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Sask. police chiefs eyeing forced addictions treatment closely
New legislation, which would allow people with severe addictions issues to be forced into treatment, has drawn the attention of some police chiefs in the province. Lorilee Davies is Regina's newest po...
Dec 11, 2025 First vice-president of the Saskatchewan Association of Police Chiefs Lorilee Davies, says more options for people struggling with addictions to get on a path to recovery is a good thing, but that forced treatment won’t work for everyone. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
New testing being done in evidence for Tamra Keepness disappearance
As police in Regina renew the reward in her case, they're also talking about new hope in the Tamra Keepness disappearance. In 2004, five-year-old Keepness went missing from her Regina home - she hasn'...
Dec 10, 2025 Tamra Keepness went missing from her home in July 2004 at five years old. In 2004, a $25,000 reward was offered for information in the case, and it was doubled to $50,000 in 2014. (Regina Police Service)
Province could do better tracking $10-a-day daycare: Auditor
The Ministry of Education could be doing a better job of tracking and analyzing parts of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, also known as the $10-a-day daycare program, according...
Dec 10, 2025 In the auditor’s investigation of the province’s affordable child-care program, her office found the Ministry of Education should collect and analyze more information about child care spaces and early childhood educators. (980 CJME file photo)
'It's a privilege': the art on the walls of the most powerful place in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan legislative building is likely most closely associated with rules and regulations for most people, but among the marble and velvet inside are bursts of colour and creativity from arti...
Dec 05, 2025 All over the Saskatchewan legislative building, there are pieces of art on display from all artists all over the province. It’s a partnership between the building and SaskArts. Raindance, Badlands by Greg Hardy (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. Finance Minister says deficit unchanged despite new spending
Despite claims to the contrary from the NDP, Saskatchewan's finance minister said the province's deficit for the year remains unchanged from the figure presented in the mid-year update last week. The ...
Dec 05, 2025 Finance Minister Jim Reiter says the money approved in supplementary estimates earlier this week was already included in the mid-year report, which was released last week. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina community fridge burns in North Central neighbourhood
A community initiative to help people in need went up in flames in Regina's North Central neighbourhood on Tuesday evening. A fire ended up destroying a nearby community fridge. A social media post fr...
Dec 03, 2025 Regina fire crews responded to what its ‘X’ account called a commercial fire on the 3000 block of Dewdney avenue just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening. (Regina Fire & Protective Services/X)
Denare Beach residents say SPSA didn't listen to locals about wildfire action
Denare Beach could be called the hardest hit area from Saskatchewan's wildfire season this summer, but some locals believe their expertise could have helped. "I lost a lot of things, hard work that I ...
Dec 02, 2025 At least some residents of Denare Beach say if SPSA had listened more to locals, the town may have been saved. Pictured is Dustin Trumbley’s home after the wildfire. (Joanne Churchill/Submitted)
'Catastrophic': Patient speaks out after Regina medical clinic closes its doors
More than 5,000 people in Regina were in need of new primary medical care as of Monday, after Gardens Medical Clinic closed. Tammy Helland lost her family doctor. "This isn't just an inconvenience for...
Dec 01, 2025 Tammy Helland, left, seen here with NDP health critic Meara Conway, was a patient at the now-closed Gardens Medical Clinic and said on Dec. 1, 2025 she’s called more than 30 medical clinics but hasn’t been able to find a new primary care physician. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe positive on Alberta pipeline deal and federal co-operation
From the next province over, Premier Scott Moe gave a nod of approval Thursday morning to the pipeline deal signed between the Province of Alberta and the federal government. The memorandum of underst...
Nov 27, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says pieces of the deal between the federal government and Alberta could lend themselves to deals Saskatchewan and other provinces are looking to make for themselves. Nov. 27, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Significant headway': Province to sign a deal on $10-a-day child care
For more than half a year, Saskatchewan has been one of the few provinces holding out on signing a deal to extend $10-a-day child care for another five years. But on Friday, the wait is set to end. Pr...
Nov 26, 2025 Education Minister Everett Hindley won’t give away any details about what’s in the deal, but said he believes it will provide some surety for those in the child-care sector and for families. Nov. 26, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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