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'Shocked' public service unions promise to fight new 3-day in-office mandate
OTTAWA - Unions representing public servants say they are blindsided and outraged by new rules forcing federal employees to work from the office at least three days a week. The new requirements, which...
May 01, 2024
Vancouver woman arrested over speech that praised Hamas attack
VANCOUVER - Police say a 44-year-old woman has been arrested in a hate-crime investigation over a speech in Vancouver that praised the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. A statement from the Vancouver ...
May 01, 2024
Province to provide financial help to parents requiring care for kids outside Sask.
The Government of Saskatchewan says it will offer financial assistance to families when they need to leave the province to get health care for their children. The move comes after Kaitlyn Soron and he...
May 01, 2024
Shared e-scooters return to Regina for 2024
Shared e-scooters are back on the roads in Regina this week. The scooters can be rented through two companies, Bird and Neuron. The scooters were introduced last year in both Regina and Saskatoon, fol...
May 01, 2024 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters takes an e-scooter for a spin on June 28, 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
Gas bar on Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation getting $4.5-million expansion
A local First Nation's business is getting some major upgrades. On Wednesday, Standing Buffalo First Nation announced a $4.5-million expansion project for Buffalo Crossing Convenience & Gas Bar, i...
May 01, 2024 The gas bar, located just outside of Echo Valley Provincial Park, will be getting some major upgrades, with the work expected to finish in the fall. (Solomon Cyr/Submitted)
'A place that nobody wants to be:' Police search Saskatoon landfill for missing woman
SASKATOON - The father of a missing woman looked out over the Saskatoon landfill Wednesday, as police wearing white chemical-resistant suits scoured through piles of debris looking for evidence of his...
May 01, 2024
Saskatchewan's GDP grew by 1.6% in 2023, ahead of national average
Saskatchewan's gross domestic product grew by 1.6 per cent in 2023, beating the national GDP growth of 1.2 per cent. According to figures released on Wednesday by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's GDP...
May 01, 2024
Conservatives call on Commons Speaker to resign, say he let Trudeau cross the line
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs want House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to resign after ejecting their leader - and not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - during a heated debate Tuesday. The Conservatives sa...
May 01, 2024
'I think its getting worse': Rescues desperate to accommodate stray dogs.
Man's best friend is struggling to find a home. Saskatchewan rescue groups are struggling to keep up with the number of dogs in need, and are calling on the community to help by adopting and fostering...
May 01, 2024 According to the Regina Humane Society, the average dog is staying with them for 19 days, more than twice the average. (Giancarlo Cininni/980 CJME)
Instead of May flowers, May flurries for southwestern Saskatchewan
The old saying April showers brings May flowers isn't quite fitting for people in southwest Saskatchewan this year. The first day of May brought a snowfall warning for that corner of the province. Env...
May 01, 2024 Environment Canada says the majority of the snowfall will come on Wednesday, with lighter snow continuing on Thursday before tapering off. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
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Sarah Mills: A lavish, spectacle wedding seems cheap
If Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married this weekend at Madison Square Garden, Sarah Mills says it could take over ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 2
Brent Loucks explores possible years of tense negotiations as the end of the CUSMA agreement nears, learns about a new v...