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Merchant Law gets class action lawsuit against province certified
The provincial government and Merchant Law Group could find themselves in another legal battle. A class action lawsuit has been certified against the Government of Saskatchewan. It's on behalf of peop...
Aug 14, 2019 Lawyer Tony Merchant addresses media in Regina on Aug 30, 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Premier challenges feds on infrastructure money, calls out Goodale
Saskatchewan's premier tossed the ball into the federal government's court and threw a couple jabs at federal ministers on Tuesday when talking about infrastructure money. Scott Moe seemed frustrated ...
Aug 13, 2019 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. cabinet shuffle raises questions on rural health spot
With a very short ceremony and a few handshakes, the pre-election cabinet shuffle for the Saskatchewan government was finished Tuesday. Three ministers moved positions like a merry-go-round: Lori Carr...
Aug 13, 2019 Warren Kaeding (l to r), Greg Ottenbreit, Lori Carr and Scott Moe were at Government House for a cabinet shuffle on Aug. 13, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Feds fund two short-line railways in Sask.
The federal government is hoping two short-line railways in Saskatchewan can help those in the province's agricultural and energy sectors get their products to port better. On Friday, Ralph Goodale --...
Aug 12, 2019
High-risk communities in Sask. to receive better flood mapping
Twenty communities across Saskatchewan are set to receive updated flood mapping. Ralph Goodale, the federal minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, made the announcement Monday in Regina...
Aug 12, 2019 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
All-female air ambulance crew makes history in Sask.
History was made in Saskatchewan last week after an air ambulance trip to Buffalo Narrows. It was a day like any other for pilot Tammie Kulyk as she showed up for work on Aug. 2, but she realized the ...
Aug 12, 2019 Saskatchewan air ambulance pilots, from left to right, Tammie Kulyk (pilot), Carly St. Onge (pilot), Crystal Lybeck (flight nurse) and Jen Rondeau (paramedic) pose for a photo. (Submitted photo)
Bruno Cherry Sunday paints the town red
The Bruno Cherry Sunday is back. The one-day festival taking place in the small town, roughly 35 kilometres northeast of Humboldt, celebrates the area’s favourite fruit. 16 years ago, Bruno Cher...
Aug 11, 2019
RCMP looking for seventh person charged in Laverdiere homicide case
The RCMP has charged a seventh person in connection with the homicide of Tiki Laverdiere - 31-year-old Nikita Sandra Cook now faces a first-degree murder charge. Nikita Sandra Cook is the seventh pers...
Aug 09, 2019
Sask. continues trend of year-over-year job growth
Saskatchewan's employment increased in July compared to July of 2018, giving the province 12 straight months of year-over-year job growth. According to a Statistics Canada survey released Friday, Sask...
Aug 09, 2019 (Joseph Ho/980 CJME file photo)
Professor says mosquitoes responsible for over 50 billion deaths
A professor from Colorado Mesa University thinks mosquitoes are the deadliest predator in human history. Dr. Timothy Winegard told 650 CKOM’s Gormley that approximately half of all humans since ...
Aug 08, 2019
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Sarah Mills: Subtle words delivered by a king
Sarah Mills says King Charles touched on everything from NATO to climate and global conflicts in his speech to U.S. Cong...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...