Murray Wood: D-Day, in their own words
Saturday marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France. The Regina Rifles were among ...
Author Archives: Sarah Mills
Sask. government change age of income disability program
The provincial government is making a significant policy change to the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program. As of Sept. 1, 2017, it will no longer be available when a person turn...
Aug 04, 2017 The provincial government is preparing to start moving a controversial policy around student's names and pronoun in schools into law on Tuesday (File photo)
SaskPower responds to 7th meter fire in Regina
There has been another fire at SaskPower meter box in Regina. It happened Friday morning in the Uplands neighbourhood, where the homeowner - who was home at the time - described a power surge followed...
Aug 04, 2017 A seventh SaskPower meter box caught fire in Regina on Aug. 4, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
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
OPINION
Sarah Mills: More than words needed to counter anti-Semitism
A speech by the prime minister this week may have been hailed as supporting Jewish people, but Sarah Mills says statisti...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, June 4
Evan discusses the escalating violence in northern Saskatchewan, prompted by the Pelican Narrows shooting, a Saskatchewa...