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Saskatoon woman builds large snow dragon in hopes of making people smile
Mel Thompson is making the most out of all the snow that was left on her front yard earlier this month. It took her about a week, but she made a giant blue snow dragon. She started by shovelling the s...
Nov 26, 2020
Police chief calls for embrace of harm reduction with increase in fentanyl on the streets
It was meth before, but Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said a different drug is becoming more prevalent in the city. "The reality is, we're seeing more fentanyl, and other drugs that have been laced wi...
Nov 26, 2020
SHA CEO says prolonged period of high cases would prompt field hospital activation
Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone offered a glimpse Thursday into what it would take to activate the province's two field hospitals in Regina and Saskatoon to handle COVID-19 patient...
Nov 26, 2020 Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Man in arrest video handed 30-day sentence for fleeing from police
The Regina man whose arrest in December was caught on video -- and which spawned a lawsuit -- has been handed a 30-day jail sentence in the case. Rocky Lonechild initially was charged with resisting a...
Nov 26, 2020 Terrence Lonechild holds up a written statement from his cousin, Rocky Lonechild, at a Jan. 13 media conference surrounding Rocky’s incarceration and arrest. (980 CJME file photo)
COVID case confirmed at Marion McVeety School
Regina Public Schools says an individual at Marion McVeety School has tested positive for COVID-19. The school division said it was notified of the case by the Saskatchewan Health Authority late Wedne...
Nov 26, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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8:30 – As Saskatchewan added new COVID-19 measures Wednesday, our hospitalizations hit a record high. Our province now has 111 COVID-19 patients in hospital, and 19 of those in intensive care. T...
Nov 26, 2020
Moe 'quite troubled' by Trudeau's comments about vaccines
Scott Moe took a jab at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday. During a media conference, Saskatchewan's premier said he was "quite troubled" by comments made Tuesday by Trude...
Nov 25, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Nov. 25: 164 new cases, 3,012 active cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan went over the 3,000 mark Wednesday. In a media release, the Ministry of Health said there were 164 new cases and 79 more recov...
Nov 25, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Private gathering in Regina earns host $2,800 ticket
A 34-year-old Regina woman was issued a $2,800 ticket Tuesday for hosting a private indoor gathering that violated a public health order put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. O...
Nov 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Man faces weapons charges after mask dispute at Regina store
A 32-year-old Regina man who was asked to leave a store for not wearing a mask is facing charges after he allegedly threatened the store's employees with a knife. According to the Regina Police Servic...
Nov 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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