Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Extreme cold settles over most of Saskatchewan
Extreme cold has settled in throughout most of Saskatchewan. Temperatures around Regina and Saskatoon over the next week will see highs around -20 C and lows well into the -30 C range. Environment Can...
Dec 19, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan makes job offers to more than 160 Filipino health-care workers
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has offered jobs to 161 Filipino health-care workers under the provincial government's Health Human Resources Action Plan. The government launched the action plan in ...
Dec 19, 2022
RCMP locate the body of a missing Hafford man
A 41-year-old man who was reported missing this week has been found dead. RCMP said Dayle Keen’s body was located on Thursday, but did not disclose where he was found. Keen was was last seen at ...
Dec 16, 2022
Fire in Forget causes damage to well-known Happy Nun Café
The well-known Happy Nun Caf in Forget caught fire Thursday night. The Happy Nun Caf wasn't just known to residents in the town of 55 people, but it was recognized as one of the best music venues in t...
Dec 16, 2022 Fire engulfs popular Happy Nun Café located in the town of Forget. Photo: Discover Weyburn/Estevan
Province preaching patience on Saskatchewan roads as holidays approach
With many gearing up to travel on Saskatchewan roads for the Christmas holidays and winter now in full swing, the Ministry of Highways is reminding motorists to drive with caution when snowplows are t...
Dec 15, 2022 Highways Minister Jeremy Cockrill speaks to the media about snowplow safety on Dec. 15, 2022. (Shane Clausing/980 CJME)
Colorado low finally reaches Saskatchewan
After days of messaging from Environment Canada, the snow finally arrived in Regina and southern Saskatchewan on Wednesday evening and continued into Thursday morning. The snow comes from a Colorado l...
Dec 15, 2022 The city of Regina back in cleanup mode after another snowfall (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon food cluster promoting mentorship gets new name
After its previous name proved too long to be viable, an agri-food networking group shared its new title at an event at the University of Saskatchewan on Wednesday. Prairie Food Link, as it is now cal...
Dec 15, 2022
Most medical grads stay in Sask., but doctor shortage persists
It's not just family doctors that are in high demand in Saskatchewan. According to Dr. Karen Shaw, CEO of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS), the province is short on all ty...
Dec 15, 2022
Moe hoping more health-care funding is on the way
Premier Scott Moe is continuing to push Ottawa on the healthcare front. The No. 1 item on the agenda for the premiers was asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for more money when it came to funding he...
Dec 14, 2022 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Areas of Saskatchewan expected to get up to a foot of snow by the weekend
Environment Canada is calling for up to a foot of snow to fall in some areas of Saskatchewan by the weekend. The weather service issued a special weather statement Monday afternoon for areas around Re...
Dec 12, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...