Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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RCMP investigate serious crash on Hwy 1 near Belle Plaine
Traffic is detoured along Highway 1 at Belle Plaine after what White Butte RCMP call "a serious crash" Saturday afternoon. Vehicles were re-routed along the north service road, near the Shell gas stat...
Feb 02, 2019 Half a dozen emergency vehicles attend the scene of a crash along Highway 1 at Belle Plaine on Feb. 2, 2019. (Submitted/980 CJME)
City of Regina to review ward boundaries
The City of Regina is reviewing its 10 ward boundaries. A review by the Regina Municipal Wards Commission is required every three elections, or when ward populations grow or decline by 10 per cent. Wa...
Feb 01, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Alleged Regina bike thief's sales pitch goes flat
An alleged Regina bike thief was a few spokes short of a full wheel after police said he tried selling the stolen two-wheeler back to the original owner. According to police, the 38-year-old man nabbe...
Feb 01, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP recover remains from 1959 plane crash site
A three-day, deep-water dive in a cold, north Saskatchewan lake has led RCMP to recover human remains and personal items from the scene of a 1959 plane crash. Members of the Saskatchewan and Manitoba ...
Feb 01, 2019 A RCMP dive team member readies himself to plunge into Peter Pond Lake in northwest Saskatchewan (RCMP Saskatchewan Twitter)
U of R's 1st Rawlinson Indigenous Executive in Residence named
Future Indigenous entrepreneurs are getting a new mentor, thanks to a generous contribution from the family who owns Rawlco Radio. Bradyn Parisian has been announced as the first Rawlinson Executive i...
Jan 31, 2019 Bradyn Parisian is the first Rawlinson Executive in residence at the University of Regina, starting Feb. 1, 2019. (University of Regina)
Roughriders sign defensive back Mike Edem through 2020
With a new general manager and head coach in place, the Roughriders have begun to sign some of their high profile free agents. The club announced Thursday that defensive back Mike Edem has inked a two...
Jan 31, 2019 (File photo/Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Local NDP vote to allow Weir to seek federal nomination
The Regina-Lewvan NDP are disappointed in how federal leader Jagmeet Singh has handled the Erin Weir situation. Back in May 2018, Singh expelled Weir from caucus after harassment allegations. While th...
Jan 31, 2019 NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Sask. MP Erin Weir (above) has been temporarily suspended from some of his duties amid allegations of harassment on Feb. 1, 2018. (Erin Weir/Twitter @Erin_Weir)
Winter storm watch issued for central Sask.
Saskatchewan's swapping the extreme cold for snow. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang said back-to-back systems Friday and Saturday will bring between 10 to 20 centimetres, or four to eight i...
Jan 31, 2019
Lumsden's Last Mountain Distillery wins Canadian award
It turns out some of Canada's best-made whiskey is just a short drive away from Regina. Last Mountain Distillery in Lumsden was named the 2019 Micro Distillery of the Year Award by the Canadian Whiske...
Jan 30, 2019 Lumsden's Last Mountain Distillery picked up two Canadian Whiskey Awards. (Last Mountain Distillery/Facebook)
Don't expect low gas prices to last, says petro analyst
Drivers have been getting a break at the pumps lately, but according to one analyst, gas prices should be on the rise soon. "Last week, it cost most stations about 85 (cents per litre) to buy their fu...
Jan 30, 2019
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 21
8:30 - We're broadcasting on location from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit in Regina, where Saskatchewan's r...