Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Vehicle shot at during attempted robbery on Robinson Street
Regina police are searching for information and suspects after an attempted armed robbery Friday morning. According to a news release, the victim was pulled over on the 1300 block of Robinson Street, ...
Jul 26, 2019 Regina police are searching for information and suspects after an attempted armed robbery in the 1300 block of Robinson Street on July 26, 2019. (Nathan Meyer/980 CJME)
Regina police find, arrest man considered 'armed and dangerous'
The search is over for a man Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP have called "armed and dangerous." Regina police told 980 CJME Friday afternoon that city police officers found and arrested Jarrett Poitras around 2 ...
Jul 26, 2019 Jarrett Poitras, 25, is wanted in relation to two incidents on the Muscowpetung First Nation on July 23, 2019. (Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP)
Sask. police catch over 900 distracted drivers in June: SGI
Distracted driving continues to be an issue in Saskatchewan, according to numbers recently released by SGI. During last month's traffic safety spotlight, SGI says 919 people were caught driving distra...
Jul 25, 2019
Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP search for 'armed and dangerous' man
Fort Qu'Appelle RCMP are searching for a 25-year-old man who they say is armed and dangerous. Jarrett Poitras is wanted in connection to two incidents on the Muscowpetung First Nation on Tuesday -- an...
Jul 25, 2019 Jarrett Poitras, 25, is wanted in relation to two incidents on the Muscowpetung First Nation on July 23, 2019. (Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP)
62-year-old man dead after motorcycle crash near Whitewood
A 62-year-old man is dead after a crash between a motorcycle and a Correctional Service Canada (CSC) vehicle near Whitewood on Wednesday. According to Broadview RCMP, it happened around 11:50 a.m. at ...
Jul 25, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Oil tanker train collides with semi hauling fuel: Yorkton RCMP
RCMP are at the scene of a crash between a CP rail train hauling oil tankers and a Co-op petroleum semi-truck hauling fuel in Yorkton. According to a news release, officers were called to the collisio...
Jul 25, 2019 Yorkton RCMP reported that an oil tanker train collided with a semi truck hauling fuel on the south side of city late Thursday morning on July 25, 2019. (Mobile Adivsors Twitter page)
Second man charged in May-long murder, crime sprees
Another 17 crimes are being added to the list of charges a Regina man is facing after two crime sprees and a murder in May. Derrick Ewen Pasap, 27, is now charged with first-degree murder in the death...
Jul 24, 2019
Regina police arrest teen after bear spray attack
Regina police have arrested and charged a 17-year-old boy with assault after he allegedly bear sprayed people at a business on south Albert Street Tuesday night. A news release from the police service...
Jul 24, 2019
Second public school union votes for strike mandate
If support workers at Regina public schools go on strike, they might have some company on the picket lines: On Tuesday, CUPE Local 650, which represents 175 maintenance and tradespeople in the Regina ...
Jul 24, 2019
Police investigating reported abduction
Regina police are asking for the public's help after a possible abduction on Tuesday. Police said officers were dispatched around 12:03 p.m. to a parking lot on the 400 block of Albert Street North. P...
Jul 23, 2019
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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