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Regina Public Schools responds after minister places blame for pronoun policy
Throughout the life of the provincial government's pronoun policy, the government has been slowly talking more about what prompted it - along with the other two education policies around sex education...
Oct 17, 2023 Sask. Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill. Oct 12, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Two men charged in man's death on Montreal Lake Cree Nation
Sixteen months after Chad Bird's death on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, two men have been charged. The Saskatchewan RCMP said 37-year-old Julian Ganton of Prince Albert was arrested Saturday in Saska...
Oct 17, 2023 Two men have been charged in connection with a homicide on the Montreal Lake Cree Nation in June of 2022. (980 CJME file photo)
STF president disappointed classroom size not in negotiations
The president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) says it's unfortunate an agreement hasn't been reached at the bargaining table with the provincial government. "Teachers can't continue to ...
Oct 17, 2023 Some of the signs at the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation rally in Regina on April 29, 2023. The president of the union says the provincial government isn't including class sizes and composition in contract negotiations. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME file photo)
Business on the rise at Vatic Cannabis store
Vatic Cannabis -- formerly known as Eden -- was one of the first weed stores to open up in Saskatchewan. Five years later, business is picking up. Lukas Leibel, the manager of the store in Emerald Par...
Oct 17, 2023 Lukas Leibel is the manager for Vatic Cannabis Co. in Regina. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
By the numbers: Five years of legal pot in Sask.
Five years ago, acquiring cannabis anywhere in Canada required either a prescription or a back-alley transaction. But today, stopping by a local pot shop to peruse pre-rolled joints or THC edibles is ...
Oct 17, 2023
Construction begins on Regina General Hospital parkade
Gold shovels went into the ground Monday to mark the beginning of construction on the long-awaited parkade at Regina's General Hospital. The new parkade will be built in the northwest portion of the e...
Oct 16, 2023 A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday at the Regina General Hospital for the long-awaited parkade that's to be built on the hospital grounds. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Sask. human rights commissioner resigns over pronoun policy
A member of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission has resigned, citing the provincial government's proposed pronoun policy. In an email to Premier Scott Moe, Heather Kuttai said her decision to res...
Oct 16, 2023
Sask. gov't being extra careful in pronoun legislation: Expert
Last week, the public got its first look at the legislation that will enshrine Saskatchewan's controversial pronoun policy into law, and one expert says some of the clauses are making a point of prote...
Oct 16, 2023 A professor of public policy says the Saskatchewan government is being very careful with its legislation regarding its pronoun policy in schools. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. teachers to vote on sanctions, job action possible
Teachers across the province are to vote next week on sanctions, which could result in future job action as the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) accused Premier Scott Moe of emphasizing "wedge ...
Oct 16, 2023 Thousands attended a Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation rally in Regina on April 29, 2023. The STF invites those concerned about public education to several mini rallies held in communities around the province this fall. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME file photo)
Regina police probing Saturday morning shooting
Regina police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that sent a man to hospital Saturday morning. According to police, officers responded at about 10:25 a.m., to a house in the 1500 block of Elphi...
Oct 16, 2023 Regina police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that occurred Saturday morning on Elphinstone Street. (980 CJME file photo)
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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
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...