Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Votes show unions differ on tentative agreement with SAHO
Three unions representing health-sector workers in the province have differing views of a tentative agreement reached in February with the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO). In r...
Apr 23, 2019
New pool planned for Buffalo Pound Provincial Park by 2020
The provincial government is taking the plunge on a new pool for Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. On Monday, the government announced that the provincial budget included money to replace the park's popu...
Apr 22, 2019 A concept drawing of the new pool at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Murder charge laid in Regina's second homicide of 2019
A 19-year-old man made his first court appearance on a first-degree murder charge Monday in connection with Regina's second homicide of 2019. Jayshree Isiah Joel Apooch initially was charged with atte...
Apr 22, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Cleanup moves 12 tonnes of trash out of North Central
Imagine moving two elephants out of Regina's North Central neighbourhood. That's about the weight of the trash that was removed as a part of a community cleanup held over the Easter long weekend. Jack...
Apr 22, 2019 North Central Regina residents pick up garbage during a neighbourhood cleanup on April 19, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Two people sent to hospital after east end shooting in Regina
Two people were sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in the east end of Regina on Sunday morning. Police were sent to a business in the 1900 block of Fleet Street at 5:...
Apr 21, 2019 A Regina police cruiser patrols the Glencairn neighbourhood following a shooting that happened nearby on April 21, 2019. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Regina's Capital Pointe property on sale for $8.5M
The Capital Pointe property is now on the Regina real estate market. The 0.71 acre lot is listed by Cushman & Wakefield Regina for $8.5 million. It's described as a high profile development site o...
Apr 19, 2019
What's open Easter weekend in Regina
This weekend's Easter holiday means the City of Regina has limited hours over the weekend for many of its services. People who have garbage or recycling scheduled to be picked up this weekend will sti...
Apr 19, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Lawson Aquatic Centre set to reopen Thursday
The Lawson Aquatic Centre, which closed Tuesday after a power outage, is to reopen Thursday at 6 p.m. The pool was closed by the City of Regina after the power outage caused a breakdown in the facilit...
Apr 18, 2019
Residential street sweeping set to begin
The City of Regina's street-sweeping program moves into its next stage Tuesday, when crews are to head into residential neighbourhoods. Street-sweeping machines have been on boulevards, medians and hi...
Apr 18, 2019 Signs like this will start appearing in residential areas with street sweeping to begin Monday. (City of Regina/Twitter)
Manslaughter charge laid in inmate's fentanyl-related death
For the first time in Saskatchewan, the RCMP has laid manslaughter charges in connection to a fentanyl-related death. Nikolai Ellson, 22, has been charged after an investigation into the death of Kirk...
Apr 18, 2019
OPINION
Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...