Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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Cab company laments losing drivers to Uber
Almost four months after the ridesharing service Uber launched in Regina, the president of a local taxi company says he's losing drivers and cutting how often a full fleet of cabs is driving around th...
Sep 04, 2019 An Uber sign displayed in a vehicle in Regina on May 15, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Tech in classroom prompts collaboration, demands balance, says Regina teacher
As kids headed back to school Tuesday for the start of a new academic year, it's less likely they'll find chalkboards, pieces of chalk and dusty brushes in their classrooms. They're more likely to fin...
Sep 03, 2019 Grade 7/8 teacher Aaron Warner says using technology like tablets in the classroom at Wascana Plains School builds his students' problem-solving skills. Warner poses for a photo in his classroom on Aug. 30, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
'We haven't gained anything': Regina woman reflects on Second World War
Eighty years after the start of the Second World War, a Regina woman regrets that world leaders today have learned little about war's futility. Joyce Peacock was just 11 years old on Sept. 1, 1939, wh...
Sep 01, 2019
Attempted murder charges up, drug crimes down in Regina's biannual crime data
Over the first six months of 2019, Regina's number of attempted murder charges was more than double the 10-year average for the statistic. The Regina Police Service released the information as part of...
Aug 29, 2019 Regina Police Chief Evan Bray.
Teacher uses Minecraft for the building blocks of mathematics
It's a problem most teachers have probably tried solving: How do we get kids excited about mathematics? One teacher at Regina's O'Neill High School has managed to find the solution, via a popular vide...
Aug 29, 2019 O'Neill high school mathematics teacher Dean Vendramin poses for a photo next to print-outs of some his students' work using the popular video game Minecraft on Aug. 28, 2019. (Evan Radford)
Regina would use 'different' business model for future NFL game: Fougere
Was Thursday's NFL pre-season game in Winnipeg between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers a pass completion or a fumble? It depends on who you ask, but columnists with the Winnipeg Sun and the ...
Aug 23, 2019
New semi weight cameras record every vehicle passing by
Drivers who often use Highway 11 and the Trans-Canada Highway around Regina may have noticed new sets of cameras filming them as they pass over concrete slabs. The cameras are part of the Ministry of ...
Aug 22, 2019 Crews install the International Road Dynamics weigh-in-motion station near Prince Albert. (Submitted by International Road Dynamics)
U of R business school boot camp helps Canadian veterans
If not for her service dog, Canadian Forces veteran Jill McLellan says she might not be alive today. She sustained a psychological injury while serving as a captain during a nine-year term with the mi...
Aug 22, 2019 Veteran Jill McLellan has been running a service dog business in Petawawa, Ont. for four years. She's one of the attendees at the University of Regina's Prince's Operation Entrepreneur program during the week of Aug. 18 to Aug. 25, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Semi tips over, restricts Ring Road eastbound at Argyle Street
A semi hauling what appeared to be wood-and-concrete frames tipped over on Regina's Ring Road early Tuesday morning, closing and restricting eastbound lanes at the Argyle Street North underpass. The f...
Aug 20, 2019 A semi tipped over on Regina's Ring Road at the Argyle Street N. underpass, spilling its contents into the media on Aug. 20, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Esterhazy-area tremors a regular occurrence, says longtime resident
Despite a 4.1-magnitude earthquake hitting Esterhazy on Thursday night, a longtime resident of the area says quakes are a regular thing and the town is carrying on as normal. "I think it's just part o...
Aug 16, 2019 A stock image of a seismograph, used for measuring earthquakes. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Sarah Mills: It's time to embrace 24 Sussex Drive
The home of Canada's prime minister is steeped in history and shouldn't be left in disrepair. Sarah Mills says the desig...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 29
Evan welcomes the leader of the federal Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, talks about the health of Saskatchewan Crown co...