Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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Legislature security bill passes after contentious slog
Bill 70, which has taken up a lot of room in debates and a lot of air in the Legislative Building over the past session, has finally passed and is expected to be given royal assent on Thursday. The bi...
May 18, 2022 Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Christine Tell. (980 CJME file photo)
Non-profits feeling the impact as inflation rate reaches new high
Canada's inflation rate hit a new 31-year high in April as every-day items continued to rise in price. Not only is that troubling for people struggling to make ends meet, it's a challenge for non-prof...
May 18, 2022 Souls Harbour Rescue Mission. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
New bill causing massive headache for gun owners
Starting Wednesday, there are some new steps in place when it comes to purchasing a gun in Canada. The changes include a need to consult with the Registrar of Firearms. Whether it's a transfer of the ...
May 18, 2022
Families watch as suicide prevention committee voted down
Jude Ratt was disappointed and angry after watching the Saskatchewan government decline to strike a bipartisan special committee of the Legislature with the NDP on the mental health crisis and addicti...
May 18, 2022 Frannie and Jude Ratt (l to r) lost their niece and daughter to suicide and support the NDP's call for a committee to find solutions to the province's suicide problem. May 17, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan distillery wins international award
A Saskatchewan distillery is bringing in some international hardware for its vodka. Prince Albert-based Phantom Light Distillery won platinum for its vodka at the SIP Awards in California. "It's like ...
May 18, 2022 (Phantom Light Distillery)
'I just don't understand': Sask. residents express frustration at surgery wait times
Waiting for something you've been looking forward to can be a frustrating feeling. That feeling is amplified when you're in pain and the thing you're waiting for is surgery. "There's nothing you can d...
May 17, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
SAID recipients calling to keep their pensions
James MacLachlan has myotonic dystrophy and worked at SARCAN for 20 years, paying all his taxes and -- with the help of savings from his late mother -- paying for his care too. But MacLachlan got olde...
May 17, 2022 Barb Sambasivam speaks for her brother, James MacLachlan, who is a SAID recipient and who she said isn't getting enough to live on. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan needs at least 95,000 homes built to combat deficit
More than 140,000 homes will need to be built in Saskatchewan in the next eight years to keep pace with the number of people living in the province and avoid a housing shortage. It’s part of a h...
May 17, 2022
New look for Weyburn Police Service vehicle
By Steven Wilson It's something that has caught the eye of a few residents of Weyburn over the past few days -- a Weyburn Police Service vehicle with a completely new look. The newly decaled Tahoe ent...
May 17, 2022 (Weyburn Police Service/Submitted)
Alcohol ban in effect for May long weekend at provincial parks
Saskatchewan's provincial parks are set to open to campers Thursday, but patrons will have to leave their booze at home for the first first days. As has been the case in previous years, a ban on alcoh...
May 17, 2022 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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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 ...