Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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Province, Catholic schools to appeal education funding
The province and the Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division will face the Good Spirit School Division (GSSD) in Saskatchewan's highest court on Tuesday and Wednesday. The case is an appeal of the...
Mar 12, 2019
Evening fire levels Lemberg, Sask. hotel
An evening fire in Lemberg has levelled the town's hotel. Lemberg fire chief Dennis Dixon said the fire broke out around 6:45 p.m. Monday. He said from there, it was all hands on deck to keep the flam...
Mar 12, 2019 Fire engulfs the Lemberg, Sask. hotel late on Monday, March 11, 2019. (Christina Chick Photography/Facebook)
PCC puts CNIB/Brandt project in Regina on hold
The board of the Provincial Capital Commission (PCC) has decided to "suspend further consideration" of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)/Brandt project in Wascana Park. The PCC boar...
Mar 11, 2019
Search and Rescue teams visit White City area for training
Ian McNeil's first mission as a search and rescue volunteer in La Loche 37 years ago was to find a missing friend he had met just one month earlier. That friend had gone canoeing on a hunting trip and...
Mar 09, 2019 Search and Rescue volunteers from all across Saskatchewan came to the White City area on March 9 for a training exercise. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Construction on unique, new potash mine to start in spring
A new mine in Saskatchewan will change the way potash is produced and sold. The Saskatoon-based Gensource Potash Corporation plans to build a mine between Eyebrow and Tugaske, about one hour northwest...
Mar 07, 2019
Online reservations for Sask. camping get upgrade
The online reservation system for Saskatchewan's provincial campgrounds has been given an upgrade. The Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport announced Wednesday that the saskparks.com website is being ...
Mar 06, 2019
Day set to mark Humboldt Bronco's life-saving decision
As the one-year anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash approaches, there will be a day to honour what has become known as the Logan Boulet effect. Last year on March 2 was Boulet's 21st birthda...
Mar 04, 2019 Humboldt Broncos player Logan Boulet's organs were donated to give hope to six people. (Humboldt Broncos)
Spring session starts with focus on provincial budget
Politicians return to the Saskatchewan legislature to start the spring session on Monday. Deputy Premier Gord Wyant said the highlight of this session will be the 2019-20 provincial budget, to be deli...
Mar 04, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Murky Water: Thousands stuck under drinking water advisories for years in Sask.
As of the end of February, there were around 5,000 people in Saskatchewan who couldn't drink the water right from their taps without concern. Every time Sam and Catherine Fayant go to make dinner, the...
Mar 04, 2019 A sign sits next to the Abernethy village office on Main St., letting everyone know about the precautionary drinking water advisory.
My moose is bigger than your moose: Norwegian politician to visit Saskatchewan
REGINA - The deputy mayor of a Norwegian municipality with a sculpture that set off a mighty moose match with a Saskatchewan prairie city is to arrive for a visit later this week. Part of her mission ...
Feb 27, 2019 Mac the Moose, pictured in Moose Jaw, Sask., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2019, is competing with another moose statue in Stor-Elvdal, Norway, over which hooved ungulate stands higher. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...