Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Big music acts, extra day added for Country Thunder Sask.
Get ready for a jam packed festival, Saskatchewan! Country Thunder Sask. announced most of its lineup for next year's country music festival held near Craven. Big country music acts include Chris Youn...
Oct 25, 2017 Country Thunder Sask. revealed some of their music acts to perform for next year's big show with Luke Bryan (clockwise), Dean Brody, Chris Young, Hunter Brothers, Big & Rich and Clay Walker among others. (Billboard.com)
Wall begins last political session with throne speech
Prepare for the theatre of politics to come to life as the fall session of the Saskatchewan legislature kicks off Wednesday. As per tradition, it will begin with the speech from the throne detailing t...
Oct 25, 2017
Sask. Lieutenant Governor kicks off 2017 Poppy Campaign
The start of the 2017 Poppy Campaign was marked with Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield receiving the first poppy Monday afternoon. However, poppies won't be available for the public until...
Oct 24, 2017 Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield speaks with a veteran after receiving the first poppy of the 2017 Poppy Campaign on Oct. 24, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Sask. government to scrap law allowing sale of Crown corps
Premier Brad Wall has announced that Bill 40 will be repealed. In a video posted to social media Tuesday, Wall announced the piece of legislation is being scrapped. Bill 40 was introduced in the sprin...
Oct 24, 2017
Allan Blakeney Adult Campus officially opens in Regina
With a swift lift of a blue cloth covering a plaque, the Allan Blakeney Adult Campus in Regina was officially named on Tuesday. Blakeney was premier of Saskatchewan between 1971 and 1982. He died in 2...
Oct 24, 2017 Anne Blakeney unveils her husband's plaque at the newly-named Allan Blakeney Adult Campus in Regina on Oct. 24, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
‘I couldn’t show fear:’ Saskatchewan woman recounts conversation with a killer
REGINA - After John Strang shot and killed his wife in their Saskatchewan home, he drove his Jeep - packed with guns, ammunition, handcuffs and duct tape - to the home of a female friend for a chillin...
Oct 23, 2017
'It was really bad:' Pats lay an egg against Vancouver
If the Friday night Pat's game was one of the best of the year, Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Giants was one of the worst. Head coach John Paddock said the effort from his team just wasn't ther...
Oct 21, 2017 Pats goaltender Max Paddock made 45 saves on 49 shots in the Pats losing effort against the Vancouver Giants on Oct. 21, 2017. (Keith Hershmiller/Regina Pats)
Estimated 750 cattle dead in Sask. wildfires
The Ministry of Agriculture is nearly doubling its estimate of the number of animals that died as a result of two wildfires that burned this week in the province's southwest. Late Thursday afternoon, ...
Oct 20, 2017 Wildfire still smouldering near the Village of Empress Oct. 18, 2017. (Jenny Hagan/Twitter)
This year’s flu strain more severe for seniors: province
Saskatchewan is getting ready to combat the flu once again. The influenza vaccine will be offered in the province beginning Oct. 23. The vaccine will be available in a wide variety of places including...
Oct 20, 2017
Sask. government changing corporate tax plan
Premier Brad Wall is indicating the planned changes to the corporate income tax rate won't go ahead. Talking to reporters at the Saskatchewan Legislature Thursday, Wall said the change wasn't necessar...
Oct 20, 2017
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...