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1.2M litres of oil spilled in Saskatchewan train derailment
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Saskatchewan government says about 1.2 million litres of oil spilled during a fiery train derailment in a rural area last week. The amount of oil recovered is still being determi...
Feb 11, 2020
Province to announce action to reduce wait times for MRIs next week
Saskatchewan's health minister says residents should expect an announcement next week on the government's plans to reduce the wait list for MRIs. "(We'll) be contracting with a private provider. Publi...
Feb 11, 2020
Alberta couple miss chocolates but ‘life is good’ on quarantined cruise ship
A husband and wife from central Alberta say they are "feeling quite happy and relaxed" quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the port city of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo. Loli...
Feb 11, 2020 Lolita and Hans Wiesner are shown on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in this recent handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Lolita and Hans Wiesner
Roughriders were busy before free-agency deadline
The 2020 CFL free-agency period is just about underway and Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day has been busy leading into it. The team had 32 potential free agents following the 2019...
Feb 11, 2020 Jamie Nye/980 CJME
Weather to bring 'tale of extremes' Tuesday, Wednesday: Environment Canada
Tuesday and Wednesday are set to be up-and-down days weather-wise in Saskatchewan, according to Environment Canada. "It will be a tale of extremes in Regina for the next couple of days," meteorologist...
Feb 11, 2020 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME file photo)
SaskTel sent 30,000 copyright notices in past year
In the past year, tens of thousands of people in Saskatchewan were caught downloading Dexter and pirating Paranormal Activity. SaskTel said it sent out about 30,000 copyright infringement notices in t...
Feb 11, 2020
Skating aids banned at most public skate times
A tool that helps kids learn to balance during their first few times on skates is banned at indoor public skate times in Regina. Skating aids are designed to give young first-time skaters something to...
Feb 11, 2020 Skating aids like this one are banned at all indoor skating rinks operated by the City of Regina. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
China won’t release ‘two Michaels’ because of coronavirus help: experts
Ottawa shouldn't expect Beijing to do it any favours and free the "two Michaels" in return for medical co-operation fighting the new coronavirus, experts say. China's ambassador to Canada hinted at th...
Feb 10, 2020
Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY - The federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline and its ...
Feb 10, 2020 Minister of Finance Bill Morneau speaks at a Economic Club breakfast in Calgary on Feb. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
O'Day doesn't expect Roughriders to be active to start free agency
Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day doesn't expect to be a big player when CFL free agency hits Tuesday. "I would say that we're probably not going to be very active in free agency. ...
Feb 10, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson (left) and general manager Jeremy O'Day. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...