Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Semi driver hospitalized after 10-vehicle crash near Rouleau
A semi driver was badly hurt in a crash that closed Highway 39 near Rouleau on Wednesday. The RCMP only provided an update on the crash Thursday. In that update, the Mounties said officers in Mileston...
Mar 14, 2024 Police responded to the crash just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday. (Derek Putz/Global News)
Sask. gov't moving ahead with Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project
One month after the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) demanded progress on the Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project, the provincial government is set to deliver. On Thursday, Prem...
Mar 14, 2024 A centre pivot irrigation system, a form of overhead sprinkler irrigation to water a farmer’s field, is shown near Magrath, Alta. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)
Trans-Canada Highway near Moose Jaw reopened after crash
The westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway that were closed near Moose Jaw on Thursday morning reopened early in the afternoon. The Moose Jaw Police Service said officers responded just after 9:1...
Mar 14, 2024 It's unknown how long the westbound lanes of the highway will be closed. (Discover Moose Jaw file photo)
Two rescued from early-morning duplex fire in North Central
Two people were rescued from a duplex fire in Regina's North Central neighbourhood early Thursday morning. According to Regina Fire & Protective Services, firefighters were called to a duplex on A...
Mar 14, 2024 The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Cost of travel nurses is ballooning in Saskatchewan, NDP says
The Opposition NDP says Saskatchewan's reliance on contract nurses is getting "quite costly," which the NDP says is another sign of a failing health-care system. On Wednesday, NDP Health Critic Vicki ...
Mar 13, 2024 NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat said there should be greater transparency around the use of contract nurses. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Government, NDP weigh in on attempted robbery at Regina hospital
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP is questioning how the province's health-care system got so bad after a woman was robbed at knifepoint in a hospital waiting area. Health Critic Vicki Mowat say...
Mar 13, 2024 Regina police say a man pulled a knife on a woman while she was in a waiting room at the Pasqua Hospital. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Health Authority clarifying circumstances around expired PPE
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is still looking for someone to help recycle what's likely thousands of pieces of expired PPE, but now it's giving a bit more information about why. Originally,...
Mar 13, 2024 The Saskatchewan Health Authority has a number of pieces of personal protective equipment that have passed their expiry date. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Fernando Llano)
Broncos, Wheat Kings fined by WHL
The Brandon Wheat Kings and Swift Current Broncos are lighter in the wallet. The WHL announced the clubs have been fined due to actions at the end of their game Saturday, a 6-3 Broncos win in Swift Cu...
Mar 13, 2024
Another 14 internationally trained doctors working in rural Sask., gov't says
Saskatchewan added 14 internationally trained doctors to practise in rural communities since December. In a release Wednesday, the provincial government said the latest doctors to join the workforce h...
Mar 13, 2024 Doctors who go through the SIPPA program agree to work in the province for three years. (980 CJME file photo)
Einarson rink confirms lead Briane Harris suspended for doping violation
Curling Canada says it was deeply disappointed to find out Briane Harris was declared ineligible to compete at last month's Scotties Tournament of Hearts because she tested positive for a banned subst...
Mar 12, 2024 Canada's Briane Harris releases a rock during the bronze-medal match between Canada and Sweden of the LGT World Women's Curling Championship at Goransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden on March 26, 2023. Harris was ineligible to compete in the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts because she tested positive for a banned substance. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP
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Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...