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
Provincial, federal governments trade letters over trespassing controversy
Canada's environment minister has sent a terse letter back in response to a terse and warning letter sent on the weekend by Saskatchewan's minister responsible for the Water Security Agency. "I believ...
Aug 24, 2022 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle)
Saskatoon wildlife rehab centre working on reality show
A wildlife rehabilitation centre in Saskatchewan is getting thrust into the spotlight with a new docuseries called "Staying Wild." Cameras have been following the workers at Living Sky Wildlife Rehabi...
Aug 22, 2022 (Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation/Facebook)
SaskPower planning for electric vehicles
As Teslas, IONIQs, and LEAFs become more popular in Saskatchewan, SaskPower is working on how to incorporate electric vehicles (EVs) into its plans for the future. Nathan Hoffart, manager of customer ...
Aug 12, 2022
Farmers looking with concern at federal fertilizer target
As Saskatchewan farmers dive into harvest season, some are watching the federal government and its 2030 emission reduction targets with a raised eyebrow or two. The federal government wants to see fer...
Aug 04, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Small business owners lament utility rate hikes, NDP wants them walked back
With utility rates increasing in Saskatchewan on top of inflation, on top of two years of a pandemic, some small businesses are wondering if they can still make a go of it. Tim and Amy Weisgarber's bu...
Aug 04, 2022 Tim and Amy Weisgarber (C and R) are worried about keeping their businesses - Core Coffee and T+A Vintage - open as utility rates rise. The NDP's Aleana Young (L). Aug. 4, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Food vendors up the ante at Queen City Ex
The summer fair trifecta consists of rides, games, and food, and vendors are pulling out all the stops to tempt taste buds on the midway this year at Regina's Queen City Ex. There's a wide range of of...
Aug 03, 2022 If you've always wanted to try mac and cheese soft serve ice cream, look no further than the Queen City Ex. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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
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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...