Murray Wood: Social media exposes racists all around us
Murray Wood says he's constantly surprised by how many people are openly expressing racist views on social media. If you...
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City of Regina moves forwards with proposal process for Yards development
City council has voted unanimously to take the next step in finding a development partner for the 17.3-acre site in Regina's city centre known as the Yards. Administration hopes to issue a negotiated ...
Dec 04, 2025 Regina city councillors voted unanimously to move forward with a negotiated request for proposals, to find a development partner for the Yards. (980 CJME file photo)
Next steps in railyards development await decision from Regina City Council
Years in the making, development of Regina's vacant railyards could finally take another step forward early in the new year. Regina city council is being asked Wednesday to approve the issuance of a n...
Dec 03, 2025 The Yards, along the south side of the newly-reopened Dewdney Avenue, will be the subject of a request for proposals if council approves on Wednesday. (980 CJME photo)
Sask. company excited after drilling country's first natural hydrogen well
A Saskatoon-based company is eagerly poring over the data from what is described as Canada's first-ever natural hydrogen well. Located just outside Central Butte, northwest of Moose Jaw, completion of...
Dec 02, 2025 MAX Power says its Lawson well is the first natural hydrogen well in Canada. (MAX Power Mining Corp./YouTube)
South Regina community concerned for future of arena amid budget crunch
Residents of a south Regina neighbourhood are concerned they may left without their community arena - with no plan for the future - when the dust settles on the 2026 City of Regina budget. The list of...
Dec 01, 2025 An option on the list of budget scenarios to close, sell, or lease the Optimist Arena on Sunset Drive is raising concerns in Albert Park. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
Advocacy group pleased with Saskatchewan move to help gun owners
Changes to provincial firearms legislation in response to the federal gun buyback program are being described by the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) as a positive step. Proposed changes ...
Nov 30, 2025 The provincial government has encouraged the federal government to look at other options rather than continue to pursue the federal firearm buyback program. About 2,500 firearms have been prohibited, not all are pictured. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Elaine Thompson)
City of Regina touts event spinoffs but laments lack of direct revenue
The spectre of the City of Regina's budget crunch is hanging over other discussions at city hall, as councillors and administration look for ways to bring in additional revenue. On Wednesday, Executiv...
Nov 27, 2025 Exhibitors and staff set up for the 2025 edition of Agribition, one of the events receiving money from the Events, Conventions, and Tradeshows Fund. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
City of Regina cites success in developing underused land, but more to do
Five years after beginning a strategy to develop vacant or underused land in the city centre, the City of Regina says 47 lots described as "chronically underutilized" have been redeveloped in that tim...
Nov 27, 2025 Construction proceeds on the new Ronald McDonald House in Regina Nov. 26, 2025. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
Crime in Regina continues downward trend; homicides move in wrong direction
There was a mostly positive story to tell as Interim Police Chief Lorilee Davies presented her October report to Regina's Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday. Through the end of October, the city...
Nov 25, 2025 Regina’s interim police chief, Lorilee Davies (right), provides an update to the Board of Police Commissioners on Nov. 25, 2025. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
VIDEO: Regina mayor opposes floral conservatory closure
Read more: Regina mayor Chad Bachynski says he does not support the closure of the Regina Floral Conservatory. Or, for that matter, a fire hall. In a video posted to Facebook, Bachynski says council h...
Nov 25, 2025
Home builders worry speeding up new schools will make homes more costly
New legislation in Saskatchewan aimed at ensuring land is being set aside for new schools is raising alarm bells in the home-building sector. The provincial government says the Building Schools Faster...
Nov 25, 2025 The new joint-use elementary school in Regina's Harbour Landing, located on the corner of Gordon Road and Campbell Street in southwest Regina, is slated to open in 2027. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Summer fun begins in school already
With field trips and pool visits, Sarah Mills says June may seem like a different education system, but the month also c...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 9
Evan talks about the re-emergence of a flesh-eating parasite in U.S. livestock for the first time in decades, Saskatchew...