Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Winter storm had some drivers stuck in a rut around Regina
Massive snow drifts left drivers stranded as a major winter storm blew through the Regina area Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Some of those stranded were stuck for several hours. "I'm all right...
Jan 14, 2021 Multiple vehicles, including a bus and a taxi, were stuck at the intersection of Argyle Street and Rochdale Boulevard early Thursday. (Dom Lucyk/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan Hockey Association ‘unlikely’ to resume games before end of March
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) isn’t expecting games to resume before the end of the season due to COVID-19 restrictions. The provincial governing body of hockey in Saskatchewan updat...
Jan 14, 2021
Latest COVID update Jan. 14: 0 deaths, 312 new cases, 206 in hospital
For the second straight day, Saskatchewan set a new single-day high in total hospitalizations due to COVID-19. In a media release Thursday, the Ministry of Health reported there were 206 people...
Jan 14, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
RCMP looking to fund local family violence programming
The RCMP is hoping to help support local efforts to reduce relationship and family violence. The national police service is launching a new round of support for its Family Violence Initiative Fund, ai...
Jan 14, 2021
Government commits to independent review at Parkside Extendicare
The Saskatchewan government announced Thursday it will ask the provincial ombudsman to review the COVID-19 outbreak at the Parkside Extendicare care home in Regina. The government's announcement came ...
Jan 14, 2021 Parkside Extendicare care home in Regina. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
80,000 residents still without power after extreme wind
SaskPower has crews out all over the province to get power restored. The extreme winds and snow that hit Saskatchewan on Wednesday night through to Thursday morning caused outages in well over 100 com...
Jan 14, 2021
Chief medical health officer hints at further restrictions
Saskatchewan's chief medical officer of health sent a strong signal that tighter COVID-19 restrictions are coming. Speaking to Gormley on Thursday morning, Dr. Saqib Shahab said the measures put in pl...
Jan 14, 2021
Saskatchewan storm produces weird weather phenomenon
What looks like the remnants of a massive snowball fight can be seen across Saskatchewan today. In the wake of Wednesday night’s storm, people are finding what are called "snow rollers" in their...
Jan 14, 2021
Expecting trouble, DC locks down a week before inauguration
WASHINGTON - All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing. There were no cars or scooters and seemingly no tourists Wednesd...
Jan 14, 2021
Massive winds up to 143 km/h rip through Saskatchewan
It was a case of hold on to more than your hat Wednesday night as a windstorm whipped through the province. Environment Canada confirmed there was a gust of 143 kilometres per hour, a new provincial r...
Jan 14, 2021 Regina's Cornwall Centre was hit by damage from the storm on Jan. 14, 2021 (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, May 7
Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...