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Voucher program good first step on hospital parking: SUN
The head of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) said a new taxi voucher program is a step in the right direction when it comes to relieving the parking issues at the General Hospital in Regina. The...
May 08, 2019
Pilot project to put more eyes on Regina sex assault cases
As of this summer, there will be a lot more scrutiny put on the Regina Police Service and how it deals with sexual assault cases. The provincial government announced on Monday that it's providing $122...
May 06, 2019 Lisa Miller, executive director of the Regina Sexual Assault Centre, says she's concerned about the changes coming to Saskatchewan classrooms. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Not needed': local lawyer critical of civil forfeiture changes
A local defence lawyer thinks the expansion of Saskatchewan's civil forfeiture program is going to be bad for people in the province. On Tuesday, an expansion of the civil forfeiture program was passe...
May 05, 2019
Man dead after Regina police-involved shooting
Fewer than 12 hours after a police-involved shooting where a man died, the only indication something happened at a home on Halifax Street was the two parked police vehicles. Around 5:30 a.m. Saturday,...
May 04, 2019 Two police vehicles were still outside an apartment building on the 1900 block of Halifax Street, nearly 12 hours after a man died in a police-involved shooting. May 4, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
All eyes on Sask. court ahead of carbon tax decision
People across the country have been waiting for a decision by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal since before arguments on the carbon tax were made in February. This will be the first, though likely not...
May 02, 2019
Mental health biggest issue for Sask. children and youth
Saskatchewan's Advocate for Children and Youth is coming back to mental health as the top issue facing children and youth in the province. "It really doesn't matter whether they live on-reserve or off...
Apr 30, 2019 Corey O'Soup is the Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth. On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, he released his report for 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Snow a welcome sight for some Sask. farmers
While many in the cities were looking out their windows with a grimace as the snow came down on Sunday, some farmers were happy to see the moisture falling on their fields. Jim Hale farms near Swift C...
Apr 29, 2019
City cuts 22 positions, lays off 7 people after review
With the elimination of 22 management positions at city hall, the City of Regina is poised to save $3 million next year. That stems from a review started by the city in September. City manager Chris H...
Apr 26, 2019 Chris Holden, City of Regina city manager.
Federal money flowing to 10 Sask. women's organizations
The federal government is trying to let women's organizations in Saskatchewan just focus on their work with $3.7 million in grants for capacity-building. The grants to help organizations cover behind-...
Apr 26, 2019 Melissa Coomber-Bendtsen is the CEO of the Regina YWCA. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. doctor faces laundry list of misconduct charges
A doctor who used to practise medicine in Regina but now practises out of Moosomin is facing a handful of professional misconduct charges. The charges against Dr. Jordan Velestuck are being brought by...
Apr 26, 2019
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...