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Students from rural Sask. bus to Saskatoon to protest possible loss of Hoopla
Sanctions being levied by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) could mean the community of Preeceville will have its Hoopla tournament drought extended yet another year. For the first time sinc...
Mar 19, 2024
Labour prof lays out what could happen as province, teachers continue to fight
Frustration is mounting for many in Saskatchewan as the provincial government and teachers' union continue their contract fight, and the question on the lips of many is "When will this end?" Both side...
Mar 19, 2024 Classrooms around the province will be empty Wednesday as teachers stage a one-day strike. (980 CJME file photo)
Passenger in stolen truck that killed Sask. Mountie sentenced
The woman who was a passenger in the stolen truck that ran over and killed RCMP Const. Shelby Patton in Wolseley nearly three years ago has been sentenced. According to court documents, Marlene Pagee ...
Mar 19, 2024 Const. Shelby Patton was killed in the line of duty in June of 2021. The woman who was a passenger in the stolen vehicle that struck and killed Patton pleaded guilty to four charges. (RCMP/X)
Saskatchewan experienced a record-breaking winter: Climatologist
Saskatchewan just had its warmest winter in 77 years. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips told the Greg Morgan Morning Show that the warmth came from a combination of many different...
Mar 19, 2024 Environment Canada's David Phillips said the warmer temperatures were due in large part to an El Niño. (980 CJME file photo)
Driven by wildfire smoke, Canada's air quality worse than U.S.: report
Canada's air quality last year was worse than the United States for the first time since a firm started publishing its annual assessment in 2018. The 2023 World Air Quality report from Swiss company I...
Mar 19, 2024
'Completely discouraged': Auditor slams First Nations housing, policing failures
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general is "completely discouraged" to see so little improvement to substandard housing in First Nations over the past two decades, a new report says. Karen Hogan also loo...
Mar 19, 2024
'Classrooms, care and communities' will highlight Wednesday's budget, Moe says
Saskatchewan's premier says classrooms, healthcare and communities are the top priorities in the upcoming provincial budget. The budget is to be tabled Wednesday afternoon by Finance Minister Donna Ha...
Mar 19, 2024
Eyes in the sky: Police plane keeping watch over Regina
More than 3,000 feet above the ground, the streets and houses and back alleys of Regina are spread out below the Regina Police Service's Aerial Support Unit on a daily basis. The plane has been in the...
Mar 19, 2024 Sgt. Steven Wyatt flies the Regina Aerial Support Unit plane over the city, keeping an eye out and backing up officers on the ground. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
In the news today: Public tribute to Mulroney in Ottawa, February inflation report
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Public to pay tribute to Mulroney in Ottawa Members of the public who wish to p...
Mar 19, 2024
'The lost season': Winter comes to a close as Canada's warmest on record
The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what the season could resemble in the not-so...
Mar 19, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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