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Boat rescue during Nipawin flooding saves family
A Saskatchewan family is facing heartbreak and uncertainty after rising waters swallowed their farm near Armley, south of Nipawin. Sierra Bassingthwaite said her neighbours had to come by boat to resc...
May 06, 2026 Sierra Bassingthwaite said her family left all of their possessions behind after the farm flooded, except for a couple changes of clothes. (Sierra Lynn/Facebook)
Former NDP MLA says she was muzzled by party leader on Compassionate Intervention Act
Newly independent MLA Betty Nippi-Albright revealed a bit more about her frustrations with her former party on Wednesday. The former NDP MLA said she commissioned an analysis of Bill 48, The Compassio...
May 06, 2026 Former NDP MLA Betty Nippi-Albright announced on Tuesday that she was leaving the NDP and would sit the rest of her term as an independent. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Several Saskatchewan contractors hired to help build Bell data centre near Regina
Crews using heavy equipment have begun moving earth at the site of Bell Canada's AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood, and the company has named several Saskatchewan contractors selected to help build...
May 04, 2026 The building footprint for Bell’s AI data centre takes shape in the RM of Sherwood on April 22, 2026. The Regina skyline can be seen in the background. (Bell Canada/Submitted)
Sask. man asks for government help improving safety at train crossing where his wife died
Just a few months after his wife was killed at a rail crossing in Churchbridge, Sask., Matthew Thompson arrived at the legislative building in Regina to try to convince the provincial government to ma...
May 01, 2026 Matthew Thompson appeared at the Saskatchewan legislature this week to ask the provincial government to step up and do something about a dangerous train crossing in Churchbridge where his wife was killed. April 28, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. flood risk continues as warmer weather approaches
Flooding has started to stabilize in several Saskatchewan communities, but provincial officials warn the risk is not over as warmer weather moves in. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said ...
Apr 29, 2026 The RM of Meadow Lake issued a local emergency on April 21 after a sudden rise in temperatures melted snow quickly and caused flooding in some areas. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Submitted)
Olivia and Noah take top Sask. baby names in 2025
Following in Alberta's footsteps, Saskatchewan recorded the same two top names for boys and girls last year that Alberta did in 2024. Olivia and Noah were the most popular names in Saskatchewan last y...
Apr 28, 2026 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan expert busts common myths about bats
Despite the drawn-out winter weather that refuses to leave Saskatchewan this April, spring weather will eventually return to the province, bringing some winged friends back to the province or out of h...
Apr 26, 2026 Mark Brigham, a professor of biology at the University of Regina, joined The Evan Bray Show this week to share his expertise on bats, as the animals will soon be coming out of hibernation and migrating back to the province. (kyslynskyy/Depositphotos.com)
Province hoping to protect child-care system by slowing growth, redirecting funding
Saying it needs to take steps to protect the expanded child-care system, the Saskatchewan government is making some changes beginning in July to support the program's long-term viability. One of the m...
Apr 23, 2026 The Government of Saskatchewan says it will focus on adding child-care spaces to areas of the province with the most need. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
'It's positive': Communities happy to be added to health-care incentive list
Leaders in several Saskatchewan communities are happy to hear they'll be able to offer a major incentive in an effort to lure more health-care workers to rural parts of the province. Nine communities ...
Apr 14, 2026 Keith LePoudre, Davidson's mayor, said he's happy to hear his community has been added to the Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive list in an effort to bring in more health-care workers. April 13, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
SUMA aims to tackle infrastructure, safety at convention in Regina
More than 1,000 municipal leaders are gathering in Regina this week for a convention that could shape how communities across Saskatchewan address some of their biggest challenges. From aging infrastru...
Apr 13, 2026 Delegates listen during the SUMA convention at the REAL District in Regina, where municipal leaders from across Saskatchewan gathered to discuss key issues like infrastructure, health care and public safety. (SUMA/Submitted)
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Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 22
On Friday's show, Evan speaks with a Saskatchewan runner who is planning to run the vertical length of Saskatchewan (abo...