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Bobsledder Ben Coakwell ready for third Olympics
Ben Coakwell isn't worried about pressure when it comes to the 2022 Beijing Olympics. "I lack the stress because you train for four years to do this and I just don't believe in stressing on something ...
Feb 01, 2022 Ben Coakwell and his teammates on Justin Kripps' team celebrate a victory. (Photo courtesy of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton)
Plastic bag ban takes effect in Regina
As of Tuesday, shoppers will have to do an even better job of remembering reusable bags or bins when they head out -- the City of Regina's ban on plastic checkout bags takes effect. The ban was approv...
Feb 01, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. premier condemns the behaviour of some at trucker protest
While Premier Scott Moe released a statement on the weekend in support of the ongoing trucker protest, he's calling out the behaviour of some on and near Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Nazi signs were spo...
Jan 31, 2022 People surround the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions in Ottawa on Jan. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Moe doubles down on goal to remove vaccination, negative test mandate
On the same day Saskatchewan hit the highest number of COVID-related hospitalizations since the pandemic started, Premier Scott Moe repeated and explained his push to end the vaccination or negative t...
Jan 31, 2022 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Moose Jaw's Fish eager to make a splash at Winter Olympics
Graeme Fish plans to approach his next speed skating meet like any other, even though it isn't. The 24-year-old Moose Jaw product is set to compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics. "It really hasn't hi...
Jan 31, 2022 Graeme Fish. (File photo courtesy of Speed Skating Canada)
Riders, Fajardo agree to restructured deal for 2022
It appears Cody Fajardo is taking a pay cut. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday their starting quarterback had agreed to a restructured contract for the 2022 CFL season. "Cody has always be...
Jan 31, 2022 Quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Delivery company employee nabbed with items that weren't delivered
An employee of a delivery company has been charged after some items ended up at his Melville home instead of in the hands of customers. The RCMP said Monday officers from the Melville detachment and t...
Jan 31, 2022
'We just need some answers:' Sask. trucker vows to stay in Ottawa
There aren't any plans to stop anytime soon. That's what Chris Barber, a truck driver from Swift Current, is saying about the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa. Barber is one of the o...
Jan 31, 2022 Trucks are parked on Metcalfe Street in downtown Ottawa during the freedom convoy. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Justin Tang
WorkSafe Saskatchewan again seeking to prevent firefighter cancer
WorkSafe Saskatchewan is looking to help firefighters better protect themselves against cancer. The organization -- a partnership between the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board and the Ministry ...
Jan 31, 2022
Saskatchewan gov't offering humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The government announced in a media release Monday it was making a $100,000 donation to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. That o...
Jan 31, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
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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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8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...