Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
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14 Regina roads in the running for CAA Worst Roads campaign
Drivers in Regina are expressing their displeasure with the state of residential roads in the city. CAA's Worst Roads Campaign is underway, seeking input from the public to find the worst road in Sask...
Apr 25, 2019 The condition of Procter Place on April 24, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Volunteers gather for North Central community cleanup
A pair of posts on social media has triggered an earlier neighbourhood garbage cleanup in North Central Regina. A Facebook video shared on April 4 by user Michael Scott shows damaged garbage bins surr...
Apr 19, 2019 North Central Regina residents pick up garbage during a neighbourhood cleanup on April 19, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Ombudsman concerned by lack of public servant whistleblowers
Saskatchewan's Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner is concerned with how few public sector workers come forward with complaints. In her annual report released Thursday, Mary McFadyen...
Apr 18, 2019 Saskatchewan Ombudsman Mary McFadyen speaking to reporters at the Legislature on April 18, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Province encourages public to keep vaccinations up to date
The vast majority of people in Saskatchewan can pat themselves on the back for getting a needle in the arm. The province kicked off National Immunization Awareness Week on Thursday by encouraging memb...
Apr 18, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Drivers asked to be patient at collector school bus stops
A change to Catholic school transportation routes over the past few years means school buses in Regina sometimes have to hold up traffic on busier streets. The Regina Catholic School Division made a c...
Apr 17, 2019
Students trade textbooks for tools in hands-on career spotlight
High school students built the foundation for an occupation in the skilled trades during the Think Construction Career Spotlight program on Tuesday. Students in grades 10 to 12 who are interested in p...
Apr 16, 2019 Grade 11 student Destiny Dubois uses sheet metal to make a toolbox at the Think Construction Career Spotlight in Regina on April 16, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Scotty's 66-million-year journey to the Royal Sask. Museum
The biggest Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered will stand tall for the first time in Regina next month. Scotty is coming to the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) following decades of fossil excavation, p...
Apr 15, 2019 An artistic reconstruction showing the injuries of Scotty the T.rex (Beth Zaiken/Submitted)
U of R Rams support potential for U.S.-style tailgating
The University of Regina Rams expressed support for U.S.-style tailgating at its games if Saskatchewan were to follow Ontario in allowing it outside sporting events. Before Ontario announced the move ...
Apr 14, 2019 (File photo courtesy of Piper Sports Photography)
Regina bar hosting Game of Thrones viewing parties
It may be the first weekend of NHL playoffs but a Regina bar is switching the channel from hockey to Game of Thrones. Erin Dunn is the owner of The Hop & Vine, which is holding live viewing partie...
Apr 13, 2019 Game of Thrones promo photo (@GameOfThrones/Twitter)
Regina school divisions address capacity issues
When schools reach capacity in Regina, it means they need to be more creative to find the extra space. That often involves turning multi-purpose areas originally intended to provide space for things l...
Apr 12, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
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