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Rider Foundation shares stories behind impact on Saskatchewan youth
A family sharing the loss of their son, a principal describing the excitement of a Rider player walking into a classroom, and a teenage football player explaining how he stayed in the game. Those were...
Jun 20, 2026 Saskatchewan Roughrider receiver Dhel Duncan-Busby reads to students at École Wilfrid Walker School during a Rider Reading and Win With Wellness visit on March 25, 2026. The Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation says its literacy programs reached more than 21,000 students across the province during the 2025-26 school year. (Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation/Submitted)
Pelican Narrows mayor says people living in fear after deadly shooting
Families in Pelican Narrows are keeping their children close and their doors locked this week as the RCMP continues searching for the suspect in a deadly shooting that has shaken the northern Saskatch...
Jun 05, 2026 A view of Pelican Narrows, where Mayor Ovide Michel says people are still probably living in fear. “They walk in fear and probably go to sleep in fear, thinking the worst.” (Tourism Saskatchewan/website)
Mental health, addictions central intake system in Saskatchewan one step closer
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) website announcement this week is another step toward the government's goal of a central intake system for mental health and addictions treatment. The provincia...
May 09, 2026 Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr and SHA COO Derek Miller announced the new search function on May 8, 2026, explaining it is meant to help people find support faster. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Finding Saskatchewan mental health, addictions help made easier on SHA website
Saskatchewan Health Authority has made changes to its website to improve people's ability to find and access information about mental health and addiction services. Read more: Sask. involuntary drug t...
May 09, 2026 Saskatchewan Health Authority has made changes to its website to improve people's ability to find and access information about mental health and addiction services. (LDProd / Depositphotos.com)
Funding allocated for Sask's upcoming forced addictions treatment program
The legislation that would underpin the Sask. government's forced addictions treatment plan has yet to pass, but money has been allocated in this week's budget for the first phase. According to Mental...
Mar 22, 2026 Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr says the first facility for the forced addictions treatment program, under the Compassionate Intervention Act, will be opened in North Battleford. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'It's not a character flaw': Tips to manage and maintain good mental health
January can be a hard time for people's mental health. Whether it's the gloomy skies, the freezing cold temperatures or that leftover financial strain from the holidays, it can all add up to be a heav...
Jan 19, 2026 Dr. Kimberly Bitz, knowledge mobilization lead at the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment, joined The Evan Bray Show to discuss the impacts of mental health and how to manage it. (Stock photo)
Stanley Cup coming to La Ronge in February
The Stanley Cup will be coming to several Lac La Ronge Indian Band communities next month. The visit has been arranged in partnership with the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC) and Inspi...
Jan 17, 2026 The Stanley Cup will tour several communities in Northern Saskatchewan next month. (ID 21486117 © Gerald T. Coli | Dreamstime.com)
Government of Sask. awards 53 grants to support suicide-prevention initiatives
The Government of Saskatchewan is awarding 53 grants to support initiatives aiming to reduce suicide rates. The Suicide Prevention Grant Program, which was first announced in September, provides grant...
Jan 17, 2026
'Everybody still struggles': Estevan police chief opens up about deadly shooting at HQ
Nearly two years on, Estevan's police chief said members of the service are still affected by an incident where an officer was shot and a 19-year-old suspect was killed within police headquarters. The...
Oct 10, 2025 A SIRT investigation found the use of force was necessary in the shooting death of a 19-year-old at the Estevan Police Service headquarters in 2023, after that teen had shot an officer with his own gun. (Estevan Police Service/ Twitter)
Sask. offering new online therapy course to help parents with mental health
A new online therapy course for expecting and postpartum parents is aimed at addressing their mental health concerns. The Wellbeing Course for New and Expecting Parents is a program offered through th...
May 07, 2025 Dr. Heather Hadjistavropoulos, the director of the University of Regina's Online Therapy Unit, said she believes the new course will help bridge the gap in care for some parents. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
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It's fake, staged and might as well be scripted. Sarah Mills says reality TV is not great entertainment, but we all have...
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