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'Distractmobile' reminds Sask. drivers to pay attention on the roads
Whether it's a bite of a burger or a text to a friend, things are still distracting Saskatchewan drivers while they're behind the wheel. Because distracted driving accounts for a significant number of...
Feb 02, 2024 SGI's 'Distractmobile' shows drivers some of the things that can take a driver's attention off the road. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
City says expanded red light program will help change driver behaviour
Regina drivers who turn right at red lights without stopping will soon get hit in the wallet. On Monday, the city announced that its Red Light Safety Program will be expanded to help ensure drivers co...
Jan 30, 2024 Carolyn Kalim, Regina's manager of traffic engineering, said the city hopes to reduce collisions at intersections. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Sask. police busted 545 impaired drivers in December: SGI
Impaired drivers kept police in Saskatchewan busy during the month of December. According to SGI, after all the holiday checkstops wrapped up at the end of the month, police across the province caught...
Jan 25, 2024
4 ways to avoid crashes this winter: SGI
It's no surprise that collisions in Saskatchewan increase in winter time. On Thursday, crown insurance company SGI hosted a media event centred around providing tips to avoid crashes. Tyler McMurchy w...
Jan 20, 2024 SGI said almost half of all collisions happen at intersections. (File Photo/980 CJME)
Battlefords Mounties seeing success with covert surveillance vehicles
Covert surveillance vehicles provided by SGI have been a boon to Mounties in the Battlefords. According to the RCMP, the Battlefords Detachment partnered with SGI after identifying a need for more sur...
Jan 15, 2024
Sask. police nabbed nearly 500 impaired drivers in October: SGI
Police officers across Saskatchewan nabbed 497 impaired drivers in October. SGI said Wednesday that officers charged 201 drivers under the Criminal Code and issued 296 administrative suspensions durin...
Nov 22, 2023 An RCMP drug recognition expert demonstrates specialized testing on drug impaired drivers. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Moose Jaw cops collect Van de Vorst Family Award for work on impaired driving
Six police officers in Moose Jaw collected the Van de Vorst Family Award this week for their work fighting impaired driving. The award was established by Linda and Lou Van de Vorst five years ago in m...
Nov 17, 2023
Provincial grants fund policing positions in Estevan, Moose Jaw, Weyburn
Funding from the provincial government's Municipal Police Grants program means more money to support policing jobs in three Saskatchewan cities. According to the provincial government, the most recent...
Nov 15, 2023
New SGI campaign focuses on preventing impaired driving
After a fun night out, it's important to keep that fun going by ensuring you have a safe ride home. That's the message from SGI's new impaired driving ad campaign. It kicks off SGI's November Traffic ...
Nov 02, 2023 A new SGI campaign focuses on the prevention of impaired driving. It highlights the many options people have for a safe ride home. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Report says salaries of Sask. Crown execs down 3% from previous year
Executives at Saskatchewan's Crown corporations received $18.7 million in salary during the 2022-23 fiscal year, a drop of three per cent from the previous year. In the 2022-23 payee disclosure report...
Oct 26, 2023 The Crown Investments Corporation released the list of all 2022-23 payments to all Crown employees in Saskatchewan on Oct. 26, 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, May 4
8:30 - Executive members of the federal public service have also returned to work full-time in the office today. We chec...