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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Schools in east Regina react to report of shooting
Several schools in the east end of Regina were affected by the report of a shooting in the area Tuesday afternoon. F.W. Johnson Collegiate was placed in "Secure the Building" mode. Students at that sc...
Jun 04, 2019
OHL goalie honoured with first-ever Dayna Brons award
Jacob Ingham's work on and off the ice when it comes to blood donation has earned him the first-ever Dayna Brons award. Ingham's family knows the impact donated blood can have; his grandmother needed ...
Jun 04, 2019 Jacob Ingham, second from left, was named the recipient of the Dayna Brons award, created in honour of the Humboldt Broncos athletic therapist who was killed in the junior hockey team's bus crash. (Hockey Gives Blood)
Regina police chief welcomes MMIWG report
By Nathan Meyer Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said Monday that the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) report was not an easy read. Bray addressed the media Monday afternoon and we...
Jun 03, 2019 Regina Police Chief Evan Bray (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Riders' rookie receiver ready to roll
Justin McInnis is playing catch-up at the Saskatchewan Roughriders' training camp. The 22-year-old product of Pierrefonds, Que., missed most of the first two weeks of camp at Griffiths Stadium on the ...
Jun 03, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Justin McInnis during a training-camp practice on June 3, 2019 (Wray Morrison/650 CKOM)
Loan money for farmers available June 26, Ottawa says
Agriculture producers will have to wait another 3 1/2 weeks before they see loan money from the adjusted Advance Payments Program, Ottawa announced Monday. In an emailed media release, federal Agricul...
Jun 03, 2019
May drive-by gun incidents likely connected, says police chief
The string of five gun incidents -- including three shootings -- during a 30-minute window on May 21 are likely connected, Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said Monday. Speaking on 980 CJME's Gormley wit...
Jun 03, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Province outlines carbon offset plan in discussion paper
Saskatchewan is developing a carbon offset framework for the province in hopes of curbing emissions. The provincial government issued a discussion paper Monday to lay out the plan, which was called fo...
Jun 03, 2019 Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Conexus to close nine branches across Saskatchewan
Conexus Credit Union, one of Saskatchewan's largest financial institutions, announced on Monday it will be closing nine of its branches across the province, including two Regina locations. Closures in...
Jun 03, 2019 The Fifth Avenue Conexus Credit union branch is one of nine in Saskatchewan slated to close on Oct. 2, 2019. (980 CJME file photo)
Highway 13 west of Weyburn detoured after semi rollover
Weyburn RCMP are asking drivers to take a different route following a semi rollover on Highway 13 early Sunday morning. According to a media release, the crash happened approximately 13 kilometres wes...
Jun 02, 2019
Two people dead after three-vehicle crash near Weyburn
RCMP are confirming two people are dead after a three-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Highway 13, approximately 18 kilometres east of Weyburn. Mounties told 980 CJME Sunday afternoon that an early...
Jun 02, 2019
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...