Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Appeals dismissed for three men convicted in 2015 murder in Regina
Saskatchewan's top court has dismissed the appeals of three men found guilty of first-degree murder in 2018. In a written decision released Tuesday, the Court of Appeal upheld the life sentences hande...
Nov 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
COVID cases diagnosed at LeBoldus, Campbell, Glen Elm, Grant Road and Plainsview schools
Two cases of COVID-19 have been identified at Dr. Martin LeBoldus Catholic High School. In a media release Wednesday morning, the Regina Catholic School Division said the school will remain open, but ...
Nov 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Province unveils new restrictions for sports, restaurants, gaming venues, more
Sports teams were the big losers Wednesday when the Saskatchewan government announced new restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. The provincial government said all team/group sports, a...
Nov 25, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Conscience maybe caught up with them': stolen Vibank Santa decoration returned
The Village of Vibank appears to have a Grinch who found their Christmas spirit. Mayor Ryan Reiss said the village office bought new Christmas decorations this year because the ones the village was us...
Nov 25, 2020 The Village of Vibank saw one of its Christmas decorations stolen. After sharing a mock-missing persons poster on Facebook, the thief returned the item. (Ryan Reiss/Submitted)
Regina daycare dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
A daycare in Regina is dealing with positive COVID-19 cases. The province has declared an outbreak at the First Years Learning Centre in The Greens -- the daycare attached to the joint-use school. Pub...
Nov 24, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
'No option:' Alberta bans home gatherings as COVID-19 cases continue to climb
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, his province bending precariously under the weight of record COVID-19 cases, imposed new sweeping public health restrictions Tuesday that include a ban on gath...
Nov 24, 2020
Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL pioneer, dies at age 86 after presumed COVID-19 case
Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the NHL, has died after battling a presumed case of COVID-19. Sasakamoose died Tuesday in Prince Albert, Sask. He was 86. Fred's so...
Nov 24, 2020
Sask. NDP calling for multi-sector COVID task force
Ryan Meili is calling on the Saskatchewan government to create a multi-sector task force to help deal with COVID-19. The Saskatchewan NDP leader sent a letter to Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday asking fo...
Nov 24, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regina needs a safe consumption site: head of PHR
After four overdose deaths in less than 12 hours on Monday, the head of Saskatchewan's only supervised consumption site once again says Regina needs one of its own. "Whether that's with an organizatio...
Nov 24, 2020 Jason Mercredi outside Saskatoon's safe consumption site. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Hundreds of jobs expected to be lost at Evraz steel mill
With the Christmas holidays on the horizon, workers in the tubular division at the Evraz steel mill in Regina are facing layoffs. Currently, around 500 people work in that division, but hundreds are e...
Nov 24, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: We are nothing but commodities to the giants of social media
Sarah Mills says the graphic and public mental health crisis of a celebrity blogger being streamed online shows that use...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, August 7
On Friday's show, Evan talked about a synagogue in Saskatoon that was targeted by a vandal and a mosque in Regina, resum...