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Double dose of balmy air brings unseasonably warm weather to Sask.
Some unseasonably warm temperatures have followed the fierce snowfall that hit parts of Saskatchewan last week. Environment Canada said the warmest temperatures in Saskatchewan on Monday were found in...
Nov 14, 2023 Temperatures are expected to sit about five degrees warmer than normal for the next few days in Saskatchewan. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
'Urgent and lifesaving warnings:' SaskAlert test planned for Wednesday
Saskatchewan's provincial alert system will undergo a test this week. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, the SaskAlert system will be tested on Wednesday at approximately 1:55 p.m. Th...
Nov 14, 2023
Health Authority set to announce action plan to address hospital overcrowding
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is getting set to announce Tuesday an action plan to address capacity issues at Saskatoon hospitals. Over 100 emergency department staff signed a letter to the ...
Nov 14, 2023
Repeat violent crime has police concerned, OPP commissioner tells Gormley
A police officer is one of the few jobs that involves running towards danger rather than away from it. Throughout the year, there have been a number of incidents involving police officers being assaul...
Nov 13, 2023 Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique stands at attention along with other officers outside Sadlon Arena prior to the funeral for Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala in Barrie, Ont. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Sask. parents thrilled as son Kris Knoblauch named Oilers' head coach
On Monday night, a dream will come true for Saskatchewan's Kris Knoblauch. On Sunday, the Edmonton Oilers announced that the 45-year-old Knoblauch - who's originally from the small Saskatchewan town o...
Nov 13, 2023
Montreal Lake man charged with murder after death of 41-year-old on Sunday
A 29-year-old man from the Montreal Lake Cree Nation is facing a murder charge. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home on the Cree nation early Sunday morning where they found an injure...
Nov 13, 2023
Sask. community races to save curling rink
Curling rinks are about as common in Saskatchewan as railway tracks and farmer's fields. But this year, the community of Medstead may not be able to get its local rink ready for the winter season. The...
Nov 13, 2023 The community of Medstead is hoping a competition will net them the funds needed for rink repairs. (Submitted/Jacqueline Drieschner)
Riders release Nic Marshall after reports of gun charge
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have cut ties with defensive back Nic Marshall. Over the weekend, media reports indicated the 31-year-old CFL defensive back was facing a gun charge in Georgia. Reports sa...
Nov 13, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Nick Marshall intercepts a pass from Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dominique Davis on Aug. 24, 2019. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Critics upset as SHA begins charging for emergency parking at Regina hospitals
While in emergency care at both major hospitals in Regina, people may be running out the door to plug parking meters. New rules handed down from the Saskatchewan Health Authority now require paid park...
Nov 13, 2023 Health Minister Everett Hindley says he does not want to see families burdened with parking worries while getting emergency care. (Lisa Schick/ 980 CJME)
Shania Twain thanks Indian Head for helping crew after Sask. crash
One of the biggest names in music is expressing heartfelt thanks to a small Saskatchewan community. Last Wednesday, a tour bus carrying members of Shania Twain's production crew crashed on the icy Tra...
Nov 13, 2023
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...