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Egg producers, farmers' market crack down on food safety amendment
Egg producers in Saskatchewan are scrambling for a solution to proposed amendments to Food Safety Regulations. The Regina Farmers' Market put out a statement opposing the amendment from the Saskatchew...
Mar 23, 2025 Holly Laird, left, and Pam Miller hope people will support egg producers by taking part in the Ministry of Health's survey and opposing Amendment 6. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Canada updates travel advisory for U.S. with need to register long stays
The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for those heading south of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors register if staying more than 30 days. The updated advisory says t...
Mar 22, 2025 A Canada Border Services customs booth is seen at the Highway 55 Port of Entry in Stanstead, Que., Thursday, March 13, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
Saskatchewan RCMP dog sniffs out kilo of cocaine at traffic stop
A Saskatchewan RCMP police dog sniffed out a significant find earlier this week when it located one kilogram of cocaine during a traffic stop. RCMP said in a news release on March 21, that its Roving ...
Mar 22, 2025 A Saskatchewan RCMP police dog sniffed out a significant find earlier this week when it located one kilogram of cocaine during a traffic stop. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Sask. RCMP says sex offender must breach conditions before arrest
Saskatchewan RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore has told The Evan Bray Show that high-risk sex offender Jared (Jarrod) Charles breaches the conditions of his release, he cannot be held in cu...
Mar 22, 2025 Jared (Jarrod) Charles has a criminal history of violent sexual offences and kidnapping involving children. He has caused two Amber Alerts, one in 2016 and the other in 2017. (Saskatchewan RCMP)
$2M to improve literacy for K-3 students set aside in Sask. budget
Following through on a promise in the Speech from the Throne, the Government of Saskatchewan set aside $2 million in its spring budget to improve literacy levels for students in Kindergarten through G...
Mar 22, 2025 Education Minister Everett Hindley says students being able to read at grade level is important for their future success. (980 CJME files)
'No Canadian dream': Meet some who want to join a 51st U.S. state
EDMONTON - Jordon Kosikowie has been thinking a lot about what would happen if Alberta joined the United States. The 35-year-old works in the oil and gas industry in the Edmonton area and says life ha...
Mar 22, 2025 Dave Bjorkman from Edmonton started the Party of the Canadian Constitutionalists. He also created a Facebook group called "Canada the 51st State." (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO)
Man's death on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation is suspicious, Sask. RCMP says
Saskatchewan RCMP is investigating after the death of a man on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation was deemed suspicious on Friday. RCMP said in a news release that File Hills First Nations Police Service ...
Mar 21, 2025 (980 CJME file photo)
SHA confirms second case of measles in southwest Sask., investigating third
The Saskatchewan Health Authority wants to see Saskatchewan stay ahead of measles cases. It confirmed a second case of measles Friday afternoon, earlier this week it confirmed a case in Swift Current....
Mar 21, 2025 Immunization is the best tool against measles, and two complete doses is what you need to have full vaccination, Saskatchewan Health Authority says. (casanowe1/Depositphotos.com)
'A step too far:' Restaurants Canada wants to amend U.S. booze ban
Restaurants Canada is calling for the Government of Saskatchewan to re-think its policy on banning U.S. alcohol. Mark von Schellwitz, vice president of Western Canada at Restaurants Canada, said the p...
Mar 21, 2025 Some of the banned liquor with U.S. labels in Saskatchewan are manufactured in Canada, such as Bud Light, Coors Light, Budweiser and Michelob Lite. (Budweiser website)
Regina man charged with kidnapping after victim calls for help: Police
A 35-year-old Regina man is facing a list of charges including kidnapping and assault after a woman called police for help from a taxi. According to the Regina Police Service, officers were called to ...
Mar 21, 2025 Police said the man allegedly held a knife to a woman's back, then was heard threatening both the woman and a cab driver after she called police for help. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: A teenage summer job teaches the perfect life lessons
From paper routes to fast food, pumping gas or lifeguarding at the pool, Sarah Mills says summer jobs provide teens with...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 30
On Thursday's show, Evan talks about Saskatoon's Downtown Event and Entertainment District, the 20th anniversary of Cana...