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Montreal Lake Cree Nation going on a week without running water
By Nigel Maxwell Members of Montreal Lake Cree Nation who live on reserve have gone six days without running water. This has obvious implications for taking showers or baths, washing, or doing laundry...
Jul 03, 2024
Three Sask. track athletes to represent Canada at 2024 Paris Games
Saskatchewan is sending three track and field athletes to the 2024 Paris Games next month. Savannah Sutherland, who is from Borden, will wear the red and white at the Olympics this summer, along with ...
Jul 03, 2024
Escaped prisoner Michael Edstrom found dead: RCMP
An escaped prisoner in Saskatchewan was found dead this week, but the RCMP says his death isn't considered suspicious. According to police, 58-year-old Michael Edstrom fled on foot while he was being ...
Jul 03, 2024
Sask. RCMP SERT: two charged in cocaine trafficking investigation
A significant amount of cocaine, MDMA, psilocybin and other items were seized by multiple Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team (SERT) units. The Southern Saskatchewan units began an investigation in...
Jul 02, 2024
Calgary lifts indoor water restrictions, outdoor ban remains
CALGARY - Calgary's water conservation crisis has taken one big step to being over, as the city's mayor says residents are no longer being asked to restrict their indoor water use. Mayor Jyoti Gondek ...
Jul 02, 2024 Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says residents can resume the normal number of showers, toilet flushes and loads of laundry and dishes. But a mandatory ban on outdoor water use, such as lawn-watering, remains in effect. (The Canadian Press)
First Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden's debate per...
Jul 02, 2024 Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas said in a statement Tuesday that Biden should “make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.” (The Associated Press)
Saskatoon men who died in Humboldt Lake rescue receive Carnegie Medal
Two Saskatoon cousins have been awarded the Carnegie Medal - described as "North America's highest honor for civilian heroism" - for their courage during a rescue on Humboldt Lake in November. Christo...
Jul 02, 2024
How arbitration plans went awry ahead of WestJet mechanics strike
An order from the federal labour minister to send WestJet and its plane mechanics into binding arbitration unexpectedly resulted in a strike on one of the busiest travel weekends of the summer. The wo...
Jul 02, 2024 The work stoppage, which ended late Sunday night, raises questions about the dispute resolution process and how consumers should respond to the threat of an airline strike. (The Canadian Press)
Riverhurst Ferry reopens with an engine repaired
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Highways announced on Canada Day that the Riverhurst ferry is back up and running after it had one of its engines repaired. Just last week, the province released a statement...
Jul 02, 2024
United States looking at all tools to respond to Canada's digital services tax
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Office of the United States Trade Representative says it will do what's necessary to halt Canada's tax on large foreign digital services companies. Last month Parliament approv...
Jul 02, 2024
OPINION
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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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 26
8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...