Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Tax increase shrinks in 2019 budget, pool to be rebuilt
A lot of spending, and a bit of saving - that's what Regina's city council ended up with after the 2019 city budget was finalized. Council ended up with a mill rate increase of 4.325 per cent, which i...
Dec 12, 2018
Maple Leaf Pool dominates 1st night of city budget debate
While one might have expected to hear all about facts and figures in Monday night's meeting for Regina's 2019 city budget, but people pleading for a community pool took up most of the time. Twenty-eig...
Dec 11, 2018
Mayor calls for smaller tax increase at 2019 budget meeting
Property taxes and water rates in Regina will almost certainly go up in 2019, but how much they will rise will be discussed at the city council budget meeting on Monday night. "They want value for the...
Dec 10, 2018 Mayor Michael Fougere looks out the window of his office on the top floor of Regina City Hall. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Mayor talks parking, permits, proteins at Chamber breakfast
Regina's mayor took some time on Thursday morning to reflect on the year that was, and look ahead to what 2019 is going to bring. Michael Fougere was speaking to a Regina Chamber of Commerce end-of-ye...
Dec 06, 2018
New incentive for oil investment in Sask.
The provincial government is looking to keep oil money in Saskatchewan and get even more, with a new incentive program for waterflooding injection wells. The program would allow oil companies to defer...
Dec 06, 2018 Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre Dec. 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask Health Authority marks 1 year, says more changes coming
The gift for a first anniversary is paper, something to keep in mind as the Saskatchewan Health Authority marks one year in operation this week. On Dec. 4, 2018, the twelve health regions in Saskatche...
Dec 05, 2018
Oil company in Sask. happy with no production cuts
At least one oil company in Saskatchewan agrees with the provincial government's decision to not make cuts to oil production. Premier Scott Moe announced on Monday that he would not be following the A...
Dec 05, 2018
Safety app could help lower Sask. workplace injury rate
Saskatchewan has the second highest worst workplace injury rate in Canada, according to Worksafe Saskatchewan, but a new app being introduced in the province could help with that. It's called AlertMet...
Nov 25, 2018 This is the first school year with a province-wide cell phone ban in classrooms the provincial government announced in the summer. (980 CJME files)
RCMP concerned after 70+ guns stolen in break and enter
Dozens of guns stolen in a southeast Saskatchewan break-in could show up in later crimes, according to RCMP. In the past six weeks, 77 prohibited and restricted handguns and rifles were stolen from a ...
Nov 23, 2018
Tensions continue in RM of McKillop over district boundaries
District lines are supposed to be changing in the RM of McKillop, north of Regina, but it's not happening fast enough for some people. The RM has been in the news several times over the past few month...
Nov 23, 2018 (Google Maps)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...