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Illegal cigarette operation in Regina goes up in smoke
Regina police have stunted the growth of an operation that allegedly sold illegal cigarettes. More than a million illegal cigarettes with a value of just over $577,000 were seized after an investigati...
Mar 21, 2022 (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Saskatchewan adds $1.8M in funding for 27 school divisions
A number of Saskatchewan school divisions are getting some extra help from the provincial government. On Monday, the Saskatchewan government announced 27 school divisions will receive another $1.8 mil...
Mar 21, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Gun amnesty program gets underway in Saskatchewan
Police services across Saskatchewan are looking for unwanted guns. The Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP) launched the 2022 Firearm Amnesty Program on Monday to dispose of guns that p...
Mar 21, 2022 Photos of the firearms collected during the province-wide gun amnesty on display at the Regina Police Service headquarters on May 7, 2018. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME file photo)
Arrest made in officer-involved shooting in Swift Current
The Swift Current man injured in a police shooting Thursday has been charged. Swift Current Municipal RCMP responded to a report of an assault with a weapon in a Swift Current apartment. Their respons...
Mar 19, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan still seeing strain on hospitals due to COVID
Saskatchewan's battle with COVID-19 may have crested, but the virus is still at high levels and it's causing ongoing stresses in health care. During a physicians' town hall Thursday evening, medical h...
Mar 18, 2022
Investigation underway after man shot by Swift Current RCMP officer
The Saskatoon Police Service has been tabbed to investigate after a Swift Current man was shot Thursday by an officer from the Swift Current Municipal RCMP. Citing the Privacy Act, the Mounties said t...
Mar 18, 2022
Hunting, fishing licence fees going up as a part of several fee changes in Sask.
It's going to cost more to head out hunting and fishing in Saskatchewan this year. As a part of a number of fee changes announced Friday, the price of hunting, trapping and fishing licences will go up...
Mar 18, 2022
Grain industry already feeling pressure as possible CP Rail strike looms
It's not a matter of when the CP Rail strike or lockout will impact Canada's grain industry -- because it's already happening. Grain elevators along CP lines have already experienced poor service this...
Mar 18, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Arson charges laid after five fires lit near Alida
A string of fires in and around Alida on Wednesday night has resulted in arson charges against a 29-year-old man. According to the RCMP, officers got a call about a camper and a house on fire on the s...
Mar 18, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
More locations offering take-home naloxone kits in Saskatchewan
More than 70 pharmacies in Saskatchewan have joined the battle against overdose deaths in the province. Free take-home naloxone kits now are available at 71 drugstores, meaning the potential lifesavin...
Mar 18, 2022 A take-home naloxone kit. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...