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Tim Reid out as REAL CEO on heels of 'Experience Regina' fiasco
Tim Reid is no longer in the top job at the Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. (REAL), which runs Mosaic Stadium and the Brandt Centre, among others. In a news release sent Tuesday, the REAL board con...
Jan 16, 2024 Tim Reid is no longer with the Regina Exhibition Association Ltd., a decision which follows a disastrous branding campaign for the City of Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
City of Regina offers tips to avoid frozen pipes
After the cold snap burst a pipe at Regina's city hall, the city is offering tips to help residents avoid the same issue. "This can leave you with no water or cause your pipes and/or water meter to bu...
Jan 15, 2024 The city advised setting thermostats no lower than 12 C at night or when residents are away from home. (980 CJME file photo)
Day 1: Jury selection, first witness at James Smith Cree Nation inquest
Dozens of people gathered at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort on Monday for the start of a two-week inquest into the deadly stabbing rampage by Myles Sanderson in September of 2022. The communities ...
Jan 15, 2024 The Kerry Vickar Centre prior to the beginning of the opening day of the public coroner's inquest into the mass stabbings that happened on James Smith Cree Nation in 2022, in Melfort, Sask., Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
5 things to know about the James Smith Cree Nation stabbing inquest
An inquest examining the circumstances surrounding a mass stabbing spree on James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon begins in Melfort on Monday. On Sept. 4, 2022, Myles Sanderson went on a killing rampage,...
Jan 15, 2024 Photographs of those killed during the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon mass casualty homicides on display as the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes to provide preliminary timeline presentation of the events during a media event in Melfort, Sask. on Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Greenall High School closed Monday due to fire
A Saturday morning fire has caused Balgonie's Greenall High School to shut down the school for Monday. In a media release, the Prairie Valley School Division said the majority of the structural damage...
Jan 13, 2024
Services resume at Weyburn General Hospital following evacuation
The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced that services would resume at Weyburn General Hospital at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The hospital was evacuated on Friday due to the presence of a strong chemical ...
Jan 13, 2024 Weyburn General Hospital. (980 CJME file photo)
Weyburn hospital evacuated due to gas leak: SHA
The Weyburn General Hospital had to be evacuated on Friday. The Saskatchewan Health Authority initially said a reported gas leak was the cause of the incident. Weyburn fire chief Trent Lee, however, s...
Jan 12, 2024 Weyburn General Hospital. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina police arrest break-in suspect who used taxi in getaway
A taxi doesn't make for a great getaway vehicle, as an 18-year-old in Regina learned on Wednesday. According to police, officers were called just before 6 p.m. after a resident on Rae Street saw two m...
Jan 12, 2024 Police say two break-in suspects used a taxi cab during their attempted getaway. (Regina Police Service/Twitter)
Regina Fire says cause of restaurant explosion still being determined
Regina Fire and Protective Services says it hasn't determined the cause of the explosion that destroyed Luiggi's Pasta House on Wednesday. Hours after the explosion, the operators of the restaurant on...
Jan 11, 2024 The aftermath of the explosion at Luiggi's Pasta House on Albert Street North on Jan. 10, 2024. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Plan for new joint-use school in Harbour Landing takes next step
A new school for the ever-expanding Harbour Landing neighbourhood has passed another milestone. The Saskatchewan government announced Thursday it has signed a servicing agreement with the City of Regi...
Jan 11, 2024 Harbour Landing School in Regina has been overcrowded since it opened. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...