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Frost quakes cause loud booms, light shaking when bitterly cold temperatures persist
Meteorologists say that water rapidly freezing in the soil amid bitterly cold temperatures can make a startling noise and even cause small vibrations. These noises are known as frost quakes or cryosei...
Jan 27, 2026 Allen Herzog, director of facilities at the Owensboro Convention Center, blows snow off the loading dock of the facility as a winter storm passes though the area Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)
Overnight warming bus to operate in Regina during cold snap
The City of Regina is offering its homeless residents another chance to escape the bitter cold. The city said it will operate an overnight warming bus from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. until Monday. The city said...
Jan 23, 2026 “Providing a transportation option that allows people to move between spaces to manage capacity is critical in extreme weather,” Dave Slater, the city’s manager of community well-being, said in a statement. (980 CJME file photo)
$1.1M in provincial funding distributed to help create, expand warming spaces in Regina
Regina has shared $1.1 million in provincial funding with three groups to help create and expand warming centres in the Queen City. The funding was provided by the provincial government through its Pr...
Jan 22, 2026 The funding will be used to create the city’s new Seven Fires Warming Shelter, while helping Carmichael Outreach and the All Nations Hope Network’s Awasiw warming space expand their hours. (980 CJME file photo)
Cold snap grips southern, central Sask., with wind chills nearing -40 C
Some very cold weather is hitting central and southern Saskatchewan. A cold warning from Environment Canada blanketed large parts of the province on Friday, including Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current,...
Dec 12, 2025 Saskatchewan is in the midst of a cold snap, but the frigid temperatures are expected to subside by Saturday afternoon. (980 CJME file photo)
Man wearing 'very little clothing' arrested after Moose Jaw break-in
Police in Moose Jaw arrested an under-dressed man in connection with a break-and-enter case on Wednesday. According to police, officers received a report of "a male running southbound on 1st Avenue No...
Feb 20, 2025
Extreme Cold Warnings to lift across Saskatchewan on Thursday
After more than a week of extreme cold warnings across much of the province, the cold snap in Saskatchewan is finally coming to an end. Rose Carlsen, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the ...
Feb 20, 2025 After more than a week of extreme cold, the province can expect "above-normal temperatures" as we head into the weekend. (980 CJME file photo)
Weather records tumble as extreme cold grips Saskatchewan
The extreme cold weather in Saskatchewan sent temperature records tumbling over the Family Day Long Weekend. The warnings from Environment Canada, which have blanketed the province for more than week,...
Feb 18, 2025
Sask. cold snap continues, but warmer weather is on the horizon
Saskatchewan will have to endure the cold for a bit longer. Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for much of the province on Sunday, and those warnings remained in effect on Friday. Brad Vr...
Feb 14, 2025 “If we can make it a few more days, there is hope on the horizon,” said Environment Canada's Brad Vrolijk. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
No days off: Sask. farmers brace for week of freezing weather
A forecast predicting a week of frigid temperatures leaves Saskatchewan farmer Josef Buttigieg with a sinking feeling. "I'm really hoping that this is the last of the cold of this winter, and it has b...
Feb 11, 2025 Cows and sheep at Josef Buttigieg's farm chow down on feed during the fall of 2023. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Evan Bray Show: Sask. entering longest cold snap of winter, climatologist says
Saskatchewan entering in a long-haul deep freeze. Environment Canada's extreme cold warnings stretched across much of the province on Monday, including Regina and Saskatoon. Environment and Climate Ch...
Feb 10, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 26
8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...