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'It's not a game:' STF president says as teachers begin second strike Monday
After a single-day strike last Tuesday, Saskatchewan teachers are hitting the picket lines again. A second strike day began on Monday, which also happens to be a professional development day for teach...
Jan 22, 2024 An STF member displays her sign calling for more education funding on the picket line in Saskatoon. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
New scholarship aims to bring more women into firefighting
Regina's first female firefighter is trying to help other women get into the field. Marrianne Boychuk is a retired firefighter who spent nearly 30 years in the profession. Now, in an effort to bring m...
Jan 22, 2024 'There's always been female firefighters around,' Boychuk explained. (Marianne Boychuk/Submitted)
4 ways to avoid crashes this winter: SGI
It's no surprise that collisions in Saskatchewan increase in winter time. On Thursday, crown insurance company SGI hosted a media event centred around providing tips to avoid crashes. Tyler McMurchy w...
Jan 20, 2024 SGI said almost half of all collisions happen at intersections. (File Photo/980 CJME)
Former Sask. teacher describes class conditions, calls for more funding
As Saskatchewan teachers prepare for a second single-day strike on Monday, one of their former colleagues is speaking out about conditions in classrooms around the province. Kathleen Germs said she le...
Jan 20, 2024 A former Saskatchewan teacher says she would pay for classroom materials out of her own pocket. (paNOW file photo)
Sask. NDP launches petition calling on Scott Moe to suspend gas tax
To help with the cost of living crisis, the Saskatchewan NDP is launching a petition calling on Premier Scott Moe to suspend the provincial gas tax for at least six months. At a media event Friday, ND...
Jan 19, 2024 NDP Leader Carla Beck and NDP critic Trent Wotherspoon called for a temporary suspension of the provincial gas tax on Friday. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
No strike at Viterra as new contract accepted
A deal has been struck between Viterra Canada and the Grain & General Services Union, avoiding a strike. The union's locals 1 and 2 voted in favour of accepting the final offer from the grain hand...
Jan 19, 2024 Hundreds of Viterra Canada workers have a new contract, avoiding a potential strike. (980 CJME file photo)
Day 5: Psychologist shares assessment of Myles Sanderson at JSCN inquest
A criminal investigative psychologist spoke about Myles Sanderson's childhood trauma, substance use and possible psychological problems during the fifth day of a coroner's inquest into the deadly stab...
Jan 19, 2024 A criminal investigative psychologist told a coroner's inquest he believes Myles Sanderson suffered from FASD, antisocial personality disorder and intermittent explosive disorder.
Riders sign Dabire to one-year extension, add receiver Geronimo Allison
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added a piece to their offence and defence on Friday. The CFL club announced former NFL wide receiver Geronimo Allison has signed a contract while National defensive ...
Jan 19, 2024 Defensive lineman Charbel Dabire (98) has signed a contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Drivers asked to avoid section of Ring Rd. after multi-vehicle crash
A multi-vehicle crash has police in Regina requesting drivers avoid a section of Ring Road. In a statement issued just before 11:30 a.m., Police said officers and firefighters are at the scene of a cr...
Jan 19, 2024 Police asked drivers to avoid part of Ring Road after a multi-vehicle crash on Friday morning. (Regina Police/Twitter)
Former Regina hockey coach Bernie Lynch handed three-year sentence
A former junior hockey coach in Regina has been handed a three-year sentence less three days in federal prison for sexual assault. Bernie Lynch, 69, was found guilty last month of assaulting and sexua...
Jan 19, 2024 A former hockey coach was handed a three-year sentence on Friday. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the glue that hold our kids' sports together
From the grandpa who rakes the diamond to the parent coach in soccer and the mom cutting flags around little waists, Sar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, May 5
8:30 - As central Saskatchewan is dealing with flooding, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is working closely with m...