's (RBC) economic outlook report. The report examines...
Dec 14, 2017
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
On Wednesday, Evan reviews Tuesday's federal spring fiscal update, takes the temperature of the new CFL changes coming i...