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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'We had a real good inkling': Farmer finds space junk in field near Ituna
A Saskatchewan farmer is experiencing a situation that happens once in a blue moon. Barry Sawchuk farms near Ituna, northeast of Regina, along with his three sons. Near the end of April, Sawchuk and h...
May 15, 2024 Barry Sawchuk found the burnt-up space junk while checking his fields. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
In the news today: Wildfires rage in Western Canada, Manitoba murder trial continues
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Wildfires force thousands of Canadians to flee Thousands of people in Western C...
May 15, 2024
Riders training camp intensifies as players sport pads on the field
The Saskatchewan Roughriders brought out the pads at Griffiths Stadium on Tuesday for spring training. "The intensity rose, and that was to be expected," said head coach Corey Mace. At one point, Mace...
May 14, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jameer Thurman stretches during training camp. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Tentative deal reached for 11,000 government service workers
Thousands of government workers will have a chance to vote on a proposed agreement they've been waiting on for almost two years. On Tuesday the provincial government announced it's reached a tentative...
May 14, 2024 Dustin Duncan says the proposed agreement with SGEU is good for both workers and the people of the province. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Two more Sask. Party MLAs say they're not running again this fall
Two more Saskatchewan Party MLAs have announced that they won't run for reelection this fall. In a statement shared by the governing party, both Marv Friesen and Hugh Nerlien said they don't plan to r...
May 14, 2024 A number of Saskatchewan Party MLAs -- including some high-profile cabinet ministers -- have said they're not running again this fall. (980 CJME file photo)
Excitement building in Moose Jaw ahead of Game 3 in WHL final
The anticipation continues to build in Moose Jaw ahead of Game 3 of the WHL final. The Moose Jaw Warriors take on the Portland Winterhawks on Tuesday evening at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. The puck d...
May 14, 2024 Carly Jaye paints a mural of the Warriors’ Jagger Firkus on a window ahead of Game 3 of the WHL final in Moose Jaw. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Micah Johnson returns to the Riders to reunite with Corey Mace
It's been a reunion on the field between Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive tackle Micah Johnson and head coach Corey Mace. The two were teammates as Calgary Stampeders, winning the 2014 Grey Cup toge...
May 13, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman Micah Johnson. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
Sask. Party MLAs barred from Regina Pride parade over pronoun law
Members of the Saskatchewan Party are not welcome at Regina's Pride Parade in June. On Monday, Queen City Pride (QCP) announced it was barring Sask. Party members from participating in Pride month cel...
May 13, 2024 Thousands of people marched through Victoria Avenue for the 2023 Queen City Pride Parade on June 10, 2023
(Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Sask. invests $10 million in geoscience initiative to boost mining industry
More money is going to support the mining industry in Saskatchewan. The province is providing $10 million over the next 10 years to the Saskatchewan Geological Survey's Public Geoscience Initiative. I...
May 13, 2024 Rows of stored mineral core, at the Saskatchewan Subsurface Geological Lab in Regina. (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Holdfast hits home run with Toronto Blue Jays grant
One of Holdfast's ball diamonds has been in need of refurbishment for a long while, but the village is getting some help thanks to a grant from the Toronto Blue Jays. Last month, Holdfast was awarded ...
May 13, 2024 Holdfast received around $6,000 from the Toronto Blue Jays' Field of Dreams grant program. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
OPINION
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
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...