Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Driver charged after vehicle goes into excavation in northwest Regina
The driver of a vehicle that ended up in an excavation pit on Maple Vista Drive on Wednesday has been charged. In a media release Thursday, Regina police said the driver was charged with failing to ob...
Oct 27, 2022 A vehicle drove into the excavation for a water main break on Maple Vista Drive in Regina on Oct. 26, 2022. (Mallory Outerbridge/980 CJME)
One man dead after four-vehicle collision on Highway 16 Wednesday
A four-vehicle collision on Highway 16 near Marshall early Wednesday morning left one man dead and another person injured, the RCMP said. According to police, the collision occurred while a controlled...
Oct 27, 2022
COVID, influenza both on the rise in Saskatchewan: Ministry of Health
COVID-19 cases, outbreaks and deaths are all on the rise in Saskatchewan, according to the Ministry of Health. In the latest biweekly update, the ministry reported 1,154 new cases - 488 in the week of...
Oct 27, 2022
New Crown corporation to oversee lotteries, gaming in Sask.
A new Crown corporation will be established this spring to oversee gaming and lotteries in Saskatchewan. The new Crown — which will be known as Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) — wi...
Oct 27, 2022
Schedules set to change at Regina's landfill, yard waste depot
Regina's landfill and yard waste depot are set to change their schedules. The depot, which is located near the landfill, is to stay open until Nov. 5. It will then close until Dec. 26, when it will re...
Oct 27, 2022 Regina's yard waste depot. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
'Mind-blowing:' Thunder's Leichert reflects on rushing records
Ryland Leichert carried his share of the load -- and then some -- during the Regina Thunder's semifinal victory over the Winnipeg Rifles. In Sunday's Prairie Football Conference game at Leibel Field, ...
Oct 27, 2022 Regina Thunder tailback Ryland Leichert had 390 yards rushing against the Winnipeg Rifles on Oct. 23, 2022. (Wanda Harron Photography)
Stewart admits 'error in judgment' for inviting Thatcher to throne speech
Convicted murderer Colin Thatcher was at the Saskatchewan legislature for Wednesday's tough-on-crime speech from the throne. Thatcher, a former Progressive Conservative MLA who served 22 years in pris...
Oct 27, 2022 Colin Thatcher, former MLA of Saskatchewan and convicted murderer, walks out of the chamber after the speech from the throne at the Saskatchewan Legislature in Regina, on Oct. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Show Segments Oct 27 2022
8:30– Yesterday Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty announced the province’s priorities in a Throne Speech. This includes priorities such as policing in the province, edu...
Oct 27, 2022
Regina police investigating city's seventh murder of 2022
A 34-year-old man has been identified as Regina's seventh murder victim of 2022. Regina police say the family of Bryant Thayne Starr has been notified of his death, which the police have confirmed to ...
Oct 26, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP asking hunters to look out for signs of missing woman
The Saskatchewan RCMP is asking hunters in the southeast to keep their eyes open for any sign of a woman missing since December. Police said nobody has seen or spoken with Frances Gazeley since she wa...
Oct 26, 2022
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...