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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City issues sand reminder after rainy weather
In the midst of an unseasonably rainy day, the City of Regina is reminding residents to sand slippery sidewalks and driveways. The city supplies a sand and salt mixture every winter to help make walkw...
Dec 09, 2020 The City of Regina says it continually checks sandboxes to ensure there's enough sand for residents.(Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Sask. introduces bill to protect human trafficking victims
A new law introduced at the provincial legislative building Wednesday aims to protect human trafficking victims and could even allow them to sue those who have harmed them. The legislation, called The...
Dec 09, 2020 Michael Bell/The Canadian Press
Law changes allow sexual violence victims to break leases
The provincial government hopes new legislation will help victims of sexual violence escape a bad situation. On Wednesday the Saskatchewan government introduced amendments to the Residential Tenancies...
Dec 09, 2020
Saskatchewan police get new tools to combat thefts of scrap metal, vehicles
The Saskatchewan government took steps Wednesday to deal with the thefts of scrap metal and vehicles in the province. A new piece of legislation creates reporting requirements for scrap metal dealers ...
Dec 09, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Daily COVID update Dec. 9: 5 deaths, 302 new cases, 253 recoveries
Five residents of the Regina area who had tested positive for COVID-19 have died. In a media release Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said all five were in the 80-and-over age group. Their pla...
Dec 09, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
RCMP warns rural residents to be wary of overdoses
A possible overdose in the Southey area has the RCMP warning rural residents that they are not immune to the overdose crisis. In a media release issued Wednesday, the Southey RCMP says officers were c...
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 closes more Regina classrooms
With a system-wide return to online learning starting next week, three more Regina classrooms are closing due to positive COVID-19 diagnoses. Regina Public Schools announced Wednesday new cases of COV...
Dec 09, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Santas Anonymous seeking toy donations to meet higher demand
Regina families need a helping hand to make Christmas happen after a difficult year. The Salvation Army's Capt. Kristen Gray says there has been a big increase in demand for 980 CJME's Santas Anonymou...
Dec 09, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask Chamber joins nation-wide student job placement effort
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is joining a Canada-wide initiative to help students find work. Chambers of Commerce and boards of trades across the country are partnering with the employment fir...
Dec 09, 2020 Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan speaks to reporters about the Beyond 2020 report on Sept. 4, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
‘Oh no, what have I done?:’ Woman ends up with bunch of bananas in online shopping mix-up
Former Saskatoon resident Jade Jamison and her husband have strictly shopped online since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March. Using pickup and no-contact delivery, the couple hasn't had too many iss...
Dec 09, 2020
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...