Murray Wood: Alberta referendum rolls the dice on provincial economy
With a referendum vote planned, Alberta has never been closer to separating from Canada. But, Murray Wood wonders, could...
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Unifor president arrested on picket line at Co-op refinery
Things got a lot more heated on the picket line at the Co-op refinery Monday night as police arrested several people, including Unifor national president Jerry Dias. On Monday morning, Unifor announce...
Jan 20, 2020 Unifor national president Jerry Dias was arrested by Regina police at the picket line in front of the Co-op refinery on Jan. 20, 2020. (980 CJME file photo)
Unifor completely blocks off refinery in dispute escalation
Nearly a dozen Co-op-branded semis lined up on Fleet Street illustrated the Unifor point Monday morning, when the national president stood in front of a crowd of picketers to announce they were blocki...
Jan 20, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Women's march pushes ahead in Regina despite extreme cold
Like anyone else braving the outdoors on Saturday, the crowd of people marching through downtown were bundled up with all sorts of winter gear, the difference is these mitts were grasping posters call...
Jan 18, 2020 About 150 people braved the cold and showed up for the Women's March in Regina. Jan. 18, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Parents not thrilled with decision to move French immersion out of Harbour Landing School
Parents at cole Harbour Landing School are neither thrilled nor frustrated with the decision to move the French immersion program out of the school. On Tuesday night, the Regina Public School Board vo...
Jan 16, 2020 More than 100 parents gathered in the gymnasium at Harbour Landing School to discuss its overcrowding issue with the Regina public school board on Sept. 30, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Walmart donates 36,000 pounds of food to Regina Food Bank after fire
The Walmart in north Regina is still closed, more than a month after a fire was lit in the paper products section, but it has managed to turn that frown upside down for some. At the end of December, t...
Jan 15, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
NDP calling for review into vendor-sponsored travel within health authority
Saskatchewan's NDP is calling for a full review of travel by workers within the Saskatchewan Health Authority paid for by vendors. About a year ago, a review of the practice was done after three peopl...
Jan 15, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili calls for a review into vendor-sponsored travel by employees within the Saskatchewan Health Authority on Jan. 15, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Health authority introduces Indigenous pathways program
People getting services from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will now be able to request traditional Indigenous services from the authority as well. On Tuesday afternoon, the traditional pathw...
Jan 14, 2020 Gabe Lafond (left), executive director of the Saskatchewan Health Authority's First Nations and Metis health, and Dr. Susan Shaw (right), chief medical officer with the health authority, at the Grey Wolf Lodge introduction on Jan. 14, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Conflict of interest commissioner investigating GTH lease deal
With questions swirling around the Global Transportation Hub once again, Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner has launched an investigation. Ron Barclay is looking into a lease deal for of...
Jan 14, 2020
Joint police team to focus on gun crimes in Regina
A newly christened joint police team comprising members of the Regina Police Service and the RCMP is going to tackle the rising number of gun crimes in Regina. What had been called the Combined Forces...
Jan 14, 2020 Photos of the firearms collected during the province-wide gun amnesty on display at the Regina Police Service headquarters May 7, 2018. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Cornwall Centre set to fill former Sears space
The wide-open empty spaces in the former Sears store at the Cornwall Centre are expected to soon be filled. The mall is confirming that it has two new retailers lined up to take over the space. On the...
Jan 13, 2020 The former Sears space at Regina's Cornwall Centre will be occupied starting in the spring by two new stores -- two of four new outlets set to open in the mall. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, May 25
8:30 - The Alberta separatism talks just got a lot more serious, and it could have negative implications on the oil and ...