Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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RPL seeking input on other locations for Central Library
The Regina Public Library is checking out other locations for its new Central branch. In September of 2022, the RPL's board of directors voted to demolish the current downtown branch, with a preferenc...
Mar 08, 2024 The Regina Public Library's Central Library. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. gov't says more than 1,000 nursing grads hired since December 2022
The Saskatchewan government says it has hired more than 1,000 nursing graduates over the past 14 months. In an update Thursday on the progress of the Health Human Resources Action Plan, the government...
Mar 07, 2024 The province said 1,002 nursing graduates from Saskatchewan and outside the province have been hired since December of 2022. (980 CJME file photo)
Gov't investment bringing $128M aquatic facility with geothermal heating to Regina
As far back as 2010, a new aquatics centre was ranked as the No. 1 priority for the City of Regina in its recreational master plan. Building the facility also was one of the promises Sandra Masters ma...
Mar 07, 2024 The new aquatics facility will be heated with clean geothermal energy. (980 CJME file photo)
Larry Dean retires, joins Riders' football operations staff
After eight seasons of taking on offensive linemen and running backs in the CFL, Larry Dean is taking on a new challenge with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The team announced Thursday the four-time al...
Mar 07, 2024 Larry Dean announced his retirement from the CFL on Thursday. He'll move into a new role on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' football operations staff. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Moe says $2.2B education budget to include $356M for classroom supports
Premier Scott Moe took an unprecedented step Wednesday to try to restart contract negotiations with the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. In a video posted on social media, Moe said the provincial go...
Mar 06, 2024 Premier Scott Moe shared details of education funding in the 2024-25 budget in a social media post Wednesday. (Premier Scott Moe/X)
$1.8M worth of fentanyl among 10 kg of drugs seized by Regina police
Regina police seized more than 10 kilograms of illicit drugs during a bust Friday. That included 4.5 kilograms of fentanyl, which police said has a street value of around $1.8 million in single doses....
Mar 06, 2024 The items seized when the suspects were arrested Friday. The haul included more than five kilos of meth and more than four kilos of fentanyl. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Regina Folk Festival to hold concert series in 2024, full festival to return in 2025
A long-running summer festival will return to the Queen City in 2025. The Regina Folk Festival, which had been plagued by financial struggles, will be able to return in the summer of 2025 thanks to su...
Mar 06, 2024 The Regina Folk Festival will host a special concert series in 2024 before the full festival returns the following year. (Regina Folk Festival/Facebook)
Brier contest delayed by drip from Brandt Centre roof
A white pail -- not a red or yellow rock -- sat in front of the house on Sheet B at the Brandt Centre during Tuesday morning's draw at the Montana's Brier. Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL)...
Mar 05, 2024 A drip onto one of the sheets at the Brandt Centre caused a delay in a game Tuesday. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan launches new strategy to expand workforce
The Saskatchewan government has developed a plan to shore up the workforce in the province. On the first day of the spring session, the government launched The Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy. Acc...
Mar 04, 2024 The Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy was launched Monday in Regina. The provincial government is aiming to expand the workforce to fit demands of employers. (980 CJME file photo)
Teachers from Regina divisions to strike, protest outside Legislature on Monday
Teachers from school divisions across Saskatchewan -- including two in Regina -- will be in the Queen City on Monday for a protest at the Legislative Building. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (S...
Mar 01, 2024 Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, pickets with teachers in front of the Legislative Building in Regina during a single-day teacher strike on Jan. 16, 2024. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
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