Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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YMCA earmarks $63 million to end homelessness in Regina
After two years of consultation, there is a now a plan to tackle homelessness in Regina. Over the next five years, the YMCA and its partners will spend $38 million in program supports and $25 million ...
Jun 20, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Long-time NDP MLA not running in next year's election
A familiar face in the Saskatchewan Legislature won't be returning after the 2020 provincial election. The NDP's Warren McCall says he won't be running for re-election. On Thursday, the Regina Elphins...
Jun 20, 2019 (File photo)
Regina ward boundaries to change for 2020 election
The City of Regina will have new ward boundaries for the 2020 municipal election. The Municipal Wards Commission is to present its review of the city's wards to council on Monday. The report can be fo...
Jun 20, 2019 The new ward boundaries for Regina will take effect in November 2020. (City of Regina website)
Power outage hits south-central Sask.
As of 8:30 Thursday morning, residents in south-central Saskatchewan were without power, and SaskPower was working to fix the problem. The outage affected residents in Wilcox, Assiniboia, Coronach, Ca...
Jun 20, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina sees wet, rainy 18-hour period
In what will be welcome news for farmers gazing over parched fields, Mother Nature made a big splash. Over the past 18 hours since Wednesday afternoon, Environment Canada meteorologist Justin Shaer sa...
Jun 20, 2019
Green Zone Game Day pre-game show starts at 3 p.m.
Listen live here to 980 CJME's The Green Zone at 3 p.m. for live, pre-game coverage as the Saskatchewan Roughriders prepare to play the Ottawa Redblacks in CFL action in the nation's capital.
Jun 20, 2019
Heavy rain and flooding hits Swift Current for a second day
For the second afternoon in a row, Swift Current got hit with a big downpour on Wednesday, but it didn't appear to be as bad as the day before. "Another day of biblical rain in Swift Current," Ryan Sw...
Jun 19, 2019 A still from a video posted to Twitter (Ryan Switzer @ryan_switzer)
Stabbing victim in Estevan airlifted to Regina
A 25-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital in Regina after a stabbing in Estevan on Tuesday night. According to a media release from the Estevan Police Service, officers were dispatched just after ...
Jun 19, 2019
Cleanup underway in Swift Current after heavy rain, flooding
As Swift Current tries to clean up and dry out from heavy rains and flash flooding on Tuesday evening, SGI says it's starting to process some of the insurance claims being filed by residents and busin...
Jun 19, 2019 Heavy rain in Swift Current on June 18, 2019 caused flash flooding. (Yvonne Haubrick, Swift Current Soccer Association/Twitter)
Five doctors to join Sask. gynecological oncology program
Saskatchewan is taking steps to improve its gynecological oncology program. Five gynecological oncologists have agreed to begin practising in the province, joining new program lead Dr. Laura Hopkins t...
Jun 19, 2019
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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