Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Canada's mental health is three times worse than before COVID-19
TORONTO - A new report says mental health across Canada is three times worse than it was before COVID-19 and access to care varies widely across provinces and territories. The Canadian Mental Health A...
Nov 19, 2024 The Canadian Mental Health Association's report also says 57 per cent of young people between 18 and 24 years old who have early signs of mental illness say they can't afford to get services. (The Canadian Press)
Report finds 1 in 5 newcomers leave Canada within 25 years
OTTAWA - One in five immigrants who come to Canada ultimately leave the country within 25 years, with about one-third of those people moving on within the first five years. The findings come from a re...
Nov 19, 2024 The Institute for Canadian Citizenship is calling on the federal government to develop strategies on how to better retain immigrants, especially in the first five years. (The Canadian Press)
Three charged after woman assaulted, robbed at gunpoint in Regina: Police
A man, a boy and a girl are all facing charges after allegedly assaulting and robbing a woman in Regina, after threatening her with a gun and a knife. According to police, officers were called to Higg...
Nov 19, 2024 Police said the woman was threatened, assaulted and robbed. (980 CJME file photo)
Two arrested in Hudson Bay after ramming cops in stolen truck: RCMP
Two people are facing charges after allegedly ramming an RCMP vehicle with a stolen truck - twice - in Hudson Bay last week. According to the RCMP, officers tracked down a stolen truck to a home on Al...
Nov 19, 2024 The RCMP say the police vehicle was disabled after it was rammed twice by a pair of suspects in a stolen truck. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
NDP blasts government for lack of 24/7 service at Regina's Urgent Care Centre
Four months after the launch of Regina's Urgent Care Centre, the facility has not yet begun to provide 24/7 service, as was originally promised. When the centre opened in July, its hours were set from...
Nov 19, 2024 NDP MLA Meara Conway said the province is "driving out" health care workers at a media event in Regina on Nov. 18. 2024. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Explore Hieberts Hot Shop: A glassblowing studio in rural Sask.
Shields, Sask. - For Joan and Al Hiebert, retirement was never about resting, it was about starting something new. While others may have sought relaxation, the Hieberts dove headfirst into a new adven...
Nov 19, 2024
In the news today: StatCan to release October inflation figures today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release October inflation figures today Statistics Canada is expected to release its October consum...
Nov 19, 2024
NDP's Aleana Young faces conflict of interest investigation for social media
Saskatchewan's Conflict of Interest Commissioner is investigating Sask. NDP MLA Aleana Young for a potential conflict of interest in regards to posts she made about her personal cheese business on soc...
Nov 18, 2024 A screen grab from a post on Instagram by Regina South Albert MLA Aleana Young, made in December 2023. (Aleana Young/Instagram)
Sask. RCMP body cameras now online in Fort Qu'Appelle, more coming
From Tuesday, RCMP officers in Fort Qu'Appelle will begin using body-worn cameras, with several other Saskatchewan detachments expected to receive them over the next four weeks. In a press release on ...
Nov 18, 2024 People will know they are being recorded by the RCMP's body cameras when the there are three blinking red lights below the lens. (Saskatchewan RCMP/submitted)
SaskPower files appeal in pair of Weyburn workplace deaths
SaskPower has filed an appeal related to the death of two workers in Weyburn. Last month we told you that the crown corporation was fined $840,000 for a workplace incident in October 2020, that killed...
Nov 18, 2024 In an email to 980 CJME, SaskPower media relations confirmed it filed the appeal, but has not given reasons as to why. (980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...