Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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Saskatchewan and COVID: Our Stories -- Doing business in a pandemic
March 12 marked one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Saskatchewan. Over the next week, 980 CJME and 650 CKOM will bring you stories from across the province reflecting on the past ye...
Mar 17, 2021 Annabel Townsend owns The Penny University book store in Regina and had a bumpy start trying to open the shop during the pandemic. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP claims Sask. gov't didn’t have COVID-19 plan days before first case
The Saskatchewan NDP is claiming newly uncovered emails show the Saskatchewan Party government misled the public and wasn't nearly as prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic as it claimed last spring. On T...
Mar 11, 2021 Vicki Mowat, NDP health critic, speaks to media at the legislative building on March 11, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province reveals timeline for COVID vaccinations, more variants found
According to the Saskatchewan government's newly released timeline, every adult in the province could be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination within about 14 weeks. With a more sure vaccine delivery sc...
Mar 09, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP calling for Indigenous consultation on Wascana Park bylaws
The Saskatchewan NDP thinks the Provincial Capital Commission needs to go back to the drawing board and initiate consultation on its new bylaws for Wascana Park. This week, the commission - the body i...
Mar 08, 2021 NDP MLA for Saskatoon Centre Betty Nippi-Albright on March 8, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Proposed city budget calls for 2.34 per cent increase to mill rate
Property tax bills could be getting a bit thicker in Regina this year, but not because of the pandemic. In its proposed 2021 budget released Friday, the City of Regina is calling for a 2.34 per cent m...
Mar 05, 2021
Village ban struck down in court, victim disappointed
A few weeks ago, three justices from Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal struck down a probation order for Nikki Sixx Serafino that effectively banned him from where he'd been living, the village of Aberne...
Mar 04, 2021 (Village of Abernethy/Facebook)
Regina COVID cases increasing faster than other parts of Sask.
New COVID-19 cases have been popping up consistently all over the province for months now, but recently the Regina area has been seeing even more new cases. The Regina area has had the largest number ...
Mar 03, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
University of Regina names new president
After about a year of searching, the University of Regina has announced its new president and vice-chancellor. Dr. Jeff Keshen was introduced to media Monday morning. Keshen has worked at Mount Royal ...
Mar 01, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Memorial University)
'Race against time': Shahab urges vigilance, vaccinations in face of COVID variants
As COVID-19 variants of concern start to show up with greater frequency, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer warns the province is in "a race against time." Dr. Saqib Shahab said it's importan...
Feb 26, 2021 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Street Culture Project releases final report on harassment
Last fall, allegations of sexual harassment surfaced on social media and launched the Regina non-profit Street Culture Project down a path of resignations and investigations. It led to a final investi...
Feb 24, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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