Murray Wood: Raiding the kid's loot is a great Halloween tradition
Murray Wood says Halloween is fun for kids and for the adults who raid their candy. But trying to con his 10-year-old da...
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Regina man recalls his love affair with the Queen City Ex
Barry Tappin is celebrating his 70th year with the Queen City Ex. His love affair with the summer fair began as a kid when he lived just a few blocks from the Exhibition Grounds. "You could look strai...
Aug 03, 2017 Barry Tappin recalls the days of Royal American Shows when the summer fair arrived by rail car. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Chicken's feet, waffle tacos come to the Queen City Ex
While there are concerts for the adults and the rides for the kids the big draw is almost always the food at the Queen City Ex. The fair opened Wednesday at Evraz Place and runs until Sunday. There is...
Aug 02, 2017 A waffle taco is available at the Queen City Ex on August 2, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Bid process for STC assets begins
The Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) has started the sale of some of its assets. The provincial bus company was shut down in the provincial budget as part of the government's efforts to reduc...
Aug 01, 2017
SaskPower expands inspections as 6th meter fire reported
SaskPower is now reporting a sixth meter box fire as a result of the extremely dry conditions. It happened in the Walsh Acres neighbourhood Monday night. SaskPower said shifting ground is pulling the ...
Aug 01, 2017 (SaskPower/Submitted)
Machiskinic family questions RCMP case review
Delores Stevenson is grateful the RCMP will be reviewing the investigation into the death of her niece, Nadine Machiskinic. But she doesn't have much confidence in the process of the national police r...
Jul 31, 2017 Nadine Machiskinic's aunt Delores Stevenson and supporters speak about the RCMP review of the investigation at a Regina news conference on July 31, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Environment Canada confirms 2nd driest July on record in Regina
July is officially the second driest month on record for Regina. Environment Canada confirmed that just 1.8 millimetres of rain fell during that month - nearly the smallest amount of precipitation sin...
Jul 31, 2017
Money down the drain: Regina’s sewer charge explained
You might not like what you see on the sewer portion of your water bill. The City of Regina's water bill is divided into two parts: the water you use and the water that goes down the drain. But as you...
Jul 31, 2017
Hot, dry conditions not yet impacting Regina's water levels
So far the extended heat and lack of rain is not impacting water levels for Regina. On an average day, 75 megalitres of water will be used, but on Wednesday, that amount spiked to 130 megalitres. It t...
Jul 27, 2017
Fire Ball ride pulled from Saskatoon, Regina fairs
This year's exhibitions in Saskatoon and Regina won't feature the swinging thrill ride Fire Ball. The move comes after one person died and seven were injured when a Fire Ball broke apart mid-ride at t...
Jul 27, 2017 The Fire Ball ride has at least six rows of seats that spin around while the structure swings like a pendulum. (amusementsofamerica.com)
New Balgonie roundabout causes headaches for some drivers
The roundabout at the new Balgonie overpass has some drivers cheering, some concerned and others hitting the brakes and scratching their heads. But the woman in charge of driver training at SGI insist...
Jul 26, 2017
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Oct. 30
Evan talks with political columnist Tasha Kheiriddin about Canada's relationship with the U.S., SARM President Bill Hube...