Sarah Mills: Ending door-to-door is the future for Canada Post
Rural Sask. has picked up mail from shared mailboxes for decades. Now, it will be the same in some parts of in Regina an...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
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
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)
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Evan Bray: What would 'associate' EU membership mean for Canada?
There's been a lot of talk about Canada possibly becoming an "associate member" of the European Union. Evan Br...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 18
On Friday's show, Evan discusses Canada's nuclear future with Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel. Plus, marking 10 years of harm redu...