Murray Wood: Remember when?
Old photos remind us our downtowns used to be places people went to more often. Murray Wood says a lot has changed, incl...
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'The only thing I was thinking is which way I needed to jump,' says construction supervisor after incident near Maymont
Allan Barilla recounts a shocking case of dangerous driving through his construction zone that could have killed somebody, but he does so rather matter-of-factly. "I've been doing what I'm doing for t...
Jul 29, 2021
After years on practice rosters, Paul McRoberts looks to make jump to game day role
Paul McRoberts is growing tired of waiting his turn. The 28-year-old was with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams from 2016-17 and has been with the Saskatchewan Roughriders since 2019. But despite all that ti...
Jul 28, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Paul McRoberts during a drill at training camp on July 28, 2021. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
RCMP investigating decades-old death at former children's home in northern Sask.
Saskatchewan RCMP are launching an investigation into a death that may have happened 47 years ago at a northern school for children, referred to by police as a residential school. The historical case ...
Jul 28, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Police seize nearly a kilogram of fentanyl in recent drug busts
Regina police took 933 grams of fentanyl off the streets during a pair of drug busts on Sunday. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, delivers a deadly dose with just a few grains. In a news release, police s...
Jul 28, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Canada in Tokyo - Brent Hayden - Swimming
One thousand nine hundred days. That is how long it has been since swimmer Brent Hayden last made the Team Canada roster for an Olympic Games. Now, after battles with injury, mental health and seven y...
Jul 28, 2021 Brent Hayden (Photo files courtesy of Swimming Canada Facebook)
Man charged after morning robbery in north Regina
A 36-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly robbing a bank Tuesday. Around 10:49 a.m., police were called to a bank in the Lakewood neighbourhood on the 5800 block of Rochdale Blvd. When offic...
Jul 28, 2021 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Latest COVID update July 28: 50 new cases, no new deaths
The province is reporting its lowest amount of hospitalized patients suffering from COVID-19 in more than eight months. In it's daily COVID-19 update, the province said there were 43 people in hospita...
Jul 28, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dead at 72
Dusty Hill, the bassist for legendary rock and roll band ZZ Top, has died. The group announced Hill's passing via social media Wednesday. "We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hi...
Jul 28, 2021
Fire crews tackle scrapyard blaze
It was a long night for Regina firefighters. Crews responded to what they thought would be some grass fires north of the Evraz steel plant shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday. Fire chief Neil Sundeen said ...
Jul 28, 2021 Firefighters tackling a blaze north of the Evraz steel plant on July 28, 2021. (Regina Fire/Twitter)
Province planning for hundreds more long-term care beds in Regina
The province is is planning to add hundreds of long-term care beds in Regina. "The province is moving forward with a plan to develop approximately 600 long-term care beds in Regina, to meet the needs ...
Jul 28, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Turns out an empty house is a lonely one
Sarah Mills says having two kids away at camp was an opportunity to revel in peace and quiet. Instead, she says it is se...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 18
On Tuesday's show, guest host Brent Loucks gets an update on tariffs, fire hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries...