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Minister 'outraged' as AFN national chief says headdress taken from Air Canada cabin
OTTAWA - The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is calling on Air Canada to "make things right" with the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, who said her headdress was removed...
Apr 26, 2024
NDP questions optics, motivation after tire recycling contract awarded to U.S. company
The Saskatchewan NDP is questioning the optics and motivation behind a lucrative tire recycling contract being awarded to California based tire recycler Crumb Rubber Manufacturers in 2022, even as neg...
Apr 26, 2024
Documents reveal Ottawa's efforts to get Loblaw, Walmart on board with grocery code
It was evident to the federal government as early as last fall that Loblaw and Walmart might be holdouts to the grocery code of conduct, jeopardizing the project's success. Documents obtained through ...
Apr 26, 2024
Sask. lawmakers pass motion to bring gun laws home
With a rare unanimous "yes" vote in the Saskatchewan legislature, a private members' motion on guns passed Thursday. The motion from Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw calls on the federal governme...
Apr 25, 2024 Saskatchewan Party, NDP and independent members all voted to pass a motion Thursday, calling on the federal government to give all responsibility for administering and regulating guns to the provincial government. (980 CJME file photo)
Twinning of stretches of highways 6 and 39 south of Regina to resume in May
The twinning of two highways south of Regina is to continue this spring. On Thursday, the provincial government announced that lanes will be added to highways 6 and 39 from Regina to southeast of Cori...
Apr 25, 2024 The current twinning project on highways 6 and 39 south of Regina began in 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
'Really excited for it:' Regina's Nik Goncin heading to third Paralympics
Nik Goncin will have a full-circle moment in his wheelchair basketball career. The Regina product played in his first international tournament in Paris in 2009. He and the Canadian men's senior team h...
Apr 25, 2024 Nik Goncin (4) will try to help Team Canada win a medal in men's wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. (Nik Goncin/Submitted)
RCMP investigating woman's murder near Oxbow
Confusion reigned in Oxbow on Thursday as RCMP officers descended on the southeastern Saskatchewan town without an immediate explanation as to why. A number of RCMP vehicles were seen in the community...
Apr 25, 2024 There was a heavy police presence in Oxbow on Thursday. The RCMP didn't provide any details on the reason. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole dead at 90
Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90. Cole, known for his "Oh baby!'' catchphrase, called some of the most iconic games in hockey as part of...
Apr 25, 2024 Legendary broadcaster Bob Cole poses prior to calling his last NHL hockey game in Montreal on April 6, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)
Construction set to begin on Dewdney Avenue project in Regina
Ceremonial shovels went into the ground Thursday as the City of Regina kicked off the revitalization of Dewdney Avenue. The two-year, $32-million construction project is to begin Monday and will turn ...
Apr 25, 2024 Saskatchewan Minister of Government Relations Don McMorris (left), Warehouse District executive director Leasa Gibbons (centre) and Regina Mayor Sandra Masters (right) participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Dewdney Avenue Revitalization Project. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
No help from government for Saskatoon family's health-care travel
Not taking her toddler to Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital is not an option for Kaitlyn Soron and her husband. Their 2 1/2-year-old is very sick and often in a lot of pain. She needs to see a pediatric ga...
Apr 25, 2024 While the Sorons travelled from Saskatoon to ask for help from the health minister, they were told government will pay for the health-care services out of province, but won’t foot the bill to get there. The minister said Wednesday it’s simply a long-standing policy. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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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...