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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SARCAN Recycling closes indefinitely due to COVID-19 outbreak
SARCAN Recycling announced Saturday afternoon that it will close its network of facilities until further notice. In a news release, the company said it would be doing so to minimize damage caused by C...
Mar 21, 2020
Locals self isolating after second case of COVID-19 found in Southend
One week ago the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) held a press conference to call for more to be done to protect the province’s remote and vulnerable northern communities. At th...
Mar 21, 2020
After violent assault P.A. bus driver succumbs to injuries
By Nigel Maxwell, paNOW Prince Albert Police have confirmed the victim of a violent assault in the city's midtown neighbourhood last weekend, has died. David Maxemiuk, 61, was rushed to hospital last ...
Mar 21, 2020
Sask. records 18 new cases of COVID-19, province's biggest jump
The Saskatchewan government reported the biggest provincial spike in COVID-19 cases to date on Saturday with 18 new positive tests, bringing province-wide cases to a total of 44. In a release, the gov...
Mar 21, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab.
COVID-19 brings boost in sales, change in operations for Saskatoon pot retailer
Like most places in the world right now, operations are a little different for legal weed retailers as people continue to fill up their stash in the face of COVID-19. At the Pot Shack in Saskatoon, on...
Mar 20, 2020
Sask. NDP leader in self-isolation
The leader of the provincial NDP, Ryan Meili, announced in a video news conference on Friday that he is in self-isolation at home. Meili said his wife, Mahli Brindamour, who is a pediatrician, woke up...
Mar 20, 2020
Beardy’s election proceeding as planned
In the midst of rising concerns over COVID-19, members of the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation are also thinking about who will be the best fit to lead the community. The band's general election rem...
Mar 20, 2020
Line-ups extend out the door for people waiting to sign up for employment insurance
Although most of the mall is a ghost town, the Service Canada office at the Market Mall continuously has more than 25 people lined up out the door waiting to get their Employment Insurance (EI) starte...
Mar 20, 2020
Regina Transit to keep operating, but with changes
Regina Transit made changes to its system Friday, but buses will continue running as the city contends with the possible spread of COVID-19. As of Friday, fares for both transit and paratransit servic...
Mar 20, 2020
RCMP academy suspends training, sends some cadets home
The RCMP's "Depot" Division in Regina has reacted to the threat of COVID-19. In a media release Friday, the division announced that there aren't any presumptive or confirmed cases of the virus at the ...
Mar 20, 2020
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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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 ...