Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
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Saskatchewan NDP set to choose new leader
After a relatively quiet campaign, the Saskatchewan NDP is set to choose its new leader Sunday afternoon. Ryan Meili announced he was stepping down as leader earlier this year after the NDP lost its A...
Jun 26, 2022 (Saskatchewan New Democratic Party/Facebook)
Huge hail chunks fell near Regina Beach during Thursday storm
Environment Canada says hail ranging in size from dimes to golf balls fell in areas of Saskatchewan during Thursday's storms. Anastasia Zubrycky, who lives near Regina Beach, saw and heard it firsthan...
Jun 24, 2022 (Anastasia Zubrycky/Submitted)
'We need a fresh approach': Harvey wants to do politics differently if she heads NDP
Sitting on the patio of a Regina coffee shop, Kaitlyn Harvey was animated and passionate, talking about what she feels are the problems in Saskatchewan politics and how they should be fixed. Harvey an...
Jun 24, 2022 Saskatoon lawyer and environmentalist Kaitlyn Harvey is one of two women vying for the Sask. NDP leadership. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. Ministry of Health moving to monthly COVID reporting
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan decline, so will the number of COVID updates provided by the Ministry of Health. In Thursday’s weekly epidemiological report, the provincial gover...
Jun 23, 2022
Police get shiny new motorbikes for traffic enforcement
If you hear your phone go off in your pocket while you're driving, what should you do? You could pull over or just wait to answer your text until you get wherever you're headed. But if you decide to l...
Jun 23, 2022 One of the new police motorcycles in Regina on June 23, 2022. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Crop development behind schedule in some areas of Saskatchewan
The varied weather conditions across Saskatchewan this spring have taken their toll in different ways on the development of crops in the province. "Crop development has stalled due to extremely dry co...
Jun 23, 2022 (Ministry of Agriculture/Submitted)
'It was his favourite spot': People rally around memorial bench in local park
There are hundreds of park benches in Regina, but for the Stevens family, one in A.E. Wilson Park holds more meaning than the rest. It was erected to honour George Wesley Stevens, who passed away on D...
Jun 23, 2022 Dorathea Stevens pictured with a wedding photo of her and her husband, Wes, 69 years ago. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Research council hopes to expand province's mining clients with new facility
The global supply chain continues to see delays due to factors like the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. That led the Government of Saskatchewan to invest in a brand new Saskatchewan R...
Jun 22, 2022
328 impaired drivers stopped in Saskatchewan in May
Saskatchewan police officers nabbed 328 impaired drivers in May. SGI released the results of the May Traffic Safety Spotlight on Wednesday. The data showed police across the province laid 208 Criminal...
Jun 22, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
'I've never seen anything like it': Flash flooding pummels Weyburn area
People in Weyburn found themselves assessing the damage Tuesday after the city was hit with flash flooding. Driving into the city, fields looked more like lakes, streets looked like roaring rivers and...
Jun 21, 2022 Two people trek through the water in Weyburn on June 21, 2022. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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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 ...