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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Temperature records continue to fall as early spring cold snap lingers
Saskatchewan should be thawing out at the end of March, not avoiding frostbite. However, according to Environment Canada, the early spring cold snap wreaking havoc on the province has led to a third c...
Mar 28, 2023
230 more displaced Ukrainians land in Saskatchewan
The fifth humanitarian flight bringing displaced Ukrainians to Saskatchewan landed at Regina International Airport on Monday. The aircraft carrying 230 people flew nine hours from Poland to the Queen ...
Mar 27, 2023 Minister of Immigration and Career Training Jeremy Harrison (with hands clasped) and Terry Dennis, the Legislative Secretary for Ukraine Relations, greet people from the fifth flight bringing displaced Ukrainians to Saskatchewan on March 27, 2023. (Lindsay Newman/980 CJME)
Rare earth mineral processing race heating up in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has taken another step in the race to produce and supply rare earth minerals. A new strategy - the first on critical minerals - was announced Monday by Jim Reiter, the province’s mi...
Mar 27, 2023
Mounties recover cattle allegedly stolen in Alberta, but more still missing
The RCMP is asking "Where's the beef?" In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Mounties said officers are looking to round up some cattle that allegedly were stolen in February from Thorhild, Alta...
Mar 27, 2023
Political scientist says name change doesn't address core issues for Sask. Liberals
A political scientist believes the issues with the Saskatchewan Liberals go further than a name change. Over the weekend, the party voted in favour of a name change and a rebrand. Dr. Charles Smith, a...
Mar 27, 2023 (Saskatchewan Liberal Party/Facebook)
Village of Liberty says goodbye to famed Beaverdome after arena burns down
It's not how the Village of Liberty wanted to say goodbye, but this past weekend, it was forced to say farewell to its aging hockey rink known as the Beaverdome. Late Saturday night, the rink went up ...
Mar 27, 2023 Liberty's hockey rink burned down March 25, 2023. (Jennifer Langlois/Submitted)
Fifth flight of displaced Ukrainians to arrive Monday in Regina
The Saskatchewan government announced Friday where the next flight of displaced Ukrainians will be landing. In a media advisory, the government said the fifth humanitarian flight is to arrive in Regin...
Mar 24, 2023 Displaced Ukrainians step from a plane that brought them from Warsaw, Poland to Regina on July 4, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'I was outside yelling at the sky:' Northern lights dance over Saskatchewan
A clear sky Thursday night created ideal conditions for the northern lights to dance over the Land of Living Skies. "The sun goes through an 11-year activity cycle where it's more active and there's m...
Mar 24, 2023 The northern lights on March 24, 2023. (Brent Loucks/Facebook)
Struggling restaurant industry shut out in provincial budget
Representatives of Saskatchewan's restaurant industry say the good news about Wednesday's budget is there aren't any new tax increases, but the bad news is there isn't any relief for them. The restaur...
Mar 23, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
NDP says provincial budget fails to meet the moment
The Saskatchewan NDP says the government's 2023-24 budget doesn't do anything to help the people of the province. The Official Opposition said that Wednesday, after the Saskatchewan Party announced it...
Mar 22, 2023 NDP Leader Carla Beck (left) and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon discuss the 2023-24 Saskatchewan budget on March 22, 2023. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
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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
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...