Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Regina tech tinkerers take top spot in educational challenge
A group of tech tinkerers in Regina has claimed a top education prize after winning the U.S.-based Follett Challenge. The city's Catholic school division won the $60,000 first-place prize this week af...
Apr 25, 2019 St. Peter students create an electronic game of Simon Says with tools inside one of Regina Catholic School Division’s tinker tubs on March 4, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Biggar fire under control, but crews remain on scene
A wildfire burning southwest of Saskatoon near Biggar is now under control. The Town of Biggar provided an update shortly after 5 p.m. on the fire that has been burning since Monday. In a post to the ...
Apr 25, 2019
'Opportunity of a lifetime:' Heritage Classic tickets go on sale
If hockey fans didn't get a pre-sale code for the Heritage Classic, Thursday was the day they could get their hands on some tickets. The NHL game is to be played outdoors at Mosaic Stadium on Oct. 26 ...
Apr 25, 2019
Human-trafficking suspect wanted on Canada-wide warrant
The Regina Police Service is asking for the public's help in finding a man who is wanted for a variety of offences, including human trafficking. Daniel Khet, 26, is the subject of a Canada-wide warran...
Apr 25, 2019
Regina police lay attempted murder charges
A 37-year-old Regina man is facing two charges of attempted murder after a shooting incident in the city on Sunday. According to a release issued by the Regina Police Service, Steven Karl Miller was t...
Apr 25, 2019 A Regina police cruiser patrols the Glencairn neighbourhood following a shooting that happened nearby on April 21, 2019. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Former Riders president called to the Hall
He was an integral part of building the Saskatchewan Roughriders' new stadium -- and now he'll enter the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a builder. Jim Hopson, who served as the Roughriders' first-e...
Apr 24, 2019 Former Roughriders president and CEO Jim Hopson. (Kevin Sousa/CFL.ca)
Regina, Saskatoon hope technology can solve transportation issues
Regina and Saskatoon may be provincial rivals, but they're teaming up in hopes of solving a mutual concern. The cities announced Wednesday that they're launching the Civic Innovation Challenge, in whi...
Apr 24, 2019
RCMP traffic unit makes drug busts near Kindersley
The RCMP's Roving Traffic Unit had a busy time near Kindersley recently, but not only with traffic. Officers made three drug busts after stopping vehicles on Highway 7 on April 17 and April 18. On Apr...
Apr 24, 2019
Regina police use SWAT team to arrest 24-year-old
Regina police have charged a 24-year-old man after needing to use the SWAT team, crisis negotiators and a canine unit to arrest him Tuesday in the North Central area. At about 3 p.m., a heavy police p...
Apr 24, 2019 Police operation underway on the 1200 block of McTavish Street on April 23, 2019.
FSIN concerned over RCMP response to gun incident
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is raising concerns over the RCMP's failure to follow up on an incident where an evicted farmer had a gun while trespassing on the Ochapowace Firs...
Apr 24, 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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