Sarah Mills: Does this Canada Day feel different due to 'elbows up' attitude?
Does Canada Day feel different this year? Sarah Mills says we should be cheering harder for Canada than ever due to our ...
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Petition calling for Regina school board chair to resign to be presented
After a Pride motion was voted down last month, a petition is to be presented at Tuesday's Regina Public School Board meeting. The petition, which has been signed by more than 5,000 people, calls for ...
Nov 05, 2019 Supporters of an eventually defeated motion to mandate the Pride Flag at Regina public schools gather at a school board meeting. Oct. 15, 2019 (courtesy Regina Public Schools Twitter)
Cowessess First Nation opens transition residence to bring girls home
The Cowessess First Nation can now bring its girls home. The new transition residence, Sacred Wolf Lodge, opened Friday and will allow girls in government care across the country to return and grow up...
Nov 01, 2019 The Sacred Wolf Lodge grand opening was held on the Cowessess First Nation on Nov. 1, 2019. (File photo courtesy of the Cowessess First Nation)
Regina crime stats: Crimes against property up, drug charges down
Regina police continue to struggle with crimes against property, including theft, arson and mischief. According to the monthly crime statistics released at the Board of Police Commissioners meeting on...
Oct 31, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina police to receive new, portable drug-screening device
Regina police are getting a new roadside drug-screening device to detect the use of marijuana. The SoToxa Mobile Test System is expected to be used in tandem with other field sobriety instruments like...
Oct 30, 2019
'A wonderful problem to have': YMCA raises $26K for playground upgrades
The YMCA-operated daycare playground that was vandalized at Regina's McVeety School in September will be restored to a better shape than it was before the damage. YMCA CEO Steve Compton put out the ca...
Oct 30, 2019 The YMCA-operated daycare playground structure was found busted up at its site on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (Hillsdale Community Association Facebook page)
Regina YMCA buys more time ahead of big decision on avoiding insolvency
The YMCA in Regina is continuing to search for solutions to its ongoing financial challenges. In June, it announced serious financial troubles, adding that if significant changes aren't made, the YMCA...
Oct 29, 2019 (YMCA of Regina/Facebook)
Canadian Cancer Society wants Sask. to regulate vaping like tobacco
The Canadian Cancer Society wants a say when the Moe government introduces legislation for the regulation of vaping products in Saskatchewan this fall. Health policy analyst Donna Pasiechnik was in at...
Oct 27, 2019
Heritage Classic expected to bring $15-20M of economic activity to Regina
The NHL Heritage Classic is providing a large economic boost for the City of Regina. According to John Hopkins, CEO of the Regina Chamber of Commerce, it's almost on par with an event like the Grey Cu...
Oct 26, 2019 Preparations are almost finished for the NHL's Tim Hortons Heritage Classic. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Heritage Classic held in 'a place where hockey matters,' says Bettman
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is used to getting booed at public events, but he received a warm welcome to Saskatchewan on Friday before the Heritage Classic. He spoke at a luncheon hosted by the Cham...
Oct 26, 2019 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to reporters ahead of the Heritage Classic in Regina (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
What does the future hold for Ralph Goodale?
When Ralph Goodale lost his seat in Monday's federal election after 26 years of representing Regina-Wascana, he said he didn't have any immediate plans for the future. He left the door open, though, s...
Oct 25, 2019 Ralph Goodale speaks to supporters after losing his seat in Regina-Wascana in the 2019 election on Oct. 21, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood says he's still trying to avoid buying anything made in the U.S.A., along with travel south of the border, b...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 30
WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was ending all trade talks with ...