Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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NHL returns to action 142 after COVID-19 forced suspension of season
TORONTO - The NHL's most unusual season in history resumed Saturday with five qualifying round games as the league kickstarted its pandemic-hit campaign. The New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes g...
Aug 01, 2020 Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) watches a goal on New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist (30) as Rangers right wing Jesper Fast (17) looks on during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Movement seeking status for asylum seekers in essential jobs say August will be pivotal
MONTREAL - A group seeking status for asylum seekers who were employed as essential workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic says August will be a pivotal month. As they completed an ove...
Aug 01, 2020 A woman takes part in a sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's constituency office in Montreal, Saturday, August 1, 2020, where protesters called on the government to give residency status to all migrant workers and asylum seekers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Regina charity executive director resigns over sexual harassment allegations
A Regina organization aimed at supporting and keeping youth safe is investigating after sexual harassment allegations surfaced against its former executive director. The allegations were posted this w...
Aug 01, 2020 Dustin Browne was suspended and resigned as executive director of Street Culture following anonymous assault and harassment allegations in July 2020. (Street Culture)
Researchers look for unique ways to collect data as COVID-19 changes methods
Aaron Fairweather has 27 colonies of ants to keep happy in the living room by getting the temperature, humidity and light just right although the environment at home may not feel quite as comfortable ...
Aug 01, 2020
Ontario ticket holder claims Friday night's $70 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - This will certainly be a long weekend to remember for at least one Lotto Max player in Thornhill, Ontario. The lone winning ticket for Friday night's whopping $70 million jackpot was sold in...
Aug 01, 2020
Sask. Party releases list of MLAs, candidates with DUIs
In a move the party says is part of its candidate disclosure process, the Saskatchewan Party released a list of its MLAs and candidates who have impaired driving convictions in their past. The list re...
Jul 31, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. working to bring Hutterite COVID-19 case rates down
The provincial government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority continue to have a focus on COVID-19 cases on Hutterite colonies, and the premier says it's because colony infection rates are so high. ...
Jul 31, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Suicide prevention walk to conclude at Regina Legislature after more than 600 kilometres
Tristen Durocher began walking on July 2. More than 600 kilometres later, he's nearing the end of his journey. The 24-year-old's walk from La Loche to the Saskatchewan Legislature in protest of the pr...
Jul 31, 2020 Tristen Durocher speaking with Men of the North's Chris Merasty before beginning the final stretch of his suicide prevention walk. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Random seeds cause for concern For CFIA
If you've received a strange package in the mail filled with seeds you don't recognize, don't plant them. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued an advisory warning over the packages. They ...
Jul 31, 2020 (Canadian Food Inspection Agency/Facebook)
Ottawa offers to help CFL with short-term loan, no decision on season expected Friday: TSN
According to TSN's Dave Naylor, his sources are telling him the federal government has offered to help the Canadian Football League ahead of a potential 2020 season. But it would be in the form of a s...
Jul 31, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders running back William Powell rushes against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL's West final on Nov. 17, 2019. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...