Murray Wood: Why the 21st Century is Saskatchewan's century
Murray Wood says the Food Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit happening in Regina this week underlines why the 21st centur...
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Wilkie wants to be Saskatchewan's first 'Hockeyville'
Voting has begun that could make the town of Wilkie the first Saskatchewan community to be called "Hockeyville." Balloting runs through 6:30 p.m. on Saturday night. People can vote an unlimited number...
Mar 29, 2019 Helen Urlacher is one of the organizers who worked to have Wilkie nominated to be Kraft Hockeyville. (Submitted)
SaskEnergy rate decrease coming, but so is the carbon tax
While the province has approved a rate change that will take SaskEnergy's commodity rate to its lowest mark in 20 years, it says residents won't be seeing a decrease on their bills with the incoming c...
Mar 29, 2019
Window tinting results in drug charges
A routine traffic stop has resulted in drug trafficking charges against two men. According to a media release issued Friday by the RCMP, an officer stopped a Jeep Grand Cherokee on Highway 16 west of ...
Mar 29, 2019 A man was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle rollover near Parkbeg, Sask. on May 20, 2017.
'Andrew Scheer here'; robo text warns of impending carbon tax
If you haven't already, you may soon receive a text message from Andrew Scheer. The robo text from the Conservative Party leader warns Canadians in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick to...
Mar 28, 2019 A robo text from the Conservative Party displayed on a cell phone (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Police seeking info about missing woman
The Regina Police Service is asking for the public's help in finding a 33-year-old woman who hasn't been seen since Tuesday. Gina Stoodley was last seen between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon in the 14...
Mar 28, 2019 Regina police are asking for the public's help in finding Gina Stoodley. (Submitted by Regina Police)
Scotty the T-Rex coming to Royal Sask. Museum
The T-Rex is known as the king of the dinosaurs, and a replica of the world's largest will soon be inside the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Scotty was unearthed near Eastend in 1991. The dino is believed...
Mar 28, 2019 Royal Saskatchewan Museum/Facebook
RPS offers online criminal record checks
The Regina Police Service is offering Queen City residents the chance to get criminal record checks online. The service is available on the RPS website. It initially was raised as a possibility in Dec...
Mar 28, 2019
Man dead after dirt bike collision
A man is dead after the dirt bike he was riding collided with a telephone pole guide wire Wednesday. Kindersley/Eston RCMP said the accident happened around 6:20 p.m. in the town of Eston, which is lo...
Mar 28, 2019
North Central home badly damaged in afternoon fire
The Regina Fire Department put out a house fire on Cameron Street north of 6th Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. There wasn't immediate word on a cause, any injuries or if anybody was home at the time. F...
Mar 27, 2019 Fire crews put out a house fire in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood on March 27, 2019. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
'Patchy' power outages hit Regina
Many people in Regina got ready for work in the dark Wednesday morning, as patchy power outages put out the lights in the north, south and central areas of the city. By 7 a.m., SaskPower reported that...
Mar 27, 2019 A SaskPower utility crew begins work to repair a burnt power pole in north Regina on March 27, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Doggy daycares and other viral stories are a joy that we need right now
Sarah Mills says the tale of the Regina husky Missy escaping her vet to head to her favourite doggy daycare is the heart...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 22
On Tuesday's show, Saskatchewan Health Minister, Jeremy Cockrill, takes calls and questions from people in the province,...