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Saskatchewan police nabbing drivers for violations at intersections
Police officers in Saskatchewan are trying to put a stop to rolling stops. According to a release from the RCMP, since the start of 2023, officers from Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) ha...
Aug 29, 2023 Saskatchewan police are on the lookout for drivers who don't stop fully at stop signs or red lights. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. sees increase in rabies cases
By Susan McNeil An increase in the amount of rabies cases in Saskatchewan has prompted a public health warning advising people get themselves and their pets vaccinated. Dr. David Torr, medical health ...
Aug 29, 2023
Saskatchewan workers dealing with heavy wildfire smoke and heat
Heavy smoke from Canada’s various forest fires and heat into the 30s could’ve made for a challenging day Monday for some who had to work outside and deal with the elements. While the taste...
Aug 28, 2023
Sask. sees highest percentage agree with parental consent for pronoun change: Poll
It appears that people in Saskatchewan are split on whether a parent's consent should be required for a child's pronoun change at school, but more lean toward "yes" in Saskatchewan than in other provi...
Aug 28, 2023 Angus Reid has conducted a poll about students changing their names or pronouns at school. (980 CJME file photo)
Hilltops remain perfect following convincing win over Calgary
The Saskatoon Hilltops thrashed the Calgary Colts in their home opener on Sunday to move to 3-0 on the season. The Hilltops won 50-18 and did it rather convincingly. At one point, Saskatoon was up 40-...
Aug 27, 2023
'It's fun to do:' Regina Dragon Boat Festival gets back into swing of things
After being stymied by the pandemic, the Regina Dragon Boat Festival is picking itself up again. It was a warm, sunny and mostly windless afternoon at Wascana Park on Saturday - in other words, a perf...
Aug 27, 2023 Rowers crossing Wascana during the Regina Dragon Boat Festival (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Hundreds gather to protest Saskatchewan's new school gender and naming policy
Hundreds of protesters lined up in front of Don Morgan's office in Saskatoon on Sunday afternoon to voice their displeasure about a new gender and naming policy implemented by the provincial governmen...
Aug 27, 2023
Saskatoon Sexual Health to host teaching session for sex ed instructors
Saskatoon Sexual Health is ready to teach some teachers. News of the new parental consent policies for sex education took the Saskatoon-based non-profit by surprise Tuesday. But next Wednesday, it wil...
Aug 25, 2023 Saskatoon Sexual Health. (Google Street View)
Federal funding provided to improve health-care services in Saskatchewan
Virtual health-care services in Saskatchewan like 811 are getting a boost. Through funding provided by Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Lumeca Health Inc. has created a software to ...
Aug 25, 2023 Darcy McLane (l to r), Tony Playter, George Chahal and Lindsay Brownridge at the announcement of funding from PrairiesCan on Aug. 25, 2023. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Sask. school boards want gender and naming policy paused, association president says
The outcry against the province's new gender and naming policy continues, with this round of criticism coming from the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA). SSBA president Jaimie Smith-Windso...
Aug 25, 2023 The Saskatchewan School Boards Association wants the provincial government to pause the implementation of its new gender and naming policy. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...