Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Railyard renewal remains on the horizon
The renewal of Regina's railyards could be ready to roll soon. During a visit to the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Tuesday, Mayor Michael Fougere said preparations for the project are to get started thi...
Apr 16, 2019
Regina police corporal charged with assault
A Regina Police Service corporal is facing two charges of assault after an investigation by the Public Complaints Commission (PCC). Colin Bradley Magee, 46, was on duty when the alleged assaults again...
Apr 16, 2019
Respected elder Noel Starblanket passes away
Noel Starblanket, a residential school survivor who became a leader in Saskatchewan's Indigenous community, died Monday morning in a Regina hospital. He was 72. Starblanket became chief of the Star Bl...
Apr 15, 2019 (Amnesty International Canada/Twitter)
Charges laid after car-motorcycle collision
A 32-year-old Regina man is facing four charges in connection with a car-motorcycle collision that occurred Saturday at the intersection of Arcola Avenue and Fleury Street. Police were called to the i...
Apr 15, 2019
More charges laid in homicide investigation
Three more people have been charged in connection with a homicide investigation stemming from the disappearance of Colin Focht. In a media release issued Monday, the RCMP reported that 23-year-old Jor...
Apr 15, 2019
'An easy thing to do:' Rider sends teddy bear to Ontario fan
One small Saskatchewan Roughriders fan in Ontario will be getting a brand new teddy bear thanks to a small act of kindness from a current player. On Twitter, an account with the handle @MoBay_LA indic...
Apr 15, 2019 Zack Evans bought a new teddy bear after an Ontario fan lost theirs. (Zack Evans/Twitter)
Sask. literacy programs get new government funding
The provincial and federal governments invested more than $2 million in children's literacy programs in Saskatchewan on Monday. At a media conference at the Regina Public Library, Saskatchewan Educati...
Apr 15, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
People, dogs deal with ticks as warm up continues
The sun is shining and the flowers are blooming during the early parts of spring in Saskatchewan and that means one thing is on the way - tick season. People taking advantage of walking their dogs may...
Apr 14, 2019
Regina crash between car and motorcycle sends two to hospital
Two people were taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries after a crash in Regina on Saturday afternoon. Regina police say the collision happened at about 2:18 p.m. at Arcola Avenue and 14th Avenue....
Apr 13, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
One in custody after Regina police presence on Montreal Street
Regina police found a gun and took one male into custody on Saturday after responding to a home in the 1600 block of Montreal Street near Sask Drive. Police said they had received reports of a gunshot...
Apr 13, 2019 About 10 Regina police cruisers were spotted outside a home on Montreal Street and Sask Drive on April 13. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...