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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Olympic skateboarding an exciting sight for youth at Regina skatepark
Even in 36-degree heat, Paishence Kay found time to cruise up and down the ramps at the skatepark on Rochdale Avenue. Kay has only been skating off-and-on for about a year, taking multiple breaks beca...
Jul 28, 2021 Paishence Kay, 14, practises skateboarding tricks at the skatepark on Rochdale Avenue on July 27, 2021. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Vaccines the answer to COVID-19 outbreak in far north, health minister says
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman says the best way to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Buffalo River Dene Nation is to get people vaccinated. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Merriman...
Jul 28, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Train derailment near Cabri involved six cars, highway reopens
Traffic is moving along Highway 32 after it was closed because of a train derailment Tuesday night. According to a release by RCMP Tuesday evening, emergency crews were on the scene of the derailment ...
Jul 28, 2021
Penny Oleksiak wins bronze in 200-metre freestyle for sixth Olympic medal
TOKYO - Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak has won a bronze medal in the women's 200-metre freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. It's Oleksiak's sixth career medal, making her Canada's most decorated summer O...
Jul 27, 2021 Canada's Penny Oleksiak swims to take the bronze medal in the women's 200m freestyle final event during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Alain Cimankinda doesn't lack confidence in first CFL training camp
Alain Cimankinda didn't always have dreams of being a football star - but he's confident he could be one of the best. The 25-year-old defensive tackle has compared himself to NFL star Aaron Donald of ...
Jul 27, 2021 Defensive end/fullback Alain Cimankinda during Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp on July 21, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
VIDO vaccine hopefuls hold out for hometown COVID-19 study
It's been just over a month since Saskatoon's VIDO-InterVac issued a call out for volunteers to participate in its local COVAC-2 COVID-19 clinical trials. On June 23, the organization announced positi...
Jul 27, 2021 Research team at the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac. Photo Courtesy: University of Saskatchewan
Canada in Tokyo - Nikola Girke - Sailing
After a 15th-place finish at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Canadian sailor Nikola Girke retired from the sport. But Girke likes opportunities, and when one came along to make a run at the 2020 Toky...
Jul 27, 2021
Saskatchewan drought means consumers will soon pay more for pantry basics
The flour you need to bake your bread, the canola oil restaurants use to fry the food you eat and a variety of other products used both domestically and internationally will be going up in price again...
Jul 27, 2021
Cattlemen's Association warns of 'catastrophic' effects on industry due to drought
Saskatchewan's beef industry says the province's drought-stricken producers need more help. Recent weather has depleted the feed supply and dried up watering holes for cattle, says Arnold Balicki, cha...
Jul 27, 2021
Regina sees drastic drop in crime severity index over 2020
Regina saw the biggest decrease in crime among a metropolitan area in all of Canada in 2020, according to the annual crime severity index. Statistics Canada released data Tuesday showing no other area...
Jul 27, 2021 Regina police chief, Evan Bray, on July 27, 2021. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
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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...