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Government members vote down committee investigation into Speaker's allegations
With the majority government members voting together on the House Services Committee Monday morning, no independent investigator was called to look into allegations made by Saskatchewan's legislative ...
Jun 18, 2024 With 'no' votes from the government members, the House Services Committee did not end up appointing an independent investigator to look into allegations made by Speaker Randy Weekes last month. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Potential residents upset as Grenfell long-term care home pushed back again
The William Albert House in Emerald Park is very nice, with lush hallways, common rooms and even home pets, but it's not where Doug Kent and his wife Eileen would have preferred to be living. They'd r...
Jun 14, 2024 Doug Kent and his wife would prefer to live in their home town of Grenfell but the long-term care home meant to be built there keeps being delayed. June 13, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP's Jagmeet Singh says report shows 'a number of MPs' have helped foreign states
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a recent spy watchdog report shows a "number of MPs" have knowingly provided help to foreign governments - behaviour he calls unethical or even illegal. Singh sa...
Jun 13, 2024
Sask. NDP upset with premier's conspiracy response at town hall
Conspiracy theories abound online, but recently Premier Scott Moe was faced with several of them at a town hall in Speers, which is part of his constituency - and the Sask. NDP doesn't like how he han...
Jun 12, 2024 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck says the premier should have addressed conspiracy theories and defended Saskatchewan health-care workers at a recent town hall. June 12, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Government won't support committee recall for investigation into Weekes' claims
The Sask. Party Government is giving a big "no" to the Sask. NDP's plan to launch an investigation into allegations made by Speaker Randy Weekes, saying there's already a process to address and resolv...
Jun 11, 2024 Randy Weekes says his entire term as Speaker has been marred with harassment and intimidation from government MLAs. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sites still being evaluated for Regina composting facility
The company in charge of the City of Regina's food and yard waste program, also known as the composting program, still doesn't have a site finalized for its permanent processing facility. Six months a...
Jun 07, 2024 While Regina’s food and yard waste gets processed at the landfill and six months out from its first plan getting upended, EverGen is still doing evaluations for a new site. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Sask. RCMP 'proud' of JSCN response, reviews recommendations
While the review of the Saskatchewan RCMP's response to the James Smith mass stabbing gave 36 recommendations on how to improve, the division's commander said she's proud of their work. "Despite the m...
Jun 06, 2024 Supt. Joshua Graham, c/supt. Ted Munro and assistant commissioner Rhonda Blackmore of the Saskatchewan RCMP take questions from the media on the police force's response to recommendations made during two inquests. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
RCMP responds to JSCN and Myles Sanderson inquest recommendations
About three months after a pair of inquests into the 2022 stabbing attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, the Saskatchewan RCMP is responding to recommendations made by the juries and p...
Jun 06, 2024 Assistant commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, is expected to speak on Thursday morning about the police force’s response to the recommendations made at the two inquests into the 2022 stabbing attacks, and to share to its internal review of the incident. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina students get new basketball court from community
Some elementary school students in Regina have a brand new basketball court to play on as of Tuesday, thanks to some community spirit. Regina Trades & Skills Centre, Regina Catholic Schools, the C...
Jun 05, 2024 Project sponsors try out the brand new basketball court at St. Timothy Elementary School, provided by community groups. June 4, 2024 (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Death of man in Regina classified as 'homicide'
The Regina Police Service is calling the death of a man on Saturday a "homicide." Officers were called to Reynolds Street near College Avenue about a man who'd been hurt. Paramedics arrived and took t...
Jun 03, 2024 The death of a man who was found hurt on Saturday morning in Regina is being called the city's second homicide of the year (980 CJME file photo)
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