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Jack-o-lantern donations give one farmer's livestock a Halloween treat
As soon as the tractor roars to life, a chorus of moos can be heard from the herd on Fenek Farms. Josef Buttigieg is behind the wheel and he's scooping up a load of pumpkins to feed the animals. "They...
Nov 08, 2023 Josef Buttigieg collected nine tons of jack-o-lanterns from communities around Lumsden after this year's Halloween to feed to his herd of cattle. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Frontline staff in Sask. feel hopeless due to lack of government funding
Warning: This story contains the mention of suicide. Workers at some Saskatchewan community-based organizations (CBOs) say they haven't received a raise in more than a decade. A group of CBO employees...
Nov 08, 2023 NDP MLA Meara Conway said CBOs do some of the most pressing frontline work in the province, and their employees need multi-year funding from the government to help them do that work. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Water Security Agency issues warning about ice thickness
The Water Security Agency is reminding people to make sure ice on bodies of water in the province is thick enough to walk, drive or snowmobile on. The warning comes just days after two men and a girl ...
Nov 08, 2023 People are being reminded to check the thickness of ice on bodies of water before they walk, snowmobile or drive on it. (980 CJME file photo)
Changes coming to Sask. high school graduation requirements
Starting in the 2024-25 school year, high school students in Saskatchewan will have different requirements to graduate -- including taking a course on financial literacy. In a media release Wednesday,...
Nov 08, 2023 Saskatchewan is changing graduation requirements for high school students starting in the 2024-25 school year. (980 CJME file photo)
Trans-Canada open again, crash caused delays on Highway 11
It wasn't snowing Wednesday morning, but the weather still was having an impact on Saskatchewan highways. Just after 8:30 a.m., the Highway Hotline said the Trans-Canada Highway was closed from Wolsel...
Nov 08, 2023 A STARS air ambulance was dispatched to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash involving semis near Chamberlain on Wednesday. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Poaching health-care workers, travel nurses among topics at premiers' meeting
One of Saskatchewan's moves to bring more health-care workers into the province is being put to an end by an agreement between premiers. Premier Scott Moe and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spoke wit...
Nov 07, 2023 Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe talk health care and housing at a news conference after a Council of the Federation Meeting on Nov. 7, 2023. (Screenshot)
Regina Board of Police Commissioners names new police chief
Regina has a new top cop. The Regina Board of Police Commissioners announced Tuesday that Farooq Hassan Sheikh has been hired to be the 15th chief of the Regina Police Service. He was selected after a...
Nov 07, 2023 Chief Farooq Hassan Sheikh. (Regina Board of Police Commissioners/Submitted)
Heavy snow, freezing rain hit southern Saskatchewan
A brief pause in winter storms ended Tuesday. Environment Canada issued freezing rain warnings for much of the southeastern part of the province, while a significant snowstorm hit Regina. Late Tuesday...
Nov 07, 2023 A storm dumped a significant amount of snow on Regina on Nov. 7, 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
Premiers present united front on carbon tax exemptions
The carbon tax and affordability were among the big topics discussed as nearly all of Canada's premiers met Monday in Halifax. Premiers from across Canada -- except Quebec, as Premier Francois Legault...
Nov 06, 2023 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe (centre) speaks during a media conference at the meeting of the Council of the Federation, where Canada's provincial and territorial leaders meet, in Halifax on Nov. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
RCMP probing three crashes on Saskatchewan roads
Two people died and four people were hospitalized after three separate crashes on Saskatchewan roads over the past four days. On Friday at around 12:45 p.m., RCMP officers got a call about a collision...
Nov 06, 2023 Two people died and four people were hurt in three crashes that occurred on roads across the province. (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...