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'All of a sudden my gun went off:' Former Mountie takes stand at murder trial
By Nigel Maxwell Content warning: This story contains graphic depictions of sex and violence. A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer who's charged with first-degree murder is maintaining he never intended...
Dec 07, 2023 Prior to resigning in June of 2021, Bernie Herman had been a member of the RCMP for over 30 years. (paNOW file photo)
Sask. extends incentives to attract health-care workers to rural areas
The Saskatchewan government is putting up more money to get health-care workers into rural areas of the province. The government announced Thursday it's putting up another $3 million to extend the Rur...
Dec 07, 2023 The program offers incentives of between $30,000 and $50,000 over three years. (980 CJME file photo)
'It adds stress:' Sask. farmers react to amended carbon tax relief bill
Some Saskatchewan farmers are speaking out against the latest amendment to Bill C-234. The private member's bill introduced in the House of Commons was intended to create exemptions for farmers paying...
Dec 06, 2023 Bill C-234 was supposed to provide an exemption on the carbon tax for grain dryers. (Ratmaner Dreamstime.com)
Heading home: Mueller joins Mace's staff as offensive co-ordinator
Marc Mueller is coming home. The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders and new head coach Corey Mace announced Wednesday that the Regina-born Mueller will be the team's offensive co-ordinator. He signed a tw...
Dec 06, 2023 Former Calgary Stampeders quarterbacks coach Marc Mueller has joined the staff of Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace as the team's offensive co-ordinator. (File photo courtesy of Stampeders.com)
Kids and cops take over Regina mall for Christmas shopping spree
The Cornwall Centre was filled with smiling faces and police officers wearing Santa hats and elf ears Wednesday. It was to celebrate the seventh annual CopShop event, in which 20 children are paired u...
Dec 06, 2023 Parker Baumann, 13, and RPS Insp. Kelly Trithart make a perfect pair for the CopShop event at the Cornwall Centre. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Feds, province invest $13.5M in nine infrastructure projects
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are putting $13.5 million into nine infrastructure projects in the province. The federal government is investing more than $8.8 million, with the province ad...
Dec 06, 2023 The locations of the nine projects are spread across the province. 980 CJME file photo)
Moe says Sask. pavilion at COP-28 has been well-attended
Over the first couple days of Saskatchewan's pavilion being open at a United Nations climate conference in Dubai, Premier Scott Moe said the pavilion has had good attendance and good engagement at its...
Dec 06, 2023 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, speaking from the Saskatchewan pavilion at COP-28 in Dubai, says the first few day have gone extremely well and he's happy with the engagement so far. (Screenshot)
NDP questions deal with Calgary clinic to provide mammograms
The Saskatchewan government's deal with a private clinic in Calgary to provide mammograms isn't sitting well with the Opposition NDP. The province is to pay Clearpoint Health Network $2 million to pro...
Dec 05, 2023 NDP MLA Meara Conway. (980 CJME file photo)
New coal initiative saving jobs and communities: Coronach mayor
The Saskatchewan government is taking a step towards what it says is clean coal. On Tuesday, it announced $550,000 towards a research project, operated by Videre Energy, to find the best method of cle...
Dec 05, 2023 "When I first moved there, I got tired of hearing, 'It will be what it will be.' It will be what we let it be," said Coronach Mayor Cal Martin. He's looking forward to his town's partnership with Videre Energy. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Sask. students in health-care fields getting more options
The Saskatchewan government is offering students a chance to study outside the province in hopes they'll come back to fill health-care gaps. It's an existing program through which the province pays fo...
Dec 05, 2023 Advanced Education Minister Gordon Wyant (right) and other speakers at a government announcement about Saskatchewan securing training seats in other provinces for students in health-care fields. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
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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...