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Regina police using parked cop cars in effort to curb crime
Police in Regina are exploring a novel method to curb crime. The Regina Police Service said it's recently started leaving marked police vehicles parked in "areas of concern" around the city. The vehic...
Sep 07, 2023 Decommissioned Regina police vehicles are to be parked around the city in the coming months in an effort to deter crime and improve safety. (980 CJME file photo)
17-year-old charged after bear mace sprayed into homes, cars in Regina
Regina police have charged a 17-year-old boy after bear mace was sprayed into two homes and two cars in the Churchill Downs area of the city early Thursday. In a media release, police said officers re...
Sep 07, 2023 Charges have been laid against a teenager who allegedly sprayed bear mace into cars and homes in north Regina early on Sept. 7, 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
SHA embarking on national tour to promote health-care careers in Sask.
As Saskatchewan struggles with an ongoing shortage of health-care workers, two agencies are about to embark on a national tour to promote employment opportunities in the province. From Sept. 22 throug...
Sep 07, 2023
Province helps purchase new property for North Battleford homeless shelter
A new property has been purchased to house a 40-bed emergency shelter in North Battleford. Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services kicked in $219,000 to help the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (B...
Sep 07, 2023
2023 harvest more than half done in Saskatchewan: Crop report
Saskatchewan's 2023 harvest is more than halfway done. According to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is now 51 per cent done, up from 33 per cent last ...
Sep 07, 2023
Gormley Show segments, Thur. September 7th, 2023
8:30 - A new study from the Fraser Institute, “The Forgotten Demographic: Assessing the Possible Benefits and Serious Cost of COVID-19 School Closures on Canadian Children.” It looks at th...
Sep 07, 2023
Funeral flyby to honour memory of Saskatchewan WWII veteran
The funeral for a Saskatchewan veteran of the Second World War will include an aerial tribute by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). A pair of CT-156 Harvard II trainers from 15 Wing Moose Jaw will b...
Sep 07, 2023
RCMP charges two people after break-in, assault near Avonhurst
Two people are facing charges after an incident that ended with their vehicle stuck in a Saskatchewan field as they tried to elude police. The RCMP said the incident began Saturday at around 10:40 a.m...
Sep 06, 2023 Two people have been arrested after a garage was broken into and a woman was assaulted near Avonhurst on Sept. 2, 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
Survey launched to gauge public's perception of Regina Police Service
The Regina Police Service is asking for the public's help as it takes a look at itself and at crime in the Queen City. The seventh version of the RPS Community Perception Survey was launched Wednesday...
Sep 06, 2023 The Regina Police Service launched the RPS Community Perception Survey on Sept. 6, 2023 to get people's thoughts on policing and crime in the city. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Holy smokes: Highway Patrol seizes almost two million unstamped cigarettes
Wildfire smoke has been causing concerns around Saskatchewan recently, but police are often focused on a different kind of smoke. The Saskatchewan Highway Patrol seized 1.9 million unstamped cigarette...
Sep 06, 2023
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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