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The heat is on: SaskPower sets summer power demand record
Air conditioners have been working overtime during the sustained heat wave that has descended on Saskatchewan, and that has led to a record for SaskPower. The Crown corporation reported it had set a s...
Jun 30, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
'I was sacrificing the best two months this province has to offer': LaBatte on 2021 decision
Brendon LaBatte is choosing to spend his summer on Saskatchewan's lakes rather than inside a stadium filled with COVID-related restrictions. LaBatte made the decision this past weekend to not take par...
Jun 30, 2021 Brendon LaBatte. (980 CJME file photo)
Moe supports communities that choose not to celebrate Canada Day
Premier Scott Moe is urging Saskatchewanians to slow down a bit on Canada Day -- to remember our past -- and think about what we'd like to see or change in the future. As the country's 154th birthday ...
Jun 30, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Accessible features coming to more Sask. provincial parks
Saskatchewan is making its provincial parks more accessible and inclusive. "Provincial parks are for people of all ages and abilities," Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said in a media rel...
Jun 30, 2021 Fourteen beach wheelchairs are available at Saskatchewan provincial parks to assist those with limited mobility. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction overturned by court
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court threw out Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction and opened the way for his immediate release from prison Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune f...
Jun 30, 2021 (AP file photo/Matt Slocum)
Regina company fined $350K following worker's death
A workplace fatality near Ceylon in November of 2017 has resulted in a $350,000 fine against a Regina company. During an appearance June 22 in Weyburn Provincial Court, B L S Asphalt Inc. was found gu...
Jun 30, 2021
Heat, dry conditions taking toll on crops in Saskatchewan
The heat wave in Saskatchewan is having a major impact on crops in the province. In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said producers around the province need rain to improve crop and...
Jun 30, 2021 (Jake Leguee/Submitted)
STARS launches newest helicopter in Saskatchewan
Right before the unveiling of the new Airbus H145 STARS helicopter, one of the old legacy aircrafts lifted off, taking flight to save another life. It was just one of thousands of moments when STARS A...
Jun 30, 2021 (Mattea Columpsi/980 CJME)
Display of backpacks honours those buried at Marieval residential school site
Backpacks are being placed on the steps of the Legislative Building in honour of those buried in 751 unmarked graves on the former site of the Marieval Indian Residential School on Cowessess First Nat...
Jun 30, 2021 Backpacks placed on the steps of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. (Mattea Columpsi/980 CJME)
Year-end figures show Saskatchewan's deficit lower than expected
Saskatchewan is reporting a $1.13-billion deficit for the 2020-21 fiscal year - a significantly lower number than was forecast. The deficit announced by Finance Minister Donna Harpauer on Wednesday is...
Jun 30, 2021 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Reality TV is not really a break from reality
It's fake, staged and might as well be scripted. Sarah Mills says reality TV is not great entertainment, but we all have...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Monday, July 6
Evan talks about Saskatchewan's changing impaired driving enforcement, previews the latest news from Agribition and dive...