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Saskatchewan activates Provincial Drug Alert System
With Saskatchewan poised to set another annual record for overdose deaths, several agencies have taken a step they hope will re-emphasize the dangers of illicit drug use in the province. On Thursday, ...
Jan 11, 2024 A person loads the Provincial Drug Alert System app into their phone on Jan. 11, 2024. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
'Poor guy:' People drive past as man dies in Regina
After stumbling off a bus and falling to the ground, a man stayed in the same place for seven hours in Regina in sub-zero temperatures, to be found dead the next morning after dozens of passersby neit...
Jan 11, 2024 Surveillance video from a local business shows a man stumbling out of a city bus, then sitting and lying on the ground for seven hours overnight while passersby didn't stop. He was found dead early the next morning. (Photo provided)
Luiggi's Pasta House badly damaged in explosion, fire
A gas leak is being blamed for an explosion that shattered Luiggi's Pasta House on Wednesday. In a social media post, the operators of the restaurant on Albert Street North said the "major explosion" ...
Jan 10, 2024 Fire crews sift through the rubble after an explosion badly damaged Luiggi's Pasta House on Jan. 10, 2024. (Luggi's Pasta House/Facebook)
Study says Saskatchewan students behind in reading and math
Saskatchewan students are falling behind in math and reading, according to an international study by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The report was based on results from 202...
Jan 10, 2024 A study by the Programme for International Student Assessment says Saskatchewan had the second-worst math scores and third-worst reading scores in all of Canada. (980 CJME file photo)
Environment Canada climatologist says warm, cold temperatures duking it out
Winter in Saskatchewan this year might be a battle between extreme cold and the warm temperatures of El Nio. At least that's how Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said it could be...
Jan 10, 2024 Police in Regina respond to a crash on Ring Road on Jan. 10, 2024. (Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan/Twitter)
Blackhawks' Bedard out for up to two months after jaw surgery
Connor Bedard's rookie season is on hold, possibly for up to two months. The Chicago Blackhawks announced Wednesday that Bedard - the former Regina Pats star who was the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL dra...
Jan 10, 2024 Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard in action against the New Jersey Devils during the first period of an NHL hockey game Jan. 5, 2024, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
University of Regina on track for record enrolment in winter semester
The University of Regina is on track for record enrolment in its winter semester. According to the university, 16,200 students were registered on the first day of the 2024 winter term, a jump of 1,316...
Jan 10, 2024 The University of Regina continues to set records for enrolment. (980 CJME file photo)
James Smith Cree Nation leadership prepares for public inquest
By Nigel Maxwell Acknowledging the emotional impact that will come with revisiting the violent and horrific events that scarred the community, James Smith Cree Nation Chief Calvin Sanderson says leade...
Jan 10, 2024 Accompanied by James Smith Cree Nation leadership, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) visited the community in November of 2022. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW file photo)
Sask. taxpayers may still foot the bill for home heating carbon tax
For about two months, Saskatchewan has been hearing that most people in the province would no longer be paying the carbon tax on home heating as of the new year. But the realities around that have tur...
Jan 10, 2024 If the provincial government ends up choosing to continuing remitting the carbon tax to the federal government, SaskEnergy customers won’t bear the direct cost, but Crowns Minister Dustin Duncan says the province will have to find somewhere else to get the money from. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan hit with snow, lingering wintery conditions remain
Plunging temperatures and high winds are set to follow close behind the wintery system that drifted through Saskatchewan. Rose Carlsen, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said...
Jan 10, 2024 Central Saskatchewan recorded anywhere between 8 to 20 centimetres or 3 to 7.5 inches of snow. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: You can't help the way the wind blows
Canada should face criticism for its forest management but Republicans complaining about wildfire smoke blowing into the...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 17
On Friday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks about the legacy of the Legion, a four-day week for some schools, the W...