Murray Wood: Appropriately incorrect
Kids don't always talk well, but rather than fret about it, Murray says enjoy it for it's undeniable charm.
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Riders' Mace has coaching staff in place; work continuing on 2024 roster
Corey Mace is adjusting to life -- and his new responsibilities -- as the Saskatchewan Roughriders' sideline boss. The first-year head coach is not only tasked with trying to shape the 2024 roster to ...
Jan 08, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace is in Nashville, Tenn. for CFL winter meetings. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Several Sask. communities considering Citizens on Patrol to help deter crime
By Jaryn Vecchio It's no secret that crime rates continue to trend upwards across Saskatchewan. It has got to the point that some communities have started discussing whether or not to set up a Citizen...
Jan 08, 2024 With rural crime rates rising, some Saskatchewan communities are considering Citizens on Patrol. (paNOW file photo)
Shahab: Flu and COVID cases falling, RSV cases increasing into 2024
While it might seem like a lot of people are battling a pre- or post-holiday bug, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer suggests things are getting better. "I think last year and this year, we'v...
Jan 08, 2024 Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, says the numbers of COVID-19 and flu cases are dropping. But RSV hospitalizations have increased in recent weeks. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Provincial Traffic Safety Fund gives grants to 62 new initiatives
Pedestrian safety was the focus of many of the projects that received funding in the latest round of grants through the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund. Since 2019, proceeds from photo radar have been ...
Jan 08, 2024 Many of the projects that received grants were focused on pedestrian safety. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. launching pilot project to address disruptive behaviour in classrooms
A pilot project is set to launch in eight Saskatchewan school divisions to test methods of managing behavioural incidents in classrooms. On Monday, the Saskatchewan government announced it's putting u...
Jan 08, 2024 The Saskatchewan government is putting up $3.6 million to fund the pilot project. It's to operate until the end of the 2024-25 school year. (980 CJME file photo)
COVID, influenza each claim four more lives in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported four deaths due to each of COVID-19 and influenza in the final two weeks of December. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Friday by ...
Jan 05, 2024
Union suspends strike as members to vote on Viterra final offer
The Grain and General Services Union's Locals 1 and 2 announced Friday they had suspended the strike notice they gave to Viterra as members prepare to vote on the company's final offer. In a post on i...
Jan 05, 2024 The company presented its second final offer to the union on Thursday night. The union is to vote on the offer over the next two weeks. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Lead investigator reflects on 20-year search for Tamra Keepness
One of the lead investigators in the Tamra Keepness disappearance is reflecting on a search that began nearly 20 years ago. Jim Pratt is now retired, but he was an officer with the Regina Police Servi...
Jan 05, 2024 Tamra Keepness was five years old when she disappeared on July 5, 2004. (Regina Police Service)
Sask. posts third-best unemployment rate in Canada in December
Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey shows Saskatchewan set more employment records in December. The data shows Saskatchewan's full-time employment was 494,200 and total employment reached 600,200....
Jan 05, 2024 Saskatchewan added more than 22,000 jobs between December of 2022 and this past December. (980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders announce release of veteran Moncrief
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released veteran linebacker/defensive back Derrick Moncrief. The CFL team announced the transaction Friday. Moncrief, 30, was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 13....
Jan 05, 2024 Derrick Moncrief has been released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played five seasons in Saskatchewan and was a two-time West Division all-star. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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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...