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'I'm still a little in disbelief': New film 'Die Alone' begins shooting in Regina
A group of extras waved signs in front of the Regina Sask. Poly campus on Monday, shouting on cue as actors weaved through them followed by a camera. Regina and nearby areas are the set for the new fi...
Jun 20, 2023 The movie 'Die Alone' films a scene at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. June 19, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Liquor store permits re-sold for less
The provincial government's haul from the liquor store permit auction is turning out to be a bit smaller than originally thought. In February, the province auctioned off 35 permits to run liquor store...
Jun 19, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Poly should have identity verification for Indigenous staff: Provincial auditor
As headlines keep coming out about prominent people whose Indigenous identities have come into question, Saskatchewan's provincial auditor believes Saskatchewan Polytechnic needs to protect itself fro...
Jun 10, 2023 (Saskatchewan Polytechnic/Facebook)
New trial to go ahead in Métis hunting rights case
After the Crown appeal was dismissed by Canada's highest court this week, a Saskatoon lawyer is looking ahead toward a new trial that will be coming over Mtis hunting rights. On Thursday, the Supreme ...
Jun 09, 2023 (Supreme Court of Canada/Facebook)
Regina golfer headed to Special Olympics World Games
With his coach, caddie and brother watching from behind, Taylor Carter hits ball after ball at the Joanne Goulet Golf Course driving range, preparing for his games in Berlin at the Special Olympics Wo...
Jun 09, 2023 Taylor Carter practises his shots at a driving range in Regina before heading to the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin as a golfer for Team Canada. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'We need a new program': Poverty advocate sees SIS problems in auditor's report
The problems with the Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program outlined this week in the provincial auditor's report aren't exactly brand new to advocates like Peter Gilmer. Gilmer is with the Regina...
Jun 07, 2023 (Peter Gilmer/Facebook)
Minister accepts auditor's recommendations, but defends program
With a list before him, Saskatchewan's social services minister thanked the provincial auditor's office for its work and accepted the recommendations, but also defended the work the ministry has done ...
Jun 07, 2023 Saskatchewan Social Service Minister Gene Makowsky. (980 CJME)
Auditor suggests series of fixes for Saskatchewan Income Support program
The Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program has been a point of contention between advocates and the provincial government since before it was even fully implemented. Now the provincial auditor is w...
Jun 06, 2023 Saskatchewan provincial auditor Tara Clemett on June 6, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan group looking for regulation to preserve wetlands
A Saskatchewan group is looking for regulation intervention to help save wetlands in the province as more and more are drained to make way for agriculture. Aura Lee MacPherson is chair of the Saskatch...
Jun 06, 2023 Clint Blyth is a rancher in Saskatchewan and speaks about the necessity of wetlands, at the McKell Wascana Conservation Park prairie and wetland habitat at the southeast edge of Regina. June 5, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
No drinking yet in Regina and Saskatoon public parks
People in the province's two largest cities still won't be able to drink in public parks, at least to start the summer. During the spring sitting, the provincial government passed its bill to hand aut...
Jun 05, 2023
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