Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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'Cannot be naive': Regina monitoring Saskatoon overdose crisis, mayor says
As Saskatoon grapples with a surge in fentanyl-related overdoses, Regina's mayor said the crisis could easily spread to the Queen City. "We cannot be naive to think that's not going to make its way to...
Mar 13, 2025 A package of fentanyl seized by the Regina Police Service during recent drug investigations in the city. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Regina city countil to reconsider fluoride in water
Regina city council will revisit a 2021 decision to incorporate fluoride in the city's water supply. A notice of motion submitted by Ward 10 Coun. Clark Bezo prompted the scheduling of a special counc...
Mar 13, 2025 Council agreed to add fluoride to the water back in 2021. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
U.S. tariffs push Ottawa to invest more in Canadian steel, aluminum projects
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Francois Philippe Champagne says he's telling his department to prioritize investments in projects that primarily use Canadian steel and aluminum - part of Ottawa's reply to...
Mar 13, 2025
Steel workers, NDP call on Sask. Party to support industry amid tariff war
Twenty-five per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump came down on Canadian steel and aluminum on Wednesday. Workers in Saskatchewan are saying the tariffs will cause "irreparable harm" to the...
Mar 13, 2025 NDP MLAs Aleana Young (left) and Sally Houser (middle) were joined by USW Local 5890 President Mike Day and staff representative Patrick Veinot (right). (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
WATCH: Hundreds of deer and elk cause daily damage to Plunkett farm
The damage large populations of deer and elk have done to Scott Martin's fields has left him in a situation that's hard to swallow. "We can't chase them. We can't hunt them," he said. "We can't do any...
Mar 13, 2025 The growing number of wild deer and elk bounding through his fields just south of Plunkett has Scott Martin pushing for more hunting licenses to be issued in the area, in order to protect his cattle operation and feedlot. (Submitted)
Scott Moe calls for action on Chinese canola tariffs ahead of federal election
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wants China to be Mark Carney's first call once he's installed as the Prime Minister, to deal with the tariff on canola products. Premier Scott Moe held a news conferenc...
Mar 13, 2025 Premier Scott Moe is expected to address U.S. tariffs on Thursday morning. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Regina beauty store owner stepping up security after break ins
Hanging inside the walls of Quance Street's Bellezza Moda Beauty and Fashion in Regina is a plastic bag full of glass. The pieces are from the first time the store was broken into in September of 2023...
Mar 13, 2025 Jasmine Paterson started Bellezza Moda when she was in high school as a means of paying her university tuition. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
The legacy of COVID: The 'new normal' at school and work
This week marks the five-year anniversary of COVID-19 arriving in Saskatchewan. Public health measures starting being laid down, and within two weeks tens of thousands of people were working from home...
Mar 13, 2025 Nurse Leah Sawatsky receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020. (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Poll suggests 40% of Canadians fear losing their jobs due to U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that 40 per cent of Canadians are worried about losing their jobs as many businesses scale back hiring plans in response to the trade war with the United States. The Leger...
Mar 13, 2025
G7 foreign ministers start talks in Quebec, as Joly pushes back on U.S.
LA MALBAIE, Que. - A major foreign-policy summit is underway in Quebec today, with the Liberals welcoming foreign ministers from the U.S., Europe and Japan. The Group of Seven ministerial meeting is t...
Mar 13, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...