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New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Scorching Canada Day heat breaks multiple records across Sask.
Unrelenting hot weather is rewriting daily record temperatures across Saskatchewan. According to Environment Canada, 26 communities set new daily maximum temperature records on Canada Day as a heat do...
Jul 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina Folk Festival announces 2021 musical lineup
The Regina Folk Festival has announced its musical lineup for August. From Aug. 6 to 8 there will be at least 13 different artists performing in what is being called 'Summer Satellites 2021': Dale Mac...
Jul 02, 2021 (Regina Folk Festival)
Stories of survival, resilience, take centre stage on Canada Day
There were no fireworks, hardly any flags with red maple leaves found waving in Regina on Thursday, as Canada Day celebrations in Regina were supplanted by stories of Indigenous survival through colon...
Jul 02, 2021 A crowd gathers outside the Legislative Building for a vigil held instead of Canada Day celebrations on July 1, 2021. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update June 30: 31 new cases, 17,000+ vaccine doses given
More than 17,000 new doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan. The additional 17,420 vaccinations bring the total number of vaccines given in the province to date to 1,153,720....
Jun 30, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon doctor offers tips on how to avoid heat illness
Being exposed to extreme heat can pose more of a threat than some may consider. Sunburns aren’t the only consequences people may face in this heat if they’re not careful. Saskatoon physici...
Jun 30, 2021
Moe supports communities that choose not to celebrate Canada Day
Premier Scott Moe is urging Saskatchewanians to slow down a bit on Canada Day -- to remember our past -- and think about what we'd like to see or change in the future. As the country's 154th birthday ...
Jun 30, 2021 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Accessible features coming to more Sask. provincial parks
Saskatchewan is making its provincial parks more accessible and inclusive. "Provincial parks are for people of all ages and abilities," Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said in a media rel...
Jun 30, 2021 Fourteen beach wheelchairs are available at Saskatchewan provincial parks to assist those with limited mobility. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Regina company fined $350K following worker's death
A workplace fatality near Ceylon in November of 2017 has resulted in a $350,000 fine against a Regina company. During an appearance June 22 in Weyburn Provincial Court, B L S Asphalt Inc. was found gu...
Jun 30, 2021
Heat, dry conditions taking toll on crops in Saskatchewan
The heat wave in Saskatchewan is having a major impact on crops in the province. In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said producers around the province need rain to improve crop and...
Jun 30, 2021 (Jake Leguee/Submitted)
STARS launches newest helicopter in Saskatchewan
Right before the unveiling of the new Airbus H145 STARS helicopter, one of the old legacy aircrafts lifted off, taking flight to save another life. It was just one of thousands of moments when STARS A...
Jun 30, 2021 (Mattea Columpsi/980 CJME)
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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...