Murray Wood: A call to prayer results in a call to controversy
Murray Wood says a Regina mosque's weekly call to prayer is creating a real-life Venn diagram of religious freedom, back...
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At least 5 injured in blast, fire at Virginia strip mall
HARRISONBURG, Va. - An investigation was underway into the cause of an explosion and large fire at a shopping centre in Harrisonburg, Virginia, that injured at least five people Saturday morning. Thre...
Oct 17, 2020
Regina preps to get its first micro-cannabis grower
Regina will be getting its first legal micro-cannabis grower by the end of October. VIGR Life Cannabis (VLC) received their micro cultivation license from Health Canada, which allows them to grow mari...
Oct 17, 2020 Kirk Tousaw, a cannabis lawyer and CEO of Great Gardiner Farms Ltd., said there has been tremendous success since the legalization of pot. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Jonathan Hayward)
SJHL gets green light to start play, but with limited attendance
Some hockey fans in Saskatchewan are about to get more games to watch in person. The SJHL announced Friday night it has been given the go-ahead to start play immediately. The league's season was on ho...
Oct 16, 2020 (SJHL/Facebook)
Copper wire stolen from SaskPower facility in Regina
The Regina Police Service is investigating the theft of copper wire from a SaskPower compound on Albert Street North. However, in a media release Friday, police said the case was about more than just ...
Oct 16, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. NDP promises to remove provincial sales tax on construction labour
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili promised Friday to remove the Saskatchewan Party's six per cent provincial sales tax (PST) on construction labour if he's elected premier. Meili referred to the Regi...
Oct 16, 2020 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili announces a campaign promise to eliminate the provincial sales tax on construction labour if he is elected. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Sask. community faces unusual circumstances due to closed border
Residents of a small community in southeastern Saskatchewan are dealing with some unusual circumstances amid the continued closure of the Canada-U.S. border. The border separating Canada and the U.S. ...
Oct 16, 2020 Gateway Cities Golf Course's clubhouse is located on the American side of the border, but it's nine holes are on the Canadian side, leaving the course stuck in the middle of the closed border. (Submitted)
Weather forecast prompts early closure of City of Regina golf courses
Golf season in Regina is set to end earlier than anticipated. The City of Regina previously said some of its courses would remain open until Oct. 26. On Friday, the city changed that plan due to the w...
Oct 16, 2020
Potential COVID-19 exposures reported in Regina, other centres
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is flagging nine communities in the province for potential exposure to COVID-19, with most of the advisories for the Regina area. The other centres include Saskatoon,...
Oct 16, 2020
Calgary company sues Buffalo Party, two candidates for breach of contract
The Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan and two of its candidates in the upcoming provincial election -- including party leader Wade Sira -- are being sued by a Calgary company for breach of contract. In a ...
Oct 16, 2020 Wade Sira, leader of the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan. (Wade Sira/Facebook)
Samwel Uko's family suing SHA, provincial government
The parents of a man who died by suicide in Regina in May have launched a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Government of Saskatchewan. Samwel Uko died May 21, drowning i...
Oct 16, 2020
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Sarah Mills: It is time for Gianni Infantino to go
Sarah Mills says the current FIFA president's secret plans to sell off the World Cup and accusations of blackmail agains...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, August 5
On Wednesday's show, Evan talked about the removal of benches in Saskatoon, the federal government's firearm buyback pro...