Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Council to discuss police budget, accelerating lead pipe replacement plan Monday
City council is expected to go over the 2020 Regina Police Service Operating and Capital Budget at its meeting Monday. Regina police are proposing a net operating budget of $85,629,300. That includes ...
Nov 25, 2019
Report in the works after Regina councillor calls for more transparency at city hall
A Regina councillor wants fewer meetings to happen behind closed doors at City Hall. Earlier this week, Ward 2 Coun. Bob Hawkins put forward a motion at the city's priorities and planning committee to...
Nov 22, 2019
City of Regina proposes mill rate increase of 3.25 per cent in 2020 budget
The City of Regina's 2020 budget is proposing a mill rate increase of 3.25 per cent. That will result in an additional $5.60 per month, or $67.20 per year, in taxes for a Regina homeowner with an asse...
Nov 15, 2019 City manager Chris Holden (left) and Barry Lacey, executive director of financial strategy and sustainability, hold a news conference outlining the City of Regina's proposed 2020 budget on Nov. 15, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
'How out of touch': Anti-poverty groups upset with new income support program
It has only been around for five months and already the new Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program is doing more harm than good, according to local anti-poverty groups. On Thursday, representatives...
Nov 15, 2019 Representatives from the Anti-Poverty Ministry, Carmichael Outreach, End Poverty Regina and Poverty Free Saskatchewan held a joint news conference, outlining some of the major issues their clients have with the new Saskatchewan Income Support program, on Nov. 14, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
'Keep that legacy alive': Regina families reflect on Remembrance Day
Watching the men and women in uniform march across the Brandt Centre's floor at Regina's indoor Remembrance Day service Monday morning brought tears to Michelle Stark's eyes. It makes her think of her...
Nov 11, 2019 About 3,000 people gathered at the Brandt Centre for Regina's indoor Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2019. (980 CJME file photo)
City of Regina puts price tag on Capital Pointe
The owner of the property where the Capital Pointe hotel and condominium complex was to be built is on the hook for $2.3 million. Part of that total includes outstanding property taxes, but the majori...
Nov 08, 2019 The former Capital Pointe property at the corner of Albert Street and Victoria Avenue. (980 CJME file photo)
SGEU suspends 17 members, takes most to labour board over 'disruption'
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has turned down an attempt by the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union (SGEU) to block a group of dissident members from attending upcoming rati...
Nov 05, 2019 A group of correctional officers, who were recently suspended from the SGEU, hold a 'Not My President' T-shirt featuring union president Bob Bymoen's face after a labour relations board hearing on Nov. 4, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Laid-off carpenter raises concerns about management within Regina Catholic Schools
When Michael Ripplinger began working as a journeyman carpenter with the Regina Catholic School Division (RCSD) in March 2015, he envisioned himself in the role well into the age of retirement. At tha...
Nov 04, 2019
Council votes down Taylor Field parking lot, approves downtown washroom
Crusher dust is all that will remain at the former site of Taylor Field for the foreseeable future. Ward 10 Coun. Jerry Flegel's motion to turn it into an interim parking lot was defeated 6-5 at Monda...
Oct 28, 2019
Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre 'a total loss' after Saturday fire
The west central Saskatchewan community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend. Late Saturday night, the town's Co-op Agro Centre burnt to the ground. Mike Moon, the store's general m...
Oct 27, 2019 The Co-op Agro Centre in Rosetown is considered "a total loss" after a fire on Oct. 26, 2019. (Mike Moon/Submitted)
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