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Past the numbers: Overdose deaths down, overdoses up in parts of Sask.
After years of increases and calls about a crisis, Saskatchewan is expected to see overdose death numbers for 2025 lower than any year since at least 2020 - but digging deeper into what happened in th...
Jan 29, 2026 Saskatchewan is expected to have had fewer overdose deaths in 2025 than any year since 2020, but the overdose situation on the street has varied across the province. (CJME file photo)
'Incredibly short-sighted': Sask. farmer slams federal cuts to agriculture research
A Saskatchewan farmer says the Government of Canada is making a big mistake by cutting funding to agricultural research centres across the country. In its 2025 budget, which was unveiled in November, ...
Jan 28, 2026 Will Robbins has a farm near Laura, a hamlet west of Saskatoon. He called the cuts to research facilities "t's incredibly short-sighted and counterproductive." (Will Robbins/Submitted)
Saskatchewan not expected to meet new child-care space goal: Report
Thousands of parents across Saskatchewan are still hoping and waiting for a coveted subsidized daycare space under the $10-a-day program. There aren't enough to go around, and a new report from the Ca...
Jan 28, 2026 The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said the provincial government had only created 6,915 new child-care spaces after setting a goal of 28,100 new spaces over the first five years of the subsidized daycare program. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
Second man charged with indignity to body in Princess Street homicide case
Regina police have charged a second man with indignity to a dead body as they continue to investigate the city's first murder of 2026. Regina Police Service (RPS) said in a news release on Jan. 27 tha...
Jan 27, 2026 Regina police have charged a second man as they continue to investigate the city's first murder of 2026, where the body of a man was found in an abandoned vehicle in the North Central neighbourhood. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Toys 'R' Us future in doubt, but Sask. retail real estate market remains strong
A commercial real estate associate in Regina says the market remains strong with a good mix of tenants, in spite of some larger spaces becoming vacant. One of the latest casualties is Toys "R" Us, whi...
Jan 27, 2026 The building housing Regina’s Toys “R” Us store, along with several others across Canada, is listed for sale. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
Scott Police Academy showcase highlights unique learning opportunity for Regina youth
When Rizwan Baig started his high school journey, he said he was nervous. But the Scott Police Academy helped. "It's (high school) just a scary experience, but (I) felt very welcomed," he said. "I gai...
Jan 27, 2026 Rizwan Baig wants to become a police officer when he finishes high school. He is currently serving in the Army Reserve. He's been a part of the Scott Police Academy for four years. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Regina man charged in connection with fatal collision involving a woman waiting at a bus shelter
A 44-year-old man is charged in connection with a fatal collision which claimed the life of a woman waiting at a bus shelter on Dewdney Avenue and Elphinstone Street last October. After a police four-...
Jan 27, 2026 Police investigation showed the freight truck was travelling east on Dewdney Avenue when the driver “failed to stop at a red light and collided with a vehicle travelling south on Elphinstone Street.” (Unsplash)
'Pure excitement': Biggar teen achieves perfect bowling game
Tanner Pollock began bowling a year ago with one goal in mind - to play a perfect game. That goal became a reality for the 14-year-old this week when he rolled out 12 consecutive strikes, hitting a sc...
Jan 27, 2026 Tanner Pollock, middle, receiving an award for a perfect game from Biggar Bowl owner, Melissa Raschet, right. (Biggar Bowl/ Facebook)
Sask. government says new grocery benefit will not affect income support and disability programs
After the Canadian government's announcement of a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit, Saskatchewan's government says lower-income residents will not lose out on benefits when the federal support rolls...
Jan 26, 2026
Nearly half of Saskatchewan residents struggling financially: StatsCan
More Saskatchewan residents are struggling to pay their bills, with new data indicating that the province is experiencing higher levels of financial stress than the national average. Data released on ...
Jan 26, 2026 Only 22.6 per cent of respondents said it was easy or very easy to cover expenses, down from 37.4 per cent across all groups just two years ago. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: CUSMA negotiations are telling in what is not being said
Like most negotiations, Canada and the U.S. are laying their cards on the table publicly, but Sarah Mills says in Canada...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 27
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