Murray Wood: The public has a right to know details when someone is killed by police
Imagine living in a country where police shoot and kill someone, then don't tell the public who it was. Well, that's wha...
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Heat dome, flooding top weather stories of the year: David Phillips
It was another interesting year for weather in Canada. While record temperatures and drought-like conditions were among the top news stories from 2021, there was also a massive flood that tore through...
Dec 30, 2021 (Wikimedia Commons)
YEAR IN REVIEW: Overdoses, COVID kept Regina police busy in 2021
It was a year filled with a lot of challenges for Regina and its police service. Chief Evan Bray said police dealt with a record number of homicides in 2021, property crime was on the rise, and drug o...
Dec 29, 2021 Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
YEAR IN REVIEW: Masters dealt with ups and downs of COVID pandemic in 2021
It was a roller-coaster of a year for Sandra Masters -- and the COVID-19 pandemic had a lot to do with that. "It was (a year) of learning," Masters said when asked how she would describe her first ful...
Dec 29, 2021 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters. (980 CJME file photo)
Keeping vents cleared, filters clean keys to ensuring furnace can handle extreme cold
With the mercury dropping and sticking around the -30 C mark, people are giving their furnaces a full workload. Jeff Serson, the owner of Able Plumbing and Heating, said people should be aware if they...
Dec 29, 2021 (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Riders announce signings of two defensive starters
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Tuesday they have signed a pair of their standout defenders. The CFL team signed cornerback Nick Marshall and Canadian linebacker Micah Teitz to contract extensi...
Dec 28, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders cornerback Nick Marshall. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Connor Bedard ready to take any role to help Canada at world juniors
Connor Bedard is ready to help Canada try to win another world junior gold medal no matter what his role is. "Whatever line or 13th forward, whatever I am, I am going to be happy about. You can't comp...
Dec 26, 2021 Connor Bedard skates during a practice at the Canadian world junior selection camp in Calgary on Dec. 9, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Carmichael Outreach provides Christmas meals
With Christmas just a couple of days away, Carmichael Outreach provided the gift of a hot meal on Thursday. Tyler Gelsinger, Carmichael's food service and operations manager, said the organization gav...
Dec 23, 2021 Tyler Gelsinger. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
King of the castle: Man creates ice structure at cabin
The ice is nice for one family at Echo Lake. Since 2012, Sean Frisky and his family have built a castle made out of chunks of ice. The structure includes a bar that also is made of frozen H2O. "We do ...
Dec 22, 2021 (Sean Frisky/Submitted)
Riders re-sign two Canadians, add offensive lineman to roster
A couple of Canadian players have plans to remain in Saskatchewan for the next two years. On Wednesday, the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders announced they had signed long-snapper Jorgen Hus and running...
Dec 22, 2021 Kienan LaFrance. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Carollers to bring music to Cathedral neighbourhood, raise money for food bank
Music will fill the air in Regina's Cathedral neighbourhood Thursday evening. Led by singers and songwriters Jeffery Straker and Dara Schindelka, a group of carollers will sing a number of Christmas s...
Dec 22, 2021 (File Photo/Lisa Schick)
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 12
Evan discusses the latest on the Sask. government's pronoun policy, local crime in Saskatoon with the Acting Chief of Po...