Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Regina school buses cancelled due to extreme cold
Students attending schools in and around Regina will need to find another way of getting there. The Regina Public and Catholic school divisions cancelled all bus routes on Thursday with temperatures d...
Jan 06, 2022 School bus costs have risen by about 50 per cent in the last six years, putting transportation budgets under growing pressure. (980 CJME file photo)
Maze calling for more action to limit Omicron spread in schools
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) has called on the province to help make schools safer for students and prevent having to go online. On Wednesday afternoon, STF president Patrick Maze made ...
Jan 05, 2022
CurlSask moves forward with ‘bubble environment’ at 2022 Viterra Scotties
Assiniboia was to open the Viterra Scotties on Wednesday, the third time the community has hosted the annual event. But in 2022, things look drastically different from the last time the town of around...
Jan 05, 2022
Snowmobilers should be aware of new trespassing laws
Despite the freezing cold temperatures sweeping across Saskatchewan, the perfect amount of snow has arrived for snowmobilers. But Leah Switzer, the executive director of the Saskatchewan Snowmobile As...
Jan 05, 2022
Regina pauses plowing of residential streets
The City of Regina has put the brakes on the plowing of residential streets. In a media release Wednesday, the city said the snowfall Tuesday and the snow that's expected in the coming days prompted i...
Jan 05, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Death of woman on Toronto Street deemed a murder, son charged
The victim of Regina's first murder of 2022 has been identified. The body of Deborah Mae Mahadeo, 63, was found in a house in the 1600 block of Toronto Street on Tuesday just after 1 p.m. The police i...
Jan 05, 2022 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 5: 537 new cases, hospitalizations up to 106
The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has again risen above 100. During a media conference last week, Premier Scott Moe said hospitalizations and intensive care admissions -- not new cases --...
Jan 05, 2022 The contents of a COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Jeff McIntosh
98 traffic safety initiatives get funding from provincial government
Some people who got caught speeding in Saskatchewan are helping to fund traffic safety initiatives in 92 communities in the province. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced 98 initiatives t...
Jan 05, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan outlines steps to keep schools open
The Saskatchewan government doesn't have any immediate plans to move schools to online learning. On Wednesday, the government outlined the steps it plans to take to keep schools operating in the midst...
Jan 05, 2022 Education Minister Dustin Duncan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
COVID cases reported at 25 Regina schools
The Regina Catholic School Division says eight cases of COVID-19 have been detected at Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School this week. Letters were sent to families whose children may have been c...
Jan 05, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
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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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