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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Canora, Sask. woman dead after 3-vehicle crash near Yorkton
An 82-year-old woman is dead after the minivan she was driving was involved in a three-vehicle crash north of Yorkton on Saturday afternoon. RCMP from the Yorkton detachment said the woman, who's from...
Jun 10, 2019 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP close Highway 9 after serious crash north of Yorkton
RCMP are asking drivers in east central Saskatchewan to take alternate routes after a serious crash near Yorkton Saturday afternoon. Mounties say it happened about five kilometres north of the city on...
Jun 08, 2019 The RCMP is investigating a fatal crash south of Swift Current. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina to hold Toronto Raptors viewing parties at Mosaic Stadium
The City of Regina's joining in on the Toronto Raptors fever by showing the NBA Finals on one of the biggest screens in the Prairies. On Friday afternoon, the city announced plans to show any potentia...
Jun 07, 2019
Brandt machinist dead after work-related incident near Regina
Brandt is confirming one of its employees died after an incident on the job Thursday morning. Multiple sources tell 980 CJME it happened at one of the company's manufacturing facilities north of Regin...
Jun 07, 2019 Brandt’s manufacturing facility north of Regina. (Google Maps)
Sask. minimum wage to increase to $11.32 per hour
Saskatchewan's minimum wage will get a 26-cent-per-hour bump on Oct. 1; it's going up to $11.32 per hour. It's currently $11.06 per hour, one of the lowest-such figures in Canada. A media release Frid...
Jun 07, 2019
Hughes, Joseph heading into Riders' Plaza of Honour
A pair of teammates from the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 2007 Grey Cup-winning team are to be honoured by the franchise in 2019. Neal Hughes and Kerry Joseph are to be inducted into the CFL team's Plaza...
Jun 07, 2019 File photo of former Saskatchewan Roughriders fullback Neal Hughes. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Late-night shooting sends man to Regina hospital
A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital late Thursday after a shooting in North Central Regina. In a media release Friday, the Regina Police Service said it dispatched officers to the 800 block of Kin...
Jun 07, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan gov't to cover cost of abortion pill
The Saskatchewan government announced Friday it would be joining the rest of the country in providing full coverage for the abortion drug Mifegymiso under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan. Health Minister J...
Jun 07, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Police investigating pair of alleged kidnappings in Regina
The Regina Police Service is searching for two suspects in a pair of alleged kidnappings that occurred Thursday. In a media release issued Friday morning, the police say they received a report Thursda...
Jun 07, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan philanthropists honoured for a lifetime of giving
Gordon Rawlinson says he learned the importance of giving back to the community from his father. It was a good lesson, as the owner and CEO of Rawlco Radio and his wife, Jill, have become two of Saska...
Jun 07, 2019
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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 ...