Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Sask. people feel the pinch at the pumps after carbon tax hike
People in Saskatchewan are facing more pressure at the pumps after the federal carbon tax increase hiked gas prices by three cents per litre. On Monday, the federal carbon tax went up from $65 per ton...
Apr 01, 2024 Gas prices went up three cents per litre on Monday to the dismay of many people in Saskatchewan. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Emilus snags one-year contract extension from Roughriders
Samuel Emilus' breakout 2023 season has earned him a contract extension. The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday they had signed the 26-year-old receiver to a one-year extension that will ...
Apr 01, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Sam Emilus hauls in one of three touchdown passes against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Mosaic Stadium on June 16, 2023. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Trudeau announces national school food program to feed 400,000 more kids per year
OTTAWA - The upcoming federal budget will include funding for a national school food program that will aim to provide meals to 400,000 more kids per year across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trud...
Apr 01, 2024
Weldon residents to build playground in honour of stabbing victim
By Nigel Maxwell Wiping away tears, Chelsey Erickson recalled how her friend Wes was all about the community and would have loved seeing the kids play on a new playground. Wes Petterson was among the ...
Apr 01, 2024 Members of the Weldon playground fundraising committee. (Chelsey Erickson/Submitted to paNOW)
Premiers making 'political hay' out of carbon pricing increase, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says premiers would rather complain and "make political hay" out of his federal carbon pricing program than present an alternative to reduce greenhouse gas emiss...
Apr 01, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What Monday's increase could mean for you
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne Monday. Here are some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different car...
Apr 01, 2024
Ontario man now holds world record as oldest kidney transplant recipient
Walter Tauro says he didn't even know what Guinness World Records were before he was recognized by the popular British corporation as the world's oldest kidney transplant recipient earlier this month....
Mar 31, 2024
'Transformative:' New trades program for women coming to Regina
A new trades program for women is coming to Saskatchewan. It's called Journey to Trades and it is a pre-employment program that provides women with the skills they need to start their careers in trade...
Mar 31, 2024 "We've seen great success throughout Alberta, as we've begun operating in the Saskatchewan region, we're confident that we're going to be able to serve Saskatchewan women in exactly the same way." (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Ukrainians with Canadian visas face agonizing decisions about the future
OTTAWA - It was 4:40 in the morning when bombs started to drop on Lilyia Dvornichenko's hometown of Kharkiv in Ukraine, just an hour from the Russian border. Her jaw is set and her tone is matter-of-f...
Mar 31, 2024
Wolseley loses to Elliot Lake, Ont., in Kraft Hockeyville voting
Wolseley won't be Kraft's Hockeyville. The Saskatchewan community was one of four finalists in the annual contest, but lost to Elliot Lake, Ont. in online voting that was conducted Friday and Saturday...
Mar 30, 2024 (Town of Wolseley/Facebook)
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Sarah Mills: Americans need to dial back talk of World Cup dominance
Being a World Cup host comes with bragging rights and automatic entry, but Sarah Mills says if you have watched France o...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 3
WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - From a minimum wage increase announcement to continued trade uncertainty after the C...