Murray Wood: Reflections on a Rider loss that should have been a win.
If bad teams find a way to lose and good teams find a way to win, Murray Wood wonders why a good team sometimes finds a ...
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Spirit of youth keeps Maple Leaf Pool going
For 75 years, Maple Leaf Pool has been at the heart of Regina's Heritage community. On Tuesday, the pool's grand reopening was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting and a cannonball, to symbolize a new beg...
Jun 22, 2021 Lilla Fayant (left) participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand reopening of Maple Leaf Pool on June 22, 2021. (Mattea Columpsi/980 CJME)
Infectious disease doctor says ditching masks will depend on risk tolerance
According to the Saskatchewan government, July 11 is the day when masks won't be required indoors anymore and all remaining COVID-related public health measures will be lifted. But with the more trans...
Jun 22, 2021
People in Regina are scratching after increase in mosquitoes
Pull out the After Bite and bug spray, because Regina's mosquito count has flown higher. Russell Eirich, the City of Regina's manager of open space services, said the mosquito population has grown sig...
Jun 22, 2021 Russell Eirich, the City of Regina's manager of open space services, on June 22, 2021. (Mattea Columpsi/980 CJME)
SHA substituting Moderna for Pfizer after shipment delayed
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is turning to Moderna to address a shortfall in COVID-19 vaccines. In a media release Tuesday, the SHA said there's a delay in the shipment of the Pfizer vaccine that...
Jun 22, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Latest COVID update June 22: Vaccinations go over 1M mark
Saskatchewan has reached a major milestone in its battle against COVID-19. In its daily update Tuesday, the Ministry of Health announced 6,496 doses of COVID vaccine had been administered in the lates...
Jun 22, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
The return to the office: What will it look like?
Working from home has been all too common for many people throughout Saskatchewan over the past year. With the province less than a month away from removing all COVID restrictions, a question remains ...
Jun 22, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Federal gov't provides funding to FSIN in search for unmarked burial sites
The Government of Canada is giving the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) nearly $5 million to find and commemorate unmarked graves at former Indian Residential Schools in Saskatchewan....
Jun 22, 2021 The former Muskowekwan Indian Residential School was one of the last closed in Canada, shutting its doors in 1997. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Police trying to put brakes on use of electric scooters, skateboards on city streets
Depending on what's being used, a simple summertime ride down Regina streets, sidewalks or paths could be illegal. Police recently tweeted about how officers are seeing an increase in electric scooter...
Jun 22, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Scarth Street construction posing challenges for Regina restaurant
It's often said there are two seasons in Saskatchewan: Winter and construction. We're well into the latter; crews are out and about fixing the roads and making improvements in Regina. While it's neces...
Jun 22, 2021 Construction on Scarth Street. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Two-thirds of Canadians say governments shouldn't lift all COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about two-thirds of Canadians believe that governments should not lift all restrictions related to COVID-19. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online survey by Lege...
Jun 22, 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Sarah Mills: Europe's heatwave is revealing hidden history
Sarah Mills says historically low river and reservoir levels due to a heat wave in Europe are exposing long submerged ar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, August 17
On Monday's show, guest host Brent Loucks got an update on tariffs in Canada, talked about rural dentistry, a petition c...