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Saskatchewan farmers make 'tremendous progress' in seeding: Crop report
The progress of seeding operations in Saskatchewan nearly doubled over the past week. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers made "tremendous progress" in the we...
May 25, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan provides assistance to 581 skating, curling rinks
Curlers, hockey players and figure skaters across Saskatchewan got some help from the provincial government in the past year. The government said Thursday that more than 580 skating and curling rinks ...
May 25, 2023 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Massive power outage reported in Regina
Almost the entire eastern half of Regina was plunged into darkness Thursday morning. SaskPower's outage map said the northeast, Eastview, downtown, North Central, Al Ritchie, Broders Annex, Gladmer Pa...
May 25, 2023 A power outage hit eastern Regina on Thursday morning, May 25, 2023. (SaskPower outage web page)
Regina city council gives approval for REAL debt restructuring
Regina Exhibition Association Limited is another step closer to getting $3.4 million to help keep it afloat for this year. REAL wants to access that money in a line of credit that it already has, but ...
May 24, 2023 Regina city council. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Britton Gray: Pre-season not a draw for fans, but could clear up position battles
Opinion While pre-season football games are easy to ignore for many, they will play a huge role in determining how the 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders will look once the games start to count. There's no...
May 24, 2023
Luther student raises funds for kids at Regina cancer centre
Ruby Halbgewachs' project for Luther College High School's Service Day had a special place in her heart. The Grade 9 student, who had leukemia as a young child, was part of a group that delivered "hop...
May 24, 2023 Grade 9 student Ruby Halbgewachs helped raise funds for children at the pediatric ward in the Allan Blair Cancer Centre on May 24, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Severe thunderstorm watches issued for parts of southern Saskatchewan
A swath of southern Saskatchewan was under a severe thunderstorm watch Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 2:30 p.m., Environment Canada issued watches for areas around Assiniboia, Gravelbourg, Corona...
May 24, 2023 Severe thunderstorms in southeastern Saskatchewan could produce tornadoes. (980 CJME file photo)
Rock icon Tina Turner dies at 83
Legendary rock artist Tina Turner has died at her home in Switzerland. She overcame domestic abuse and an industry that shrugged its shoulders at her to become one of the biggest female recording arti...
May 24, 2023 Tina Turner performs in a concert in Cologne, Germany on Jan. 14, 2009. The unstoppable singer and stage performer died Tuesday after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She was 83. (AP Photo file photo/Hermann J. Knippertz)
Goats are back to graze on weeds in Wascana Centre
More than 200 goats have been welcomed to Wascana Centre for a second straight year. Sarah Romuld, an ecologist with the Provincial Capital Commission, said Wednesday the goats are part of the provinc...
May 24, 2023 More than 200 goats have been relocated to Wascana Park to eat invasive weeds. (Nicholas Iatropoulos/980 CJME)
Mounties arrest man after warning drivers about hitchhiker
Police arrested a man they were searching for Wednesday morning near Penzance, just a few hours after warning the public about him. Early on Wednesday, the RCMP said officers were searching for a man ...
May 24, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
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Sarah Mills: I'm thankful for Gloria Steinem
The feminist icon has passed away at the age of 92. Sarah Mills says she championed equality for women in pay, in opport...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, September 4
Evan hears about the results of Saskatchewan's provincial survey on a social media ban for kids, welcomes Conservative l...