Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Severe thunderstorm warnings lifted for parts of southern Saskatchewan
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been lifted for the Fort Qu'Appelle, Moosomin and Yorkton areas. Environment Canada meteorologist Brad Vrolijk says the system was capable of producing very strong wi...
Jun 12, 2022
'Home of Larry Dean': Linebacker uses football career to provide hope to hometown youth
If you're driving into the Georgia city of Tifton, odds are you'll see one of the four signs that spell out: "Home of Larry Dean." For the Saskatchewan Roughriders' linebacker, it isn't so much a cele...
Jun 11, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Larry Dean (11). (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Crown appeals acquittal of former Regina doctor on sexual assault charges
The Crown has appealed the acquittal of a former Regina doctor who was accused of sexually assaulting five women who were his patients. Sylvester Ukabam, 76, was acquitted May 18. His trial ran from J...
Jun 10, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate continues to drop
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate fell to under five per cent in May, when more than 578,000 people were working in the province. According to data from Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate in the ...
Jun 10, 2022
Marit headed to U.S. to promote Saskatchewan's agriculture sector
Saskatchewan's agriculture minister is headed to the United States to promote the province's agricultural sector. David Marit and his delegation are to leave Sunday, with stops planned for Denver and ...
Jun 10, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Long COVID is 'emerging public health crisis'
While people who have COVID-19 can be contagious for as long as 10 days, the symptoms for some are lasting months or even years and that is poised to be a big burden on Saskatchewan. "I think this is ...
Jun 10, 2022 (The Canadian Press file photo)
Wildfire forces full evacuation of Stanley Mission
The entire community of Stanley Mission is being evacuated due to a nearby wildfire. The order was given late Thursday night after fire crossed Highway 915, forcing the only road in and out of the com...
Jun 10, 2022
Sask. reports 285 new COVID cases, 10 deaths, 187 in hospital
The number of people with COVID-19 in Saskatchewan hospitals has fallen to a five-month low. According to the weekly update issued by the Ministry of Health, there were 187 people with COVID in the pr...
Jun 09, 2022
Seeding operations nearly done in Saskatchewan
Seeding in Saskatchewan is nearing completion, at least in the fields that farmers can work on. As the Ministry of Agriculture said in last week's crop report, producers have decided not to seed many ...
Jun 09, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
'We need something now': Sask. NDP calls for immediate government support
As the price of necessities continues to reach new heights throughout the province, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for the provincial government to provide immediate support. Finance Critic Trent Wot...
Jun 08, 2022 MLA for Regina University, Aleana Young, speaks as MLA for Regina Rosemont, Trent Wotherspoon, stands in the background. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...