Murray Wood: How young is too young to bring kids to sports games
How young is too young to bring children to a stadium? After taking his six-year-old grandson to watch the Riders, Murra...
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Saskatchewan RCMP reports spike in fuel thefts in 2022
High gas prices may have fuelled a huge increase in thefts in Saskatchewan last year. The Saskatchewan RCMP says it received 818 reports of thefts of fuel (diesel and/or gas) in 2022, an increase of a...
Mar 06, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
New child-care fees to save some Saskatchewan families hundreds of dollars
The announcement of $10-a-day child care coming to Saskatchewan three years earlier than anticipated is good news for Regina's Julie Wermie. Wermie is a mother of four and has relied on the child-care...
Mar 06, 2023 Daycare directors are pointing out many problems with the wage increase for early childhood educators (ECEs) that took effect Sunday, including it not being accompanied with an increase in the maximum subsidized pay. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan chef de mission pleased with showing at Canada Winter Games
While Saskatchewan had a good showing at the Canada Winter Games, the medal count isn't the most important aspect of the competition. "Medals aren't everything. A lot of these athletes have personal g...
Mar 06, 2023 Members of Team Saskatchewan during the closing ceremonies at the 2023 Canada Winter Games. (Photo courtesy of Team Saskatchewan)
File Hills First Nations Police Service getting increased funding from province
The Saskatchewan government is providing more financial support to the File Hills First Nations Police Service. In a media release Monday, the government said it was increasing funding to the police s...
Mar 06, 2023
$10-a-day child care coming to Saskatchewan in April
Saskatchewan is ahead of schedule when it comes to $10-a-day child care. The federal and provincial governments announced Monday that fees for regulated child care in Saskatchewan will be reduced to $...
Mar 06, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Vandalism forces Nipawin school to close Monday
A school in Nipawin has been forced to close for Monday after vandals struck the building this weekend. In a post on its Facebook page, Wagner Elementary School told students and parents it would be c...
Mar 06, 2023
Team Sask. second honoured at Indian Head school before leaving for Brier
Brier fever has been in the air at Indian Head High School. Vice-principal Mike Armstrong is the second on Kelly Knapp's team that's representing Saskatchewan at the Tim Hortons Brier in London, Ont. ...
Mar 03, 2023 Kelly Knapp's rink (left to right: lead Trent Knapp, second Mike Armstrong, third Brennen Jones, skip Kelly Knapp) after winning the SaskTel Tankard in Estevan on Feb. 5, 2023. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Facebook page brings Moose Jaw's history to life
By Shawn Slaght When Don Dickinson created the Moose Jaw Dayz Facebook page in April of 2012, he wanted to make it a place where people could share the history of Moose Jaw and make it fun and educati...
Mar 03, 2023 The Moose Jaw Dayz Facebook page shares historical photos and stories about Moose Jaw. (Moose Jaw Dayz/Facebook)
Sask. syphilis numbers still growing, with 639% increase since 2019
By Susan McNeil The rate of syphilis cases in Saskatchewan has seen a massive jump since an outbreak was first declared in 2019. Dr. Ibrahim Khan, regional medical officer of health for Indigenous Ser...
Mar 03, 2023 (Photo 81308885 © One Photo | Dreamstime.com)
Saskatchewan reports decrease in COVID-related deaths, hospitalizations
The number of COVID-related deaths and hospitalizations dropped in Saskatchewan over the past two weeks, while the total number of confirmed COVID cases remained relatively stable. According to the Co...
Mar 02, 2023 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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