Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
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Highway closures way up this winter, more people relying on Highway Hotline
It has been a bad year for Saskatchewan drivers. There have been many brutal winter storms, which have made for rough driving conditions. And, as a result, highway closures went way up. From Nov. 1 to...
Apr 20, 2022
RCMP reports death of second person involved in crash near Martensville
A second person has died in the wake of a fatal crash near Martensville. The RCMP confirmed the teenage driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was involved in the two-vehicle crash has died in hospital....
Apr 20, 2022
Saskatchewan offers look at design of Treaty boundary signs
Saskatchewan has unveiled the design of highway signs that will be erected to mark Treaty boundaries — the first signs of their kind in Canada. Signs at the boundary between Treaty 4 and Treaty ...
Apr 20, 2022
Travel not recommended on some highways around Regina
The storm that started pounding southeastern Saskatchewan on Wednesday was still affecting highways Thursday, including some around Regina. Just before 4:30 p.m., the Highway Hotline said travel wasn'...
Apr 14, 2022
'If you don't have to go, don't:' Nasty weather closes highways across Sask.
It's another day of poor driving conditions on Saskatchewan highways. Around 4 p.m., the Highway Hotline said the Trans-Canada Highway was closed from Regina to Belle Plaine due to drifting snow, redu...
Mar 10, 2022 Traffic at a standstill on the Trans-Canada Highway south of Regina on March 10, 2022. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Sask. highway closures, travel warnings due to vicious winds, blowing snow
The strong winds that blew through Saskatchewan on Monday made for a treacherous evening and morning on the roads around the province. Numerous highways were closed around Moose Jaw and Regina overnig...
Mar 08, 2022 Highway near Rosetown on March 7, 2022 (Facebook/ Rhonda Werstiuk
Rosetown becomes a refuge for people caught in storm
Bad weather typically brings out the best in Saskatchewan people and that was true again during Monday's wicked blizzard. Rosetown ran out of hotel rooms to accommodate the influx of travellers lookin...
Feb 01, 2022 Rosetown water tower (Facebook)
Almost all Saskatchewan highways reopened following storm
Nearly all of Saskatchewan's highways were reopened Tuesday after much of Saskatchewan was hit by a wicked blizzard on Monday. At 2:45 p.m., the Highway Hotline map showed just one stretch of road -- ...
Feb 01, 2022 Highway Hotline camera on Highway 1 at Balgonie (Government of Saskatchewan)
Highways around Regina affected by whiteout conditions
It's a nightmare day on highways across southern Saskatchewan. Travel isn't recommended on most major highways into and out of Regina due to near zero visibility. Highways that were closed early Tuesd...
Jan 18, 2022 Road conditions west of Estevan on Jan. 18, 2022. (Submitted)
Sask. highways improving after heavy snow
Heavy snowfall Sunday night left many Saskatchewan highways in shambles to start the week off. Late Sunday and early Monday, the Highway Hotline issued a number of ‘travel not recommended’...
Dec 27, 2021
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...
