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Regina's executive committee tables COVID tax relief decision
Hotels and businesses seeking some financial relief from the City of Regina will need to wait a bit longer. On Wednesday, the city's executive committee voted to table its decision when it comes to re...
Feb 09, 2022
Roughriders sign free-agent receiver Wesley Lewis
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are adding a towering presence to their receiving group. Wesley Lewis, 27, has signed a contract with the CFL team. Lewis, who is 6-foot-5 and 218 pounds, was drafted by t...
Feb 09, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
O'Day says more signings could be on the way for Riders
Jeremy O'Day is going to take full advantage of his spending money in free agency. "I spend to the (salary cap) every year. If I didn't spend to the cap, I would be doing our team a disservice and I w...
Feb 08, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
'This place was like home for me': Moncrief returns to Riders, Sask. adds Sankey to LB group
Derrick Moncrief said coming back to the Saskatchewan Roughriders feels like coming home. "I come from a small hometown - Prattville, Alabama - and it just reminds me of that, just football and nothin...
Feb 08, 2022 Linebacker Derrick Moncrief speaks after agreeing to a two-year contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Feb. 8, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Riders retain most of offence, big defensive names on the move as CFL free agency nears
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will continue to put together the pieces as they try to win a Grey Cup at home in 2022. CFL free agency got underway Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Riders come into the day with 2...
Feb 08, 2022 Loucheiz Purifoy (left) and Samuel Eguavoen celebrate a big defensive play against the B.C. Lions on Oct. 27, 2018. (Derek Elvin/Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Rally held to ask for paid sick leave, return of PCR testing
Some Saskatchewan residents are hoping to make their message heard by Saskatchewan MLAs: Speak up. "I don't expect they are going to line up and disagree with the premier; I don't think anyone's expec...
Feb 07, 2022 A rally seeking a delay in the removal of COVID public health measures was held outside the constituency office of Regina Coronation Park MLA Mark Docherty on Feb. 7, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Riders extend contracts of Maas and Shivers, announce football staff
There will be consistency on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' sideline in 2022. Offensive co-ordinator Jason Maas and defensive co-ordinator Jason Shivers have both signed two-year contract extensions wi...
Jan 27, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
NDP releases report on housing and poverty, calls on government to do more
Meara Conway says she and others noticed a housing and poverty crisis in the province. That prompted the NDP Regina Elphinstone-Centre MLA to speak to different communities in the province about what ...
Jan 25, 2022 NDP MLA Meara Conway releases her report after public consultations on housing and poverty on Jan. 24, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Higher oil prices good for economy of Sask. cities, but concerns over how long it will last
There's some optimism surrounding the energy industry, which could be good news for some Saskatchewan cities. While the price of oil has seen some dips recently, it reached a high Wednesday that hadn'...
Jan 22, 2022 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
New rink opens on Wascana Lake
Wascana Lake is the latest place in Regina where people can enjoy a refreshing skate. The Government of Saskatchewan announced the official opening of the Rink on Wascana on Thursday. It's a full-size...
Jan 20, 2022 (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
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