Murray Wood: Paying for junk pretentiously passed off as public art
As people debate Saskatoon spending $300,000 on plastic rocks, Murray Wood notes that the great unwashed aren't really s...
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Gov't upgrading roads into some provincial parks
Campers are going to find it easier to get to some of Saskatchewan's provincial parks in 2021. The Saskatchewan government announced Thursday it's planning to pave more than 100 kilometres of roads th...
Sep 17, 2020
Meili, NDP commit to increasing geothermal energy presence in Sask.
Ryan Meili and the Saskatchewan NDP want to make geothermal energy a focal point in the province's future. In an emailed new release, Meili and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon said an NDP government ...
Sep 17, 2020 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina's executive committee backs regulations for short-term rentals
Regina's executive committee endorsed regulations for short-term rentals like AirBnB during its meeting Wednesday. The changes came after much consultation with stakeholders including Airbnb, Mayor Mi...
Sep 17, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Ottawa to fund 164 school projects in Sask. with carbon tax money
The federal government has said where it will spend the first $12 million of carbon tax money meant for universities, schools, municipalities and hospitals in Saskatchewan. In a news release Wednesday...
Sep 17, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Wooldridge pledges salary cut if elected mayor
A man who announced his intention to become Regina's mayor in May is saying more about what he wants to do if elected. In an email, George Wooldridge states he plans to cut his own salary as mayor by ...
Sep 17, 2020 (George Wooldridge/Facebook)
‘Taken too soon, too violently’: Woman whose husband, kids were shot dead speaks at funeral
OSHAWA, Ont. - A woman who lost her husband and three of her children in a grisly shooting in Oshawa, Ont., this month says getting from one day to the next sometimes feels like an "impossible task." ...
Sep 17, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Edmonton to host 2021 world junior hockey championship with no fans
Edmonton will host another major hockey event with no fans after the International Ice Hockey Federation confirmed Rogers Place will be the site of the 2021 world junior championship on Thursday. The ...
Sep 17, 2020 (Twitter/@HockeyHallFame)
Online class sizes grow for Regina Catholic School Division
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to some new innovations from the Regina Catholic School Division. While online learning isn't a new option for high schools -- it has been offered for 12 years -- this...
Sep 17, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina police investigating robbery on University Park Drive
Regina police were called to a report of a robbery Wednesday night at a business near University Park Drive and Arcola Avenue. They were sent there at about 5 p.m. Staff told police a man entered with...
Sep 17, 2020
No location yet for new joint-use school in Harbour Landing
All kinds of ministers, board members and school delegates gathered in the park behind St. Kateri School in Harbour Landing on Wednesday afternoon -- properly distanced -- to celebrate work continuing...
Sep 16, 2020 Premier Scott Moe speaks to a small crowd at the reannouncement for a new joint-use school for Harbour Landing on Sept. 16, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Online reviews aren't always helpful
Sarah Mills says giving a business a chance to rectify something a client or customer is upset or disappointed by is a f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 4
On Tuesday's show, Evan talked about the end of the WestJet strike, an irrigation project around Lake Diefenbaker, conce...