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Drivers pulled over in Regina in March will face mandatory alcohol screening
Regina police will be focusing more intently on impaired drivers starting Friday. The police service announced Thursday that officers in the Traffic Safety Unit will require drivers to take a mandator...
Feb 29, 2024 Police say the traffic stops could be a result of a rolling stop, speeding or other offences.
(Regina Police Service/Twitter)
Saskatchewan Mountie's family 'relieved' after son's killer sentenced
Tears flowed outside Regina Court of King's Bench on Thursday after the man who killed Const. Shelby Patton was handed an 18-year prison sentence. Patton's parents, Ashley and Melanie, were emotional ...
Feb 29, 2024 Melanie Patton speaks to reporters outside Regina Court of King's Bench on Thursday. Patton was at the sentencing hearing for the man who ran over and killed her son, Const. Shelby Patton, in June of 2021 in Wolseley. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Roughriders sign former NFL receiver KeeSean Johnson
For the second time this week, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have added a former NFL draft pick to their roster. The CFL team announced Thursday it had signed receiver KeeSean Johnson, who was picked i...
Feb 29, 2024 The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of former NFL receiver KeeSean Johnson on Thursday. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/X)
Man who killed Mountie in Wolseley handed 18-year prison sentence
The man who ran over and killed a Saskatchewan Mountie in June of 2021 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Alphonse Traverse learned his fate Thursday in Regina Court of King's Bench. He had ple...
Feb 29, 2024 Const. Shelby Patton was killed in the line of duty in June of 2021. The man who struck and killed Patton with a stolen truck in Wolseley pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Sept. 27, 2023. (RCMP/X)
Two people escape overnight house fire in North Central without injury
Two people escaped a house fire in Regina's North Central neighbourhood on Wednesday night. According to Regina Fire & Protective Services, firefighters saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the ...
Feb 29, 2024 The two occupants were assisted by Mobile Crisis after escaping the blaze. (Regina Fire/Twitter)
New 20-space emergency shelter for women opening in Regina
Regina soon will be getting a new permanent enhanced emergency shelter for women. In a media release Wednesday, the Saskatchewan government announced it was providing $884,400 in funding to help the Y...
Feb 28, 2024 The YWCA Regina was selected to operate the shelter in January. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders add pair of American players
The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signings of two players Tuesday, including a former draft pick of the NFL's Chicago Bears. Wide receiver Dazz Newsome was selected by the Bears in the ...
Feb 27, 2024 The Saskatchewan Roughriders added two former NFL prospects to their roster Tuesday. (980 CJME file photo)
'A phenomenal moment:' Homan celebrates fourth Scotties title
With Jennifer Jones in the hack ready to throw her final stone, Rachel Homan didn't have any control over how things were going to play out in the 10th end of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final. ...
Feb 27, 2024 Rachel Homan (left) and her teammates celebrate a victory at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. (Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver/X)
Sask. performed record number of surgeries between April and December
Saskatchewan cut significantly into its surgical backlog in the first nine months of the fiscal year. In a media release Tuesday, the provincial government said 71,850 surgical procedures were done be...
Feb 27, 2024 Saskatchewan performed 6,000 more surgeries in the first nine months of the fiscal year than it did in the same time frame in 2022. (ophthalmology muh)
No noon-hour supervision at some Saskatchewan schools Friday
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is planning another day of sanctions on Friday. In a post on its website, the teachers' union announced a one-day withdrawal of noon-hour supervision at schools a...
Feb 27, 2024 The withdrawal of lunch-hour supervision at some schools Friday marks the fifth straight day of sanctions by the teachers. (980 CJME file photo)
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