Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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'Strength and resilience:' Riders Spencer Moore visits La Loche
He tried doing taxes and being a salesman, but no offseason work Spencer Moore found has been as rewarding as his role with the Red Cross. Moore is part of the Imagine No Bullying program that is a pa...
Dec 12, 2017 Roughrider full back Spencer Moore traveled to five northern Saskatchewan communities to spread an anti-bullying message including speaking to children and athletes in La Loche. (Cameco Community/Twitter)
Viral video of Tennessee boy asks 'why do they bully?'
A heartbreaking video from a Tennessee boy asking "why do they bully" has gone viral this weekend. On Friday, Keaton Jones' mother posted a video on Facebook after she had to pick her son up from scho...
Dec 11, 2017 A video of Keaton Jones crying to his mom and asking why kids bully him has gone viral. (Facebook)
Sask. school boards want legal age for pot to be 22
Saskatchewan school boards want to have a say in marijuana legislation, starting with setting the legal age limit at 22. The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) sent out a statement outlinin...
Dec 06, 2017
Education minister reaffirms support for treaty education
Saskatchewan's education minister is apologizing after an uproar about her comments about Indigenous education Education Minister Bronwyn Eyre apologized for discussing her son's homework in a public ...
Nov 14, 2017 Saskatchewan Minister of Education Bronwyn Eyre. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Regina students lay poppies on graves of war veterans
The dark reality of what war truly means came to light for some Regina elementary school students Monday. After joining in the Queen City's very first No Stone Left Alone Remembrance Ceremony, more th...
Nov 07, 2017 Grade 7 and and 8 students lay poppies on the graves of war veterans at the Regina Cemetery as part of the No Stone Left Alone Remembrance Ceremony Nov. 6, 2017 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Saskatoon school board responds to controversial crossword
For the second time in just over two weeks, an outdated homework assignment has come back to haunt a Saskatchewan school. First, it was a word search containing long-discarded terms for Indigenous peo...
Oct 25, 2017 A decades-old crossword puzzle containing long-discarded terms for Indigenous people was handed out as a homework assignment at a Saskatoon school in October 2017. (Facebook/Jaris Swidrovich)
Saskatchewan teacher mistakenly hands out offensive Thanksgiving puzzle
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A school division in southern Saskatchewan is apologizing after a handout with offensive words was mistakenly given to students. A Thanksgiving work package supplied last week to a ...
Oct 11, 2017 Photo of wordsearch using offensive terms for Indigenous people handed out by a teacher in a Moose Jaw school in October 2017. (Jo Chrona @luudisk/Twitter)
New letter sent to Catholic schools regarding HPV vaccine
Saskatchewan bishops have sent out a new letter regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine after parents mistakenly received one that hadn't been updated in about a decade. On Sept. 25, a letter...
Oct 06, 2017
Video: High school choirs audition to sing with Foreigner
It's not often that you get to cheer on your high school choir, but a local radio contest is down to the final three to see which choir will get to sing on stage with Foreigner. The contest is called ...
Oct 06, 2017 Foreigner is set to play the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina on Oct. 16, 2017. (foreigneronline.com)
Sun West School Division board defends trip to Whistler
A trip to Whistler this summer for the board of the Sun West School Division is being defended by those who went. Six of nine trustees attended the Canadian School Boards Association annual conference...
Sep 18, 2017 Sun West School Division board of education members in a meeting. (West Central Online)
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...