Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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House fire in Moose Jaw causes estimated $200,000 damage
Emergency services in Moose Jaw responded to a call of a house fire on the 400 block of Fairford St E at around 7:30 p.m. on Friday night. Police say that the occupants were not home at the time the f...
Sep 14, 2024 An estimated $200,000 damage was done to a Moose Jaw house in a fire on Sept. 13, 2024. (Discover Moose Jaw/Submitted)
$900,000 worth of illegal drugs and tobacco seized: Regina police
A man, aged 60, and a woman, 50, are facing a number of charges after a drug trafficking investigation in Regina. Regina Police Service (RPS) said in a news release on Friday that the drug unit also s...
Sep 13, 2024 Regina Police Service seized illegal drugs, firearms and tobacco after a trafficking investigation. Two people have been charged. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Rural Integrated Roads for Growth partnership gets $16.8 million
Some Rural Municipalities (RMs) will be happy to hear about a "very needed" $16.8 million partnership with the provincial government. Funding will go toward projects in 13 different RMs under the Rura...
Sep 12, 2024 “A lot of the roads need repair,” Bill Huber, acting president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities. “We need to make sure that those roads are passable and are in good, safe driving conditions for our truckers and farmers and ranchers that produce the products that are exported.” MLA Blaine McLeod stands with SARM Bill Huber. (Daniel Reech/ 650 CKOM)
Woman charged after allegedly stealing, crashing Regina police vehicle
An 18-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly stealing - and crashing - a Regina police vehicle. According to police, officers were called to Eighth Avenue on Wednesday at around 5:3...
Sep 12, 2024 Police say the woman was able to take off in the police vehicle after a short struggle. (980 CJME file photo)
Food banks in Regina, Saskatoon get million-dollar boost from K+S
Two of the busiest food banks in Saskatchewan got a big boost on Wednesday from K+S Potash Canada. The mining giant donated $1 million to improve food security in Saskatchewan, with the money split ev...
Sep 11, 2024 Food banks in Saskatoon and Regina will each get a $500,000 boost thanks to Wednesday's donation. (K+S Potash Canada/Submitted)
Regina man bear sprayed while trying to sell smart watch: Police
A 47-year-old Regina man thought he was meeting a person who was interested in buying his smart watch, but ended up the victim of an attempted robbery and an assault with bear spray. According to poli...
Sep 11, 2024 Police say a man trying to sell a smart watch found himself on the wrong end of a can of bear spray on Tuesday. (georgejmclittle / Depositphotos.com)
Regina Airport tests emergency response in mock drone attack
It was quite the scene at the Regina International Airport on Tuesday morning. The Regina Airport Authority held a simulation of a large emergency situation by staging a mock drone attack. The authori...
Sep 10, 2024 Actors played the roles of casualties during the mock drone attack. (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Three boys from Weyburn invited to soccer academy in Madrid
It's a dream come true for three 13-year-old Saskatchewan soccer players. Ranson Jordens, Ethan Thiedig and Lexington Roy have all been invited to Spain's prestigious Real Madrid Academy (Real Madrid ...
Sep 10, 2024 Lexington Roy (left), Ethan Thiedig (centre) and Ranson Jordens are the three lucky boys from the Weyburn Soccer Association heading to Real Madrid Academy next year in May. (Richy Roy/submitted)
Energy Innovation Hub aims to make Sask. energy cleaner
Saskatchewan is on a mission to go green, and thanks to a new centre in Regina that mission might become easier. The Energy Innovation Hub (EIH) is a new lab inside the non-profit Petroleum Technology...
Sep 09, 2024 Ran Narayanasamy, CEO of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre, announced the new Energy Innovation Hub in Regina on Sept. 9, 2024. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Cannabis suspensions high in Sask. Labour weekend traffic stops
Saskatchewan RCMP stopped more than 4,725 vehicles on the province's roads over the Labour Day long weekend last week for safety checks. The stops - on Highway 16 west of Saskatoon, on Highway 1 east ...
Sep 08, 2024 In Saskatchewan, there is a zero-tolerance law for driving with drugs in your body. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
8:30 - We're learning that the cost to refit Saskatchewan's coal-fired power plants has climbed to $26 billion over the ...