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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Plans for Saskatoon Exhibition in the air until Calgary Stampede makes decision on its own fair
Like being stuck in the air on a ride not knowing how long you're going to have to stay up there, so too are plans for "The Ex" in Saskatoon this year, for now. But Prairieland Park CEO Mark Regier ho...
Mar 13, 2021
Dunstone earns split in first two championship pool games at the Brier
Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone split his games in the championship pool at the Tim Hortons Brier on Friday. After losing 8-5 to the Wild Card 3 entry skipped by Wayne Middaugh in the afternoon, Dunstone...
Mar 12, 2021 Matt Dunstone (left) and third Braeden Moskowy. (TSN Curling/Twitter)
Spending habits during pandemic range from stockpiling to motorcycling
It has been a year since the pandemic hit Saskatchewan and the implementation of measures that have made us all change how we go about our daily lives. It has also meant a change in our spending habit...
Mar 12, 2021
Latest COVID update March 12: Variants spread in Regina, prompting warning from gov't
Regina continues to be the hub for the spread of more contagious COVID-19 variants. In a news release Friday, the Ministry of Health reported there are another 77 presumptive positive variant c...
Mar 12, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
76+ age group in Sask. can book COVID vaccinations starting Saturday
Another age group will become eligible Saturday to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments. As of Saturday at 8 a.m., individuals 76 and older can book appointments through the Saskatchewan Health Auth...
Mar 12, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Coronach lifts water advisory
The Town of Coronach has lifted its advisory against using the water. A do-not-use notice was issued after a break-in was discovered this week at the town's water treatment plant. However, people are ...
Mar 12, 2021
NDP calls for plan to address pandemic job losses
The Saskatchewan NDP says the provincial government needs a better plan to get people back to work. Numbers from Statistics Canada on Friday show Saskatchewan is down 23,000 jobs compared to this time...
Mar 12, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
COVID cases reported at four Regina schools
Regina Public Schools reported Friday that COVID-19 cases had been detected at four elementary schools. There was one case each at MacNeill School, M.J. Coldwell School, McLurg School and Albert Commu...
Mar 12, 2021
Police warn of high-risk sex offender moving into Heritage area
The Regina Police Service has issued a public advisory about a convicted sex offender who is deemed to be a high risk to reoffend. Jason Paul Thorn, 43, is to move into a Heritage neighbourhood reside...
Mar 12, 2021 Regina police say that convicted sex offender Jason Thorne is a high risk to reoffend sexually. (Photo submitted by Regina Police Service)
Regina Food Bank CEO looks back on pandemic anniversary
This time last year, the Regina Food Bank still didn't know what was coming. On the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Friday, food bank CEO John Bailey reflected on the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 in S...
Mar 12, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...