Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not.
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Sask. government pulling money away from federal gun buyback
The Saskatchewan government is trying to put its foot down when it comes to guns. In 2020, the federal government reclassified about 1,500 types of guns as prohibited and committed to implementing a b...
Sep 28, 2022 Robert Freberg. (Canadian Sport Shooting Association/YouTube)
RCMP in Yorkton seize semi-automatic firearm with silencer after break-in
Four people were arrested and two firearms were seized after a home invasion in Yorkton. According to the RCMP, police were called to a home early Sunday morning after a group forced their way inside....
Sep 28, 2022 (RCMP/Submitted)
Miyo-wîcîwitowin Day coming to Mosaic Stadium
Mosaic Stadium is to be filled with orange Thursday instead of the normal Saskatchewan Roughrider green. The inaugural Miyo-wcwitowin Day will celebrate and recognize the harm done to Indigenous peopl...
Sep 28, 2022 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan population jumps thanks to international immigration
Between April and July this year, Saskatchewan saw its largest-ever population jump -- 6,465 people. Immigration Minister Jeremy Harrison said that's very good news. "To see the growth that we have ha...
Sep 28, 2022 Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison speaks at an event after population numbers were released showing a big jump for Saskatchewan in the second quarter of 2022. Sept. 28, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Mosaic Stadium sold out for 109th Grey Cup
Mosaic Stadium will be sold out on Nov. 20 for the 109th Grey Cup. The Saskatchewan Roughriders along with the CFL made the announcement just after 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. More than 33,000 fans are ...
Sep 28, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
LaFrance to see role increase as Riders' tailback depth tested
Kienan LaFrance will be asked to carry more of the load for the Saskatchewan Roughriders' rushing attack. The 31-year-old will be called upon to do more -- along with Shaun Wilson -- after Frankie Hic...
Sep 27, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders tailback Kienan LaFrance runs the ball during a practice. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Record-breaking heat a possibility: Environment Canada
The dog days of summer are over, but many people are taking advantage of the fleeting days of unseasonably hot conditions. Tatiana Fras was one of many people out and about on Tuesday taking the oppor...
Sep 27, 2022 A dog enjoys a hot day in Regina, on Sept. 27, 2022. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
No charges laid in death at Prince Albert seniors home
The suspect who allegedly killed an 85-year-old woman at a seniors home in Prince Albert this summer will not be charged. Prince Albert police said the suspect has died since the incident happened in ...
Sep 27, 2022
UPDATE: Regina police say suspicious package was 'hoax device'
Regina police say a suspicious package that resulted in the deployment of the Explosives Disposal Unit on Tuesday has been identified as a "hoax device." At around 10:45 a.m., police were called to a ...
Sep 27, 2022 Police block off an alley near Victoria Avenue amid an investigation into a suspicious package on Sept. 27, 2022. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Replica guns common in Regina crimes: Police chief
On Friday, police discovered the gun at the centre of calls and a lockdown at a Regina high school was actually a replica -- an Airsoft gun -- and it's certainly not the first time one of those has be...
Sep 27, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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