Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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Carbon tax, aging grid pose ongoing challenges for SaskPower
SaskPower has some big challenges ahead as it continues to meet growth demands, upgrade the grid and meet environmental targets. The annual report released Wednesday showed the Crown invested $886 mil...
Jul 19, 2017 Then-SaskPower Minister Gord Wyant (right) and president and CEO Mike Marsh (left) release the SaskPower 2016-17 annual report at the legislature on July 19, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Potential partnerships for SaskTel still being discussed
The potential for partnerships for SaskTel continues to be a possibility. At the release of the Crown's annual report Tuesday, it was confirmed discussions at the executive level are ongoing. "There h...
Jul 18, 2017 Minister Dustin Duncan (right) and acting SaskTel president and CEO Doug Burnett, confirmed high-level discussions have been had for a potential partnership for SaskTel. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
New late night taxi zone in place after social media video
The City of Regina made a change Thursday to where taxis can go at night following a video posted on social media. A staff member from downtown bar O'Hanlon's documented parking enforcement crews rece...
Jul 14, 2017
City of Regina using ladybugs to tackle aphids
The City of Regina has a new and novel way of tackling aphids this year. It has released 300,000 ladybugs to devour the pesky insect that damages the trees. "They're a problem with our trees, they suc...
Jul 14, 2017 Regina parks and open space manager Ray Morgan releases ladybugs into Victoria Park July 13, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Sask. sending more staff and equipment to fight B.C. fires
Saskatchewan is doing even more to help others battling wildfires. In addition to what has already been sent to B.C., 20 more firefighters, one liaison officer and four wildfire specialists are headin...
Jul 12, 2017 Aircrafts, firefighters, and wildfire specialists are heading to B.C. and Montana to tackle the ongoing fires in those areas. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Gender-neutral birth certificate fight reaches Sask. courts
Three Saskatchewan families continue to battle for equality for their transgender and non-gender identifying children. Fran Forsberg went to the Human Rights Commission requesting that gender be taken...
Jul 10, 2017 Fran Forsberg, Megan Cheesbrough and their families pose in front of the Court of Queen's Bench in Regina on July 10, 2017. They are fighting to have gender removed from identifications in Saskatchewan. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Thieves target Regina grandma with dementia
A vulnerable woman with dementia is being targeted by thieves in her own home. "How can somebody do this? How could somebody be so heartless?" Nicole Ursu said of her what happened to her grandma. Ion...
Jul 10, 2017
Jury finds three men guilty of killing Shawn Douglas
Loud gasps and cries were heard from family and friends of Shawn Douglas as they heard the verdict they were hoping for. Johnathon Peepeetch, Joshua Wilson and Dennis Thompson were each found guilty o...
Jun 30, 2017 (980 CJME file photo)
Batters attacked online on anniversary of husband’s death
On the 11th anniversary of Dave Batters' death, his widow is facing attacks online. The Regina MP took his own life on June 29, 2009. On Facebook this week, former NDP employee and federal candidate B...
Jun 29, 2017 Regina MP Dave Batters committed suicide on June 29, 2009. (Senator Denise Batters/Facebook)
Deliberations at the Shawn Douglas trial enter third day
Jury deliberations at the Shawn Douglas murder trial are entering a third day. They are trying to decide whether Johnathon Peepeetch, Joshua Wilson and Dennis Thompson are guilty of murdering the 54-y...
Jun 29, 2017
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