Sarah Mills: Summer is a chance to be a kid again
Sarah Mills says summer camps mean kids disconnect for a while, learn to make friends without sending a text and gain a ...
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New utility-scale solar project up and running in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's second utility-scale solar project is now online. The 10-megawatt (MW) Peskstw Solar facility, located in the rural municipality of Weyburn, joined SaskPower's provincial grid Tuesday. ...
Jul 19, 2022
Riders say at least five players tested positive for COVID
The Saskatchewan Roughriders provided more details about their COVID-19 outbreak Tuesday, saying at least five players had tested positive. The Roughriders said the players are in various stages when ...
Jul 19, 2022 (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Twitter)
Harpauer spent $8K on chartered flight to North Battleford: Report
Two days after the Saskatchewan government introduced a budget containing tax and fee hikes, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer took a private plane from Regina to North Battleford to attend a Chamber of...
Jul 18, 2022 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer discusses the 2022-23 budget on March 23, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan expands coverage of cystic fibrosis drug
More Saskatchewan children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are about to get help from the provincial government. On Monday, the provincial government announced it was expanding coverage for the medication T...
Jul 18, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Water truck saves some Craven campers from the heat
While Country Thunder campers were making their way into the last day at Craven, one person was keeping campers cool. Austin Rock made his way around the campgrounds in his water truck. Every so often...
Jul 17, 2022 Austin Rock and his water truck at Country Thunder. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Early-morning house fire labelled 'suspicious'
Heavy smoke and flames greeted firefighters in Regina as they were called to a house fire Saturday morning. Crews responded to the 1200 block of Rae Street in North Central around 5:30 a.m. Deputy Fir...
Jul 16, 2022 A Regina fire department truck. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
1 tornado confirmed, 2 others possible after wild day of weather
An active day of weather Friday brought large hail, heavy rain and at least one tornado to parts of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada's Brad Vrolijk confirmed the tornado touched down southeast of Sask...
Jul 16, 2022 A bolt of lightning in the sky east of Regina on July 15, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
'Painting the province green:' Lauther returns to Nova Scotia for Touchdown Atlantic
There's no place like home for Brett Lauther. While his hometown of Truro is 157 kilometres from Wolfville, Lauther is excited to play in the first CFL regular-season game to be played in his home pro...
Jul 16, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker #12 Brett Lauther stretches during training camp at Griffiths Stadium on May 20, 2022. (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Police check out more than 3,500 vehicles at Chamberlain check stop
Chamberlain was a hotbed of activity earlier this week. Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) staged a check stop in the town from Tuesday through Thursday. In a release Friday, the RCMP said ...
Jul 15, 2022 A check stop in Chamberlain on July 13, 2022. (980 CJME)
Local distillery the official liquor sponsor for Country Thunder
It's safe to say more than a few beverages will be consumed at Country Thunder in Craven over the next few days, and for the first time, a local company is supplying those drinks. Last Mountain Distil...
Jul 15, 2022 Braeden Raiwet of Last Mountain Distillery at Country Thunder Saskatchewan on July 15, 2022. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 10
On Friday's show, Evan talked about the fire and flood season in the province, the final hometown show for the Canadian ...