Murray Wood: Who's hot and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot and who's not. Today's list includes tho...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Breathalyzer request charge dropped in Regina after unlawful stop
A Regina judge took the opportunity to expound on Charter breaches by police as he recently acquitted a woman of refusing to give a breath sample. According to the court decision from Judge James Rybc...
Nov 21, 2024 The judge says the RCMP officer made no move to stop her before she was on private property and had no grounds of his own, so the stop was unlawful. (CJME file photo)
Scott Moe rejects federal NDP's suggestions for affordability relief
Premier Scott Moe gave a big 'Thanks, but no thanks' to a series of suggestions from the federal NDP on how to improve affordability. On Wednesday, as he was encouraging the federal government to give...
Nov 21, 2024 Premier Scott Moe says his party will proceed with its own affordability measures, which it campaigned on in the recent provincial election. (CJME file photo)
'There were definitely challenges': City says it did its best in snowstorm plow
The City of Regina's complement of snow clearing and mitigation equipment had already been on the road for more than a day by the time the snow stopped falling in the city on Wednesday morning. On Wed...
Nov 20, 2024 The city’s director of roadways and transportation says the amount of snow and high winds caused problems. (CJME file photo)
Voter turnout ticks up slightly in Regina election
Voter turnout in Regina's municipal election saw a small increase this year, but it remained very low. The official numbers were released Thursday afternoon, showing voter turnout at 26 per cent. That...
Nov 14, 2024 Returning Officer Jim Nicol insists Elections Regina did everything it could to make voting convenient. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. government preparing for possible Canada Post strike
The Government of Saskatchewan started getting its ducks in a row on Tuesday after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) gave 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. The union said workers would b...
Nov 12, 2024 The provincial government says preparations are underway for any Canada Post strike. (CJME file photo)
By the numbers: A look at expenses and attendance of Regina's city councillors
In Regina, city councillors are considered part-time employees, often with another full-time job during the day. The mayor is the only full-time position on council. Between 2021 and 2023, councillors...
Nov 12, 2024 980 CJME worked out the expenses and attendance for each of the Regina city councillors and mayor for the last term. (980 CJME file photo)
Still unclear when Regina Urgent Care Centre will open 24-7 as promised
There's still no date as to when the Regina Urgent Care Centre will open 24-7, despite a promise when it opened that hours would be expanded this fall. When the centre opened, after the Canada Day lon...
Nov 08, 2024 The Sask. Health Authority hasn’t been able to say when the Urgent Care Centre will open fully, despite announcing in the summer that it would be this fall. (CJME file photo)
Moe takes a step back from change room promise
Speaking for the first time since before the results came in on election night, Premier Scott Moe seemed to take a step back from a possible change room ban in schools. During the election campaign, M...
Nov 07, 2024 Premier Scott Moe says he misspoke that a changeroom ban would be his new government’s first priority. Nov. 7, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Bit of a reboot': new faces on every portfolio for Sask. Party cabinet
Premier Scott Moe handed out 16 new titles Thursday morning as he announced the cabinet for his new government. For the first time since the Saskatchewan Party took power in 2007, there was a new face...
Nov 07, 2024 Travis Keisig is one of 16 faces in the new Sask. Party cabinet taking on a new file or two in the announcement Thursday. Nov. 7, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina community advocate speaks out against mayoral candidate
After charges against a Regina mayoral candidate were revealed, one man in the city is speaking out about his own run-in with Nathaniel Hewton. Last week, it came out that Hewton was wanted by RCMP in...
Nov 04, 2024 A local man who works with non-profits in Regina believes there need to be more requirements for people who run for office. (980 CJME files)
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Pierre Poilievre's post-election silence doing him no favours
Sarah Mills says Pierre Poilievre's silence is not winning him any political points. The Conservative leader lost his se...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 20
If Alberta separates, should Sask. join? PM Mark Carney's first address. Summer jobs with Forest Sask. Will Melfort's Jo...