Murray Wood: Lots of empty seats in the stands during Roughriders' home opener
Murray Wood says he saw plenty of empty seats at Mosaic Stadium during the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home opener against...
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‘Storm still going’: SaskPower warns more outages possible
After a very long day without power in many areas across the province, the lights came back for just about everyone by Tuesday night, but some areas lost power for a second time Wednesday morning. Fol...
Dec 05, 2018 A downed power line in Saskatchewan. (SaskPower)
SaskPower crews work to restore power after massive outage
Lights were slowly beginning to come back on Tuesday afternoon as SaskPower crews worked to deal with massive power outages across much of the southern and central parts of the province. While all pow...
Dec 04, 2018 Frost buildup caused downed power lines throughout much of Saskatchewan during the first week of December 2018. (SaskPower/Twitter)
Widespread power outages in Saskatchewan
SaskPower is reporting widespread power outages affecting various cities and towns across the province from Regina to Moose Jaw and Weyburn as well as a massive area around Humboldt and Wadena. Accord...
Dec 04, 2018 A sagging power line due to frost along Highway 39 near Regina. (Sask Power)
SaskPower extends program for customers to generate power
The province is putting more power in peoples hands by expanding and extending the Net Metering Program. The program allows customers, residential or commercial, to generate their own power to help de...
Nov 27, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
Stark future for Town of Coronach as coal is phased out
The Town of Coronach faces an uncertain future with the federal government's plan to phase out coal power by 2030. The town, located about 200 kilometres southwest of Regina, is facing the loss of 250...
Nov 26, 2018 Aug. 2 was the second straight day that Coronach set a new heat record. (Submitted/Town of Coronach/Facebook)
SaskPower: power restored after 2 outages in one day
Crews have restored power to several neighbourhoods in east Regina, following two separate power outages Thursday. https://twitter.com/SaskPower/status/1065705935098847233 Thousands of people living i...
Nov 22, 2018 Map showing scope of major power outage covering areas east of Regina Nov. 22, 2018.
City of Regina commits to 100 per cent renewables by 2050
The City of Regina will soon be making a push to be cleaner and greener. City council approved a motion Monday night to get the city using 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050. The goal means anythin...
Oct 30, 2018 City council discusses a plan to deal with legalization of recreational marijuana and a proposal that would have fined homeowners for not clearing their sidewalks within 48 hours of a snowfall. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
SaskPower to buy more renewable electricity from Manitoba
SaskPower has taken another step towards increasing the province's renewable electricity. On Monday, the Crown corporation announced it completed negotiations on a new term sheet with Manitoba Hydro t...
Oct 29, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower estimates carbon tax cost of $141 million in first year
SaskPower is still crunching the numbers to figure out the real cost of the carbon tax on its operations and the potential of those costs to be passed on to customers. Environment Minister and Ministe...
Oct 26, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
SaskPower getting $4.75M from feds to modernize grid
SaskPower is getting help from the federal government to upgrade its aging electrical grid. Canada's Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi announced $4.75M in funding to modernize the grid, adding ...
Oct 26, 2018 Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi announcing funding to modernize SaskPower’s electrical grid. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
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Canada's first game at the World Cup had highs, lows, frustration, desperation and thrills. Sarah Mills says Canada may ...
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