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'Dying for doctors': Report cites concerns with health care in rural Saskatchewan
REGINA - Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it's been a struggle for years to keep family doctors because they retire or move elsewhere. In Lloydminster, ...
Apr 21, 2024
'Great opportunity to get together:' Record Store Day success
Music lovers and vinyl collectors were up bright and early Saturday to line up for Record Store Day (RSD) in Regina. RSD is an annual event to celebrate the unique culture record stores provide around...
Apr 20, 2024 Kyle Leitch and his friends were first in line at X-Ray Records on RSD. "It's Record Store Day across the planet so Happy Record Store Day everybody," he said. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
What's a Barnacle? It's yellow, sticks and screams if you try to pry it off your car
Barnacles have appeared on vehicles in Saskatchewan's capital, but they're not sticky little water-dwelling crustaceans. The bright yellow devices, used to make sure parking scofflaws pay their ticket...
Apr 20, 2024
Liberal government turning to influencers to get its message to younger Canadians
OTTAWA - Dennis Mathu and Stephanie Gordon first started posting financial-advice videos on YouTube three years ago - a side hustle that helped to scratch a creative itch. They never imagined it would...
Apr 20, 2024
Firkus' hat trick puts Warriors into Eastern Conference final
It was a Firkus Circus in Moose Jaw on Friday, as the forward's hat trick put the Warriors into the WHL's Eastern Conference final. Jagger Firkus scored three goals - two in the first period and one i...
Apr 19, 2024 Moose Jaw Warriors forward Jagger Firkus scored three goals in a 4-2 win over the Swift Current Broncos. (Nick Pettigrew/Moose Jaw Warriors)
Sask. man guilty of abducting daughter to keep her from getting COVID shot
A man accused of taking his young daughter away so she wouldn't get a COVID-19 vaccination has been found guilty of abducting her. Global News has confirmed for 980 CJME that Michael Gordon Jackson, 5...
Apr 19, 2024 Michael Gordon Jackson leaves the Court of King's Bench in Regina on April 9, 2024. (Dave Parsons/Global News)
Countdown on to closure of Regina's Centennial Market
Saskatchewan's biggest indoor market is looking for a new home. The Centennial Market, located in the heart of Regina's Warehouse District, has housed a variety of both new and old businesses within i...
Apr 19, 2024 The Centennial Market in Regina's Warehouse District is slated to close in May. (Centennial Market/Facebook)
Sask. labour lawyer breaks down difference in STF, gov't views of offer
Saskatchewan teachers are mulling over the latest offer from the provincial government, but there seems to be some daylight between how the two sides view the offer. The Government-Trustee Bargaining ...
Apr 19, 2024 Thousands were in attendance at the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation Rally on April 29, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan nurses frustrated over 'reliance' on contract nursing
Saying they feel undervalued, nurses at a Saskatoon hospital are speaking out about the reliance Saskatchewan's health-care system has come to have on contract nurses. Those nurses -- who sometimes ar...
Apr 19, 2024 The Saskatchewan NDP's Jared Clarke says the provincial government is relying too much on out-of-province contract nurses and it's demoralizing Saskatchewan nurses. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina organization donates cat food, cat litter to pet owners in need
On a cloudy Sunday afternoon, dozens lined up in front of the mmawyatitn centre as volunteers handed out boxes of cat litter and food. The event, dubbed "Keeping Felines with Families," was organized ...
Apr 19, 2024 Sarah Ritchie, operations manager at Regina Cat Rescue, holds her cat Sassafras. The organization is a volunteer-run non-profit that helps abandoned cats and kittens and educates people about the humane treatment of pets. (Giancarlo Cininni/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills says King Charles touched on everything from NATO to climate and global conflicts in his speech to U.S. Cong...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...