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Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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Super Mario: Alford looks to bring Riders' return game to new level
Mario Alford is looking to power up the Saskatchewan Roughriders' special teams. The return man is to make his Riders debut Saturday against the Toronto Argonauts in the Touchdown Atlantic game in Wol...
Jul 15, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver/returner Mario Alford. (CFL/Submitted)
Regina using ladybugs, green lacewings to battle aphids
The City of Regina is continuing with its plan to control the aphid population. Aphids are known to cause that sticky residue on your car when you park underneath a tree or when you see some sticky st...
Jul 15, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
City of Regina working to keep Dutch elm disease under control
The City of Regina says Dutch elm disease has been detected in six more elm trees in the Queen City. Dutch elm disease is caused and spread by the elm bark beetle. The beetle essentially prevents the ...
Jul 15, 2022 A City of Regina employee begins to cut down an elm tree that has been infected with Dutch elm disease.
(Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan gov't reports second case of monkeypox
Just two days after the Saskatchewan government reported the first case of monkeypox in the province, a second case has been detected. The government announced the case Friday and said it's not epidem...
Jul 15, 2022
SaskPower sets summer demand record as people crank up air conditioning
The heat wave baking Saskatchewan this week is officially a record-setter for SaskPower. In a media release Friday, the Crown corporation said it set a new summer demand record for electricity on Wedn...
Jul 15, 2022 (Open Grid Scheduler/Grid Engine)
Rider fans stream into Nova Scotia for Touchdown Atlantic
Instead of playing just a few kilometres away from rolling fields of canola, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be a ways away from crashing waves in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. The Green and White...
Jul 15, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Brett Lauther (left), CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie (centre) and Toronto Argonauts general manager Mike Clemons were promoting Touchdown Atlantic. (CFL/Twitter)
'Let's fire it up:' The party's on at Country Thunder
With four words, one country music fan welcomed Country Thunder back to Saskatchewan. "Let's fire it up," the man said Thursday in Craven, where the country music festival has returned after a two-yea...
Jul 14, 2022 Some of the patrons at Country Thunder Saskatchewan on July 14, 2022. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
Alliance Health unveils new mental health and addictions centre in Moose Jaw
By Jay D Haughton Alliance Health unveiled its new in-patient residential mental health and addictions centre in Moose Jaw on Thursday. The unique aspect of the centre is its location. Located at 401 ...
Jul 14, 2022 (Left to right) Program Co-ordinator Families for Change Mike Bachiu, Program Director of Moose Jaw's Canadian Mental Health Association David Coulombe, Branch Manager John Howard Society Jodie Oakes, CEO Alliance Health Dr. Mark Lemstra, Moose Jaw – Lake Centre MP Fraser Tolmie, Moose Jaw Chief of Police Rick Bourassa, Moose Jaw Mayor Clive Tolley, and Moose Jaw Wakamow MLA Greg Lawrence. (Discover Moose Jaw photo)
Man in hospital after assault in Regina
The Regina Police Service is asking for the public's help as it investigates an assault with a weapon. According to police, a 36-year-old Regina man is in hospital with serious injuries after the inci...
Jul 14, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina woman charged after cab driver reports robbery
A 28-year-old woman is facing charges after allegedly trying to rob a cab driver in Regina in mid-June. According to Regina police, officers responded June 17 at about 6:15 a.m., to the area of McInty...
Jul 14, 2022 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: It's time to embrace 24 Sussex Drive
The home of Canada's prime minister is steeped in history and shouldn't be left in disrepair. Sarah Mills says the desig...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 29
Evan welcomes the leader of the federal Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, talks about the health of Saskatchewan Crown co...