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The July 2016 oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River has cost $107 million. Husky Energy released the figure, detailing the costs of the spill up to Dec. 31, 2016, in its latest management report...

The 89th Academy Awards are rolling out the red carpet Sunday night. 980 CJME movie critic Brett Buster has been diligently following the nominations and made his predictions. Best picture: Arrival Fe...

A 52-year-old British Columbia man is facing drug charges after being stopped on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Sintaluta, Sask. RCMP said Indian Head and Broadview Traffic Services members pulled t...

Gord Currie is in the Order of Canada. The Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. He should be enshrined in every institution that honours character, compassion and acco...

Chris Best is allowed to walk away from the game on his own terms, despite it not quite being on his own terms. Best's body won't let him get back on the field. Two more surgeries are needed and it wo...

At the 50th annual State of the City Address Thursday, Regina Mayor Michael Fougere made a comment in his speech that will get Rider fans buzzing. While addressing the crowd about improvements being m...

A 22-year-old man who was tasered by a Regina police officer earlier this week is now facing charges. The man allegedly refused to co-operate with police Tuesday night, when officers responded to the ...

Chris Best's heart is still in football, but his hips couldn't keep up anymore. After ten years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders - his entire career - Best announced he was hanging up his cleats Thur...

Hall of famer, coach, educator and Order of Canada recipient Gordon Currie has died. The 93-year-old's impact on the Saskatchewan sports scene was felt across multiple sports in Regina from football t...

For the first time ever, Saskatchewan workers are averaging slightly more than $1,000 in weekly earnings. According to Statistics Canada numbers released Thursday, weekly earnings for non-farm payroll...