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...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
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
U of R prof explains the lure of 'Avengers: Endgame'
"Avengers: Endgame" is expected to be one of the biggest movies ever, joining four other films from the Marvel universe in the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time. But why have superheroes taken...
Apr 26, 2019
New space and network open for Sask. LGBTQ youth
When Jacq Brasseur was young, they desperately wanted something like what they helped open on Thursday morning in Regina. SaskQTY -- which stands for Sask. Queer and Trans Youth -- is an online networ...
Apr 25, 2019 Jacq Brasseur, executive director of UR Pride, and MP Ralph Goodale cut the ribbon to open the SaskQTY network and space on April 25, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina woman feels failed by police after break and enter
It was only fear that went through Lorna Evans' mind when she heard her husband cry out on Saturday night. He shouted for her to call 911 ... there was a man in the house. Those were a scary few minut...
Apr 25, 2019 The Evans' surveillance system shows a man being arrested who'd broken into their home. Apr. 22, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Assault charge withdrawn against U of R Rams player
A University of Regina Rams football player is off the hook after an assault charge from last fall was withdrawn on Monday morning. Takudzwa Timothy Brandon Gandire, who was listed as just Brandon Gan...
Apr 22, 2019 (University of Regina Rams)
Sask. farmers stick to seeding plans despite trade barriers
The situation for Canadian canola exports in China keep getting worse, but, with seeding time creeping closer, many Saskatchewan farmers won't be changing their plans. "I think overall we're going to ...
Apr 21, 2019
Airplane diverted to Regina with smoke in cabin
It was an emergency landing, but everyone on the ground seemed calm, cool and collected when an Air Canada flight touched down in Regina on Thursday afternoon. The Vancouver-to-Winnipeg flight with 15...
Apr 18, 2019 Firefighters met an Air Canada flight which had to make an emergency landing in Regina after smoke was found in the galley. Apr. 19, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
FSIN wants Indigenous kids in Indigenous care, says gov. isn't helping
"Saskatchewan First Nations are ready to take over and to assert that jurisdiction and to bring our children home to our communities," said David Pratt, vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan ...
Apr 17, 2019 David Pratt, Vice-Chief of the FSIN, speaks with reporters at the Legislature on April 17, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
OPINION
Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 22
On Friday's show, Evan speaks with a Saskatchewan runner who is planning to run the vertical length of Saskatchewan (abo...