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Mayor says Regina is safe for average person, despite crime severity rating
Regina Mayor Sandra Masters didn't seem to be happy about the high rankings for Regina in the latest Crime Severity Index, but said the ranking alone doesn't show the full picture. The Regina census m...
Aug 03, 2022 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina and Saskatoon fifth and sixth in Canada's Crime Severity Index
Regina and Saskatoon hold two of the top six spots in the 2021 Crime Severity Index, with Regina at number five and Saskatoon just below at six. Regina's census metropolitan area (CMA) was at number t...
Aug 02, 2022 Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'There is a chance': SHA gives more details on epidural catheter shortage
While many expectant parents in Saskatchewan eye their due dates carefully, the health authority is giving a few more details on how it's handling the shortage of the kind of catheter used for epidura...
Jul 24, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina doula says epidural catheter shortage a worry for expectant parents
Worries are piling up - slowly or quickly - for parents in Saskatchewan after the health authority announced an epidural catheter shortage that could affect pain management for people giving birth. "I...
Jul 22, 2022
Saskatchewan anticipating increase in COVID cases
For the first time in three weeks, the Government of Saskatchewan will release Thursday epidemiological numbers on what COVID-19 is doing in Saskatchewan — and it's expected cases and hospitaliz...
Jul 21, 2022
Sask. government upset over federal oil and gas consultation
On Monday, the Canadian government released a discussion paper about, and started consultations on, its proposed new oil and gas emissions cap. "The oil and gas sector is a major contributor to Canada...
Jul 20, 2022 Sask. Finance Minister Jim Reiter had said he wanted at least some income tax changes to be in place in the new year. (CJME file photo)
'Important for my job': Finance minister defends $8K flight
Saskatchewan's finance minister won't be apologizing and doesn't feel regretful about the nearly $8,000 round-trip flight she took between Regina and North Battleford. "What I will do for the people o...
Jul 19, 2022 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer on July 19, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Donation centre opens in Regina to give items to displaced Ukrainians
As more and more displaced Ukrainians make their way to the Regina area to make a new life, for the long or short term, they're needing some help in getting set up. "A lot of them have been having to ...
Jul 15, 2022 (REAL District/Twitter)
Rider fans stream into Nova Scotia for Touchdown Atlantic
Instead of playing just a few kilometres away from rolling fields of canola, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be a ways away from crashing waves in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. The Green and White...
Jul 15, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Brett Lauther (left), CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie (centre) and Toronto Argonauts general manager Mike Clemons were promoting Touchdown Atlantic. (CFL/Twitter)
Feds to help Regina with rail relocation plan; other projects also get funding
The Canadian government is looking to make the wheels of trade run a bit smoother in Saskatchewan. The feds announced more than $18 million in funding Thursday to go to improvements to southern Saskat...
Jul 14, 2022 Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announcing $18 million, to be matched by private industry, to help improve the efficiency of rail transportation in Saskatchewan on July 14, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...