Murray Wood: Self-defence is a legitimate legal defence in home invasion
An Ontario man was charged for allegedly assaulting an intruder in his home, sparking wide reaction this week. Murray Wo...
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Trick or treat: Sask. gov't issues guidelines for Halloween
Trick-or-treaters have been given the green light by Saskatchewan's health officials, but they may have to wait a few days after Halloween to eat their goodies. In its COVID-19 update Friday, the prov...
Sep 25, 2020 Regina Police Service encourages parents to go with kids while trick-or-treating this year. (The Canadian Press)
'A lot of soul-searching going on:' U of S professor says NDP facing uphill battle
A Saskatoon political expert thinks the Saskatchewan NDP is facing an uphill battle in the upcoming provincial election. Dr. Joe Garcea, a political studies professor at the University of Saskatchewan...
Sep 25, 2020 (Saskatchewan New Democratic Party/Facebook)
NDP candidate named for Regina Walsh Acres
Kelly Hardy has been named the Saskatchewan NDP's candidate in Regina Walsh Acres for the upcoming provincial election. The NDP broke the news in an email sent Thursday night. In a news release, the p...
Sep 25, 2020 NDP leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. business fined $10,000 for COVID violation
A Saskatchewan business has been fined $10,000 for breaking COVID-19 regulations. The province's Ministry of Health didn't share Thursday which business had been fined, in which community it's located...
Sep 24, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Sask. reports 5 new COVID cases, 8 more recoveries; another fine levied
Another Saskatchewan resident has been fined for violating Saskatchewan's COVID-19 public health orders. In its update Thursday, the provincial government said an individual had been fined $2,000 afte...
Sep 24, 2020
Sask. reports six new COVID cases, 19 more recoveries
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan dropped by 13 on Wednesday. The provincial government reported six new cases and 19 recoveries, lowering the active caseload to 133. The new cases -...
Sep 23, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
NDP promises to take corporate, out-of-province money out of Sask. politics
NDP Leader Ryan Meili says Saskatchewan has the worst campaign finance laws in the country, and he's pledging to fix them if his party forms government this fall. "We need to level the playing field a...
Sep 23, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili announcing his party's intention to ban corporate and out-of-province political donations on Sept. 23, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Canada’s carbon tax conundrum continues as Supreme Court reserves judgment in cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment on the national carbon tax Wednesday. After two days of hearings and presentations from more than two dozen interested parties, the court adjourn...
Sep 23, 2020
Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Liberal government’s carbon tax
OTTAWA -- Supreme Court justices pushed lawyers from Saskatchewan and Ontario hard Tuesday, demanding to know how Canada can help stop climate change if any single province chooses not to help. But se...
Sep 22, 2020
Anxiety, excitement outline return to school at 2-week mark: STF
Tuesday marks two weeks since the return to school in Saskatchewan. So, how have things gone? Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) President Patrick Maze told 650 CKOM that it has come with a...
Sep 22, 2020
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Evan talks with Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski, author Lance Valcour, about his new book on first responders' mental health...