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...
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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)
First case of monkeypox reported in Saskatchewan
For the first time, Saskatchewan is reporting a case of monkeypox. "This is the first case that has been confirmed within the province of Saskatchewan, but obviously (it's) something that we've been m...
Jul 13, 2022
'Wildly impressive:' New Wascana Pool well on its way
It's a fairly safe bet that the new Wascana Pool, once it's open, will be one of the most popular public pools in Regina. The facility is still under construction but it's on time so far and is expect...
Jul 08, 2022 The new Wascana Pool will include a lazy river. The facility is still under construction and is expected to open to the public in 2023.(Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Ukrainians getting help at 'one-stop shop' in Regina
For three days this week, the Research and Innovation Centre at the University of Regina is filling up with Ukrainians newly displaced from their home. The Saskatchewan government has brought all kind...
Jul 07, 2022 Nataliia and Ihor Osoba arrived in Regina on the flight on Monday and are working to get settled into life in Saskatchewan. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'The napalm girl' escorts Ukrainian flight to Regina
When 230 Ukrainians got on the plane that brought them to Regina on Monday night, they were greeted by a small woman in a white and blue dress -- the same woman whose photo was plastered on the side o...
Jul 05, 2022 Kim Phuc Phan Thi (centre) poses for photos at the Regina International Airport with MLA Terry Dennis (left) and MP Andrew Scheer (right). Phan Thi escorted the displaced Ukrainians from Poland on a plane with the photo of her in Vietnam from 1972 on the side. July 4, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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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...