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Carmichael Outreach gets funds for warming centre; city restarts warming bus
The City of Regina, the Saskatchewan government and Carmichael Outreach are taking steps to give people experiencing homelessness a place to stay warm in the coming days. In a media release Monday, th...
Jan 08, 2024 The City of Regina, the Ministry of Social Services and Carmichael Outreach are teaming up to open a new warming centre in Regina. (980 CJME file photo)
Provincial Traffic Safety Fund gives grants to 62 new initiatives
Pedestrian safety was the focus of many of the projects that received funding in the latest round of grants through the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund. Since 2019, proceeds from photo radar have been ...
Jan 08, 2024 Many of the projects that received grants were focused on pedestrian safety. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. launching pilot project to address disruptive behaviour in classrooms
A pilot project is set to launch in eight Saskatchewan school divisions to test methods of managing behavioural incidents in classrooms. On Monday, the Saskatchewan government announced it's putting u...
Jan 08, 2024 The Saskatchewan government is putting up $3.6 million to fund the pilot project. It's to operate until the end of the 2024-25 school year. (980 CJME file photo)
Knife-wielding man arrested after allegedly robbing delivery driver
Regina police have made an arrest after a delivery driver was faced with a tough customer. On Saturday, Regina police officers were called to the 1200 block of Cameron Street after a delivery driver r...
Jan 08, 2024 Regina Police say the man was arrested a block over from where the robbery was allegedly committed. (Regina Police/Twitter)
COVID, influenza each claim four more lives in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported four deaths due to each of COVID-19 and influenza in the final two weeks of December. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Friday by ...
Jan 05, 2024
Union suspends strike as members to vote on Viterra final offer
The Grain and General Services Union's Locals 1 and 2 announced Friday they had suspended the strike notice they gave to Viterra as members prepare to vote on the company's final offer. In a post on i...
Jan 05, 2024 The company presented its second final offer to the union on Thursday night. The union is to vote on the offer over the next two weeks. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Sask. posts third-best unemployment rate in Canada in December
Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey shows Saskatchewan set more employment records in December. The data shows Saskatchewan's full-time employment was 494,200 and total employment reached 600,200....
Jan 05, 2024 Saskatchewan added more than 22,000 jobs between December of 2022 and this past December. (980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders announce release of veteran Moncrief
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released veteran linebacker/defensive back Derrick Moncrief. The CFL team announced the transaction Friday. Moncrief, 30, was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 13....
Jan 05, 2024 Derrick Moncrief has been released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played five seasons in Saskatchewan and was a two-time West Division all-star. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Roughriders ink returner Alford to contract extension
One of the CFL's top returners is returning to Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Thursday they had signed returner Mario Alford to a one-year contract extension. The 32-year-old pro...
Jan 04, 2024 Mario Alford has returned seven kicks for touchdowns in his two seasons with the Roughriders. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Sask.'s largest addictions treatment facility to open near Lumsden
The largest addictions treatment facility in Saskatchewan is being planned for the Lumsden area. The Government of Saskatchewan announced Thursday that the 60-bed inpatient addictions treatment facili...
Jan 04, 2024 The former Living Skies Retreat will become the largest addictions treatment facility in the province. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
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