Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Latest COVID update June 11: 81 new cases, 1 death, active cases fall under 900
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan has fallen below 900 for the first time since early November. The Ministry of Health said Friday there were 899 active cases in the p...
Jun 11, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
Regina homeowners watch as water rises again
People all over Regina had to contend with rising water on Friday morning -- and not just those trying to get from Point A to Point B. Dunsmore Drive in the northwest flooded out, but it wasn't surpri...
Jun 11, 2021 Simon Enoch's front yard on Montague Street, flooded on June 11, 2021. (Simon Enoch/Twitter)
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)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...