Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Water Security Agency issues warning about ice thickness
The Water Security Agency says the ice on Saskatchewan's lakes and rivers isn't thick enough yet to support many activities. The agency says the warm fall has resulted in thin ice on many bodies of wa...
Dec 09, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Better enforcement needed on age limits for tobacco and vape products: auditor's report
People under the age of 18 in Saskatchewan can't legally buy tobacco or vape products, and the provincial auditor believes the Ministry of Health needs to do a better job of making sure that's enforce...
Dec 08, 2021 Tara Clemett, Saskatchewan's auditor, delivers Part 2 of her office's 2021 report on Dec. 8, 2021 (980 CJME)
Latest COVID update Dec. 8: 48 new cases, 2 deaths, 124 in hospital
Saskatchewan has identified 16,425 cases of a COVID-19 variant of concern as of Wednesday. There have been 8,808 cases of the Delta variant, 7,123 cases of the Alpha strain, 484 cases of the Gamma var...
Dec 08, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Little girl helps Santas Anonymous in a big way
For the second year in a row, seven-year-old Harlee Marre is honouring her brother in a big way by holding a toy drive for Santas Anonymous. Harlee's toy drive had a lot of success in 2020, when she c...
Dec 08, 2021 Harlee (left) and Christine Marre. (Christine Marre/Facebook)
Supreme Court of Canada restores conviction of Kevin Goforth
The Supreme Court of Canada has restored the manslaughter conviction of a Regina man accused in the starvation death of a four-year-old girl in the care of his family. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court he...
Dec 08, 2021 The Supreme Court of Canada. (File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)
Ministry of Highways brings awareness to driving with snowplows
Snowplows throughout Saskatchewan are out in force and that's prompting the Ministry of Highways -- along with snowplow drivers -- to educate the public on what their driving etiquette should be when ...
Dec 08, 2021 Minister of Highways Fred Bradshaw speaks to the media on Dec. 8, 2021. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan reports more than 295K flu shots done so far
The provincial government says more than 295,000 Saskatchewan residents have received their flu shots so far this year. Since the campaign started in October, about 295,165 flu shots have been adminis...
Dec 08, 2021
Police arrest man after he allegedly fought officers
A Regina man is facing charges after he allegedly fought with police officers on Monday. Police responded to an apartment building in the 5300 block of Cambridge Avenue around 5:10 a.m., after getting...
Dec 08, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Moose Jaw's proposed city budget includes 4.86 per cent tax increase
The City of Moose Jaw's proposed budget includes a 4.86 per cent property tax increase. The proposed increase breaks down to 3.25 per cent for municipal operations and 1.61 per cent for the Moose Jaw ...
Dec 08, 2021 (Discover Moose Jaw)
Ombudsman identifies series of problems before, after woman's death in long-term care
It was just over a week between when Rose Botting's mother, Frances Sander, was admitted to a long-term care home in Rosetown and when she died in hospital. According to a report from the provincial o...
Dec 07, 2021 Rose Botting spoke at the Legislative Building on Tuesday about her mother, Frances Sander, and her death from a fall in long-term care. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...