Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Excitement builds as summer camps get ready for full reopening
School is out and so is the sun, and many people in the province are getting ready to head back to summer camps. "After a couple of years of either no camp or smaller camps, we're really excited to ge...
Jul 04, 2022 Kenosee Boys & Girls Camp picture (Facebook)
Regina man facing charges for attempted murder
A Regina man is being charged with attempted murder after an incident on Saturday night. Police say they responded to the 2100 block of Park Street in the Glenelm Park area around 8 p.m. This is after...
Jul 03, 2022 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Ranchers rejoice at Health Canada's reversal on warning labels
Canadian ranchers got their wish. Health Canada recently announced plans to put a warning label on foods that have 15 per cent or more of the recommended daily intakes of sodium, sugar and saturated f...
Jun 30, 2022 Starting this year, the costs associated with renting pasture land for grazing will be considered allowable under the program. Producers will have to demonstrate it’s to feed their own livestock and not to produce crops or forage. (Canadian Cattlemen's Association/Facebook)
Regina sprinkler bylaw ready for council
If a new bylaw is passed in Regina, all new residential buildings will need to have a fire sprinkler installed, starting January 1. The bylaw would make installation mandatory for apartments, condos a...
Jun 29, 2022
Saskatoon senior with dementia duped by elaborate phone scam
Judy King and Mitch Empey say they are disturbed by how far people will go to take advantage of vulnerable people. Their father, 88-year-old Harold Empey, is out $2,500 after the siblings claim he was...
Jun 29, 2022
Regina man claims he was robbed for his groceries
The Regina Police Service is looking for more information after a man claimed he was robbed of his groceries. On Monday, the 36-year-old victim says after he picked up groceries he visited family memb...
Jun 29, 2022 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Province thanks teachers for work during school year
After a school year that saw teachers once again navigate a return to the classroom amidst COVID-19 uncertainties, the province is giving them its thanks. In a release, the Saskatchewan government sai...
Jun 27, 2022 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Pinball and politics: Walters talks shop during patio event
Jeff Walters spent part of his Saturday afternoon taking on all challengers at Pokey’s Pinball Cafe in Saskatoon. It's a lot like his role as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal party. Walters kn...
Jun 27, 2022
Carla Beck named new leader of Saskatchewan NDP
It was a room full of waving signs and cheers on Sunday afternoon when the Sask. NDP's convention announced Carla Beck as the party's new leader. "I am so excited about the future and the chance we ha...
Jun 26, 2022 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
RCMP still searching for two people after La Ronge shooting
Two people are still wanted by police in connection to an incident that prompted an emergency alert in the La Ronge area on June 19. RCMP said shots were fired at police, hitting a vehicle's windshiel...
Jun 26, 2022 Celine Charles and Allan Sanderson outstanding with warrants for their arrest in relation to a dangerous person with firearm investigation in La Ronge. (Crime Stoppers)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...