Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Sask. to make change to minimum wage on Oct. 1
Saskatchewan's minimum wage is set to increase on Oct. 1. It's to go up by 26 cents per hour to $11.32 per hour. The change -- the 11th in the province since 2007 -- was announced in June. "Our govern...
Sep 23, 2019
Regina police issue 395 school zone speeding tickets in September
Less than a full month into new school zone speed limits in Regina, the city's police service has already issued 395 speeding tickets for violations in school zones. City council voted to change speed...
Sep 23, 2019 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Missing Regina woman found dead in RM of Edenwold
A 57-year-old Regina woman who was reported missing Sunday was found dead Monday afternoon. Joan Marie Stricker had last been seen on Sunday morning in the 3100 block of Windsor Park Road near the Arc...
Sep 23, 2019 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
City council to hold special meeting on regulating body rub parlours
Regina city council is set to decide on a licensing regime for body rub parlours at a special meeting on Monday night. In June, a supplemental report by city administration laid out a number of recomm...
Sep 23, 2019
31-year-old man charged with impaired driving in head-on Ring Road crash
A 31-year-old Regina man is charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm after a serious crash on Ring Road early Saturday morning. Police said the collision happened on Ring Road between Albert ...
Sep 22, 2019 Screen grab of YouTube video by FireVideosFD (Submitted)
Raiders grind out 1-0 win to spoil Blades home opener
The Prince Albert Raiders were able to hold off the Saskatoon Blades for a grinding 1-0 win to wrap up opening weekend in the Western Hockey League Saturday at SaskTel Centre. The Raiders and Blades c...
Sep 22, 2019
Victim sprayed with bear mace, struck with machete in North Central mugging
Regina police are searching for two suspects after a female was mugged at a business in North Central Saturday morning. In a media release, police said the incident happened at a business in the 1100 ...
Sep 21, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Blades bench boss ready for year two in Saskatoon
Mitch Love is ready to get to work on another hockey season. The Saskatoon Blades head coach arrived in the bridge city last summer after seven seasons with the Everett Silvertips knowing little about...
Sep 21, 2019
Kansas farmers share similar harvest woes to Saskatchewan
Three brothers in Kansas are trying to find something positive as they deal with a challenging harvest season with a parody music video. It comes as the latest Saskatchewan crop report shows just 23 p...
Sep 21, 2019
Man sent to hospital after downtown Regina shooting
A 34-year-old man was sent to hospital Saturday morning after getting shot in downtown Regina. In a media release, police said officers were called to the 1800 block of Ottawa Street around 5 a.m. aft...
Sep 21, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...