Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
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Upgrades coming to some provincial parks in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is perking up some of its provincial parks. More than $7.7 million is being invested in facility and infrastructure improvements in several central and northern provincial parks in 2021-2...
Jul 14, 2021 (@63wildcat/Tourism Saskatchewan)
Moe 'baffled' by feds' decision to deny Sask. carbon pricing plan
Less than a day after finding out the province's carbon pricing plan was being rejected by the federal government, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe still couldn't understand why. "We view this as a very...
Jul 13, 2021
Sask. RCMP officer charged with unauthorized possession of restricted firearm
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer has been charged with unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm. The charge was laid after Saskatchewan RCMP received information in late January that led the Mountie...
Jul 13, 2021
Latest COVID update July 13: 27 new cases, new vaccinations dip to 2,419
Saskatchewan is reporting one of its lowest totals of COVID-19 vaccinations in two months. In its daily update Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said there were 2,419 doses administered in the latest re...
Jul 13, 2021 The drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Evraz Place. (980 CJME file photo)
'The worst drought we have ever seen': Ranchers, farmers brace for another heat wave
To say it has been an unusual year for cattle ranchers and grain farmers in Saskatchewan would be an understatement. Heat waves as well as a lack of precipitation have made for a brutal 1-2 punch to r...
Jul 13, 2021 A cow stands beside her fresh twin calves after they were born on Jan. 14, 2019. (Garner Deobald/Submitted)
12 rural bridge, culvert projects get funding from feds, province
Twelve rural infrastructure projects across Saskatchewan are getting funding from the federal and provincial governments. On Tuesday, the federal government announced it was providing more than $1.8 m...
Jul 13, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. country singer invited to sing anthem at MLB All-Star game
Country music fans will recognize a familiar face and voice at the Major League Baseball All-Star game on Tuesday. Langenburg's Jess Moskaluke has been chosen to sing the Canadian national anthem befo...
Jul 13, 2021
Man facing impaired driving charges after rollover kills woman, injures 7
A 25-year-old woman is dead after a vehicle with eight passengers rolled multiple times while travelling on a grid road just off Highway 7. The incident occurred just before midnight Sunday when the v...
Jul 12, 2021
Restaurateur left in the lurch after ability to sell offsale abruptly cancelled
Joshua McLean said he was shocked when he woke up last week to an email explaining his restaurant wouldn't be able to operate as an offsale as of four days later. McLean owns Homestead Bar A Vin, a wi...
Jul 12, 2021 Josh McLean (right), the owner of Homestead Bar a Vin, was shocked when he found out his restaurant's ability to function as an offsale would be taken away. NDP MLA Aleana Young joined McLean for a media conference on July 12, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan courts provide COVID-related updates
With COVID-related public health orders now removed, things will be getting back to normal in Saskatchewan's court system. Provincial courts are returning to their regular sitting schedules and jury t...
Jul 12, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...