Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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‘Why would somebody want to do something so malicious?’: Bison rancher
Diane Pastoor and her husband were devastated Sunday when they discovered someone had cut a fence several times, allowing all 52 of their bison to run loose from their ranch near Dalmeny. Pastoor told...
Jul 02, 2020
‘An epidemic:’ Six people die of overdoses in Regina in 36 hours
Between early in the morning on Canada Day and mid-afternoon on Thursday, Regina police responded to seven calls about drug overdoses -- and six of them ended up being deadly. In fact, a police team w...
Jul 02, 2020 Naloxone kits are available for free to anyone who may be likely to witness a fatal opioid overdose. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan reports 14th death due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan has recorded its 14th death due to complications associated with COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said a person in their 70s who lived in the far north reg...
Jul 02, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Investigation underway into death of Saskatchewan inmate
A female inmate at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre passed away at Royal University Hospital on Wednesday night, according to a release from the Ministry of Corrections and Policing. The release say...
Jul 02, 2020
Province, SARM teaming up to replace 100 rural bridges across the province
The province and the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) are teaming up to replace 100 rural bridges over the next four years. "Investments in public infrastructure, such as road i...
Jul 02, 2020
Severe thunderstorm watches, warnings in effect for central, eastern and northern areas of Saskatchewan
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for central, eastern and some northern regions of the province. There is now also a severe thunderstorm warning for the Melfort, Tisdale, Nipa...
Jul 02, 2020
Saskatchewan gives green light to $4B irrigation project at Lake Diefenbaker
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced a $4-billion irrigation project at Lake Diefenbaker. Lyle Stewart, Saskatchewan Party MLA and Legislative Secretary for the Water Security Agency, said the...
Jul 02, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Shooting in Regina sends man to hospital
The Regina Police Service is investigating a shooting Thursday morning that sent a man to hospital. According to police, the incident happened at about 5:30 a.m., in the 2100 block of Broad Street nea...
Jul 02, 2020
Saskatoon company developing app to help farmers monitor mental health
A new mobile app is being developed to help farmers monitor the state of their mental health. In a media release Thursday, Innovation Saskatchewan and the Ministry of Agriculture announced they’...
Jul 02, 2020
Escaped prisoner from Yorkton facility recaptured in Regina
A 46-year-old man who walked away from the White Spruce Provincial Training Centre near Yorkton on June 21 has been recaptured in Regina -- and charged in connection with a drug trafficking operation....
Jul 02, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...