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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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)
Saskatchewan mother plans human rights complaint over school policy changes
Saskatoon's Fran Forsberg is no stranger to a fight, having gone to court -- multiple times -- in past years to argue for her kids' rights. Now she's planning to do it again. Forsberg was part of a gr...
Aug 24, 2023 A transgender pride flag flies in Regina (980 CJME)
'Shocking ignorance:' Director of sex assault centre worried about changes in classrooms
The head of a centre working to prevent sexual violence is deeply concerned about changes in Saskatchewan's classrooms. There's been a lot of frustration in the past couple days around the provincial ...
Aug 24, 2023 The Regina Sexual Assault Centre is concerned about the recent changes to sexual education classes in Saskatchewan schools. (Regina Sexual Assault Centre/Submitted)
Crop report says harvest 21 per cent complete in Saskatchewan
Farmers in Saskatchewan are ahead of schedule with the 2023 harvest. The weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture said that as of Monday, harvest was 21 per cent done across the province, w...
Aug 24, 2023 The 2023 harvest in Saskatchewan is ahead of the five- and 10-year averages for this time of year. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME file photo)
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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...