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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Regina's economy expected to grow by 2.5 per cent in 2025: Report
Regina's economy can expect a much better year in 2025, according to a forecast from the Conference Board of Canada. In its 2025 outlook report for Regina, the board predicted that the city's economy ...
Jan 30, 2025 Regina's economy is expected to grow almost three times more in 2025 than it did last year. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Jamie Nye's Saskatchewan Roughriders quarter-century team
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have enjoyed some success over the past 25 years. The CFL club won Grey Cups in 2007 and 2013, and appeared in the championship game two more times. Plenty of great player...
Jan 30, 2025 (980 CJME file photo)
Lake Alma man arrested, charged after string of mail thefts in Regina
A 36-year-old Lake Alma man is facing charges after a string of thefts from mailboxes at Regina residences. According to police, the first incident happened back on November 5, when a person pried ope...
Jan 30, 2025 Police said the man is now facing nine separate charges, and made a court appearance earlier this week. (980 CJME file photo)
National parks reservations in Saskatchewan open tomorrow
National parks reservations in the province open for 2025 at 8 a.m. on Friday. In Grasslands National Park campers can reserve spots at Frenchman Valley, West Block Backcountry, East Block Backcountry...
Jan 30, 2025 Camping spots in Grasslands National Park can be reserved between May 1 and Oct. 12 for 2025. (Parks Canada/Submitted)
Market access, export infrastructure among top issues for exporters: STEP
Exporters who send their products to markets outside Saskatchewan have been in the spotlight as the threat of U.S. tariffs looms large. Chris Dekker, president and CEO of Saskatchewan Trade and Export...
Jan 28, 2025 CEO Chris Dekker says STEP has developed a package to help its members explain to their American clients and customers how important a free trade arrangement is. (980 CJME file photo)
What impact will tariffs have on AGT Foods and the agriculture industry?
Many people in the Saskatchewan agriculture industry are wondering how the possibility of U.S. tariffs will impact them. Murad Al-Katib, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGT Foods and Ingredie...
Jan 27, 2025 A durum wheat crop in Saskatchewan. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Riders add Super Bowl and Grey Cup champion Shane Ray to defensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Super Bowl and Grey Cup-winning defensive lineman Shane Ray. The 31-year-old Ray was a first-round NFL draft pick and won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos...
Jan 27, 2025 Shane Ray won a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos in 2016 and a Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022. (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
Roy Green Show: Pierre Poilievre says Canada needs 'massive patriotic tax cut'
With the Liberal Party leader race heating up and U.S. President Donald Trump's first week in office, one Canadian political leader is weighing in. Conservative Party Leader, Pierre Poilievre, was a g...
Jan 26, 2025 Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre told Roy Green that if he is elected he will 'axe the carbon tax' and 'introduce the biggest crackdown on crime in the history of Canada.' (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Sask. actor Kim Coates calls threats of suing city of LA over wildfires 'garbage'
Saskatoon-born actor Kim Coates is leaning on his community following the devastating fires in Los Angeles. Thankfully for Coates, his home was spared. But some of his neighbours weren't so lucky. "We...
Jan 25, 2025 Actor Kim Coates said he received a call about the fire when he was in New York. (Kim Coates/X)
Roughrider Ajou Ajou set to join the NFL's Indianapolis Colts
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be losing a key piece on the field, and an energetic part of the locker room with second-year wide receiver Ajou Ajou set to join the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. Ajou h...
Jan 25, 2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Ajou Ajou catches his first CFL touchdown pass at Mosaic Stadium on June 23, 2024. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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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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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 ...