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FSIN calls for Catholics to boycott Sunday mass
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is urging Catholics to put further pressure on leaders of the church to acknowledge its role in the residential school system. The FSIN is suggest...
Jun 11, 2021
Regina woman charged after toddler poisoned
A 29-year-old Regina woman has been charged after a 21-month-old girl was poisoned with ethanol and an antihistamine. Jessica Rae Fehr was charged with aggravated assault (endangering the life of the ...
Jun 11, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Rain on the plains: Regina hammered by major storm
Regina is awash. The rainstorm that hit the Queen City overnight has left streets flooded, drivers stranded and trees damaged. As of noon Friday, various areas of the city had received between 40 (1.6...
Jun 11, 2021 (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
June 11 Show Segments
8:30 – Saskatchewan has administered 845,439 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 166,824 people in this province are now fully immunized. With 66% of those aged 12 and up having received their fi...
Jun 11, 2021
Pedestrian struck by semi in east Regina dies
A woman who was hit by a semi in east Regina last month has died. Regina police say the 68-year-old woman was walking at the intersection of Prince of Wales Drive and Victoria Avenue East when she was...
Jun 10, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update June 10: Second vaccine doses again exceed first shots
Saskatchewan has set a record for most second doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered in a day. In its update Thursday, the Ministry of Health said 13,460 of the 16,787 vaccinations done in the latest re...
Jun 10, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
More legal pot stores needed to shake up black market, says report to council
Regina needs more than double the number of cannabis dispensaries in order to disrupt the illegal market, says a new report to city council. The report examines the impact of retail cannabis on the bl...
Jun 10, 2021 A sniff jar at the Eden marijuana retail store near Pilot Butte on Oct. 17, 2018. It has since been rebranded to Vatic Cannabis Co. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan expanding access to rapid antigen tests
Saskatchewan is making rapid antigen tests available to people and businesses in the province. In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said it was changing regulations so that those who...
Jun 10, 2021 (Forbes.com/Twitter)
Conditions calling for severe thunderstorms throughout Sask.
The weather Thursday in Saskatchewan is one big question mark. Conditions are ripe for thunder, lightning, hail and vicious winds. The only question that remains is: Will it actually end up happening?...
Jun 10, 2021 Lightning strikes south Regina during a thunderstorm on July 1, 2019, which delayed the CFL football game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts at Mosaic Stadium. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Vaccine effectiveness and Delta variant: Microbiologist weighs in
According to microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau, there needs to be more done to tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy as new variants emerge around the globe. The number of people getting their first COVI...
Jun 10, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...