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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City of Regina extending season for Regent Outdoor Pool and spray pads
If the weather co-operates, the City of Regina will keep the Regent Outdoor Pool open until Sunday. As well, the city's 15 spray pads will remain open until Sept. 20. According to a news release from ...
Sep 09, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Canadians reluctant to remove statues of historical figures now seen as racist: Poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests that while Canadians are divided over removing monuments to politicians who harboured racist views or pushed racist policies, many oppose the "spontaneous" toppling of s...
Sep 09, 2020 The statue of Sir John A. MacDonald is shown torn down following a demonstration in Montreal on August 29, 2020. A new survey suggests that while Canadians are divided over removing statues of politicians who harboured racist views or pushed racist policies, many oppose the "spontaneous" toppling of statues of Canada's first prime minister, John A. Macdonald. The Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies survey follows the controversial tearing down and vandalism of a Macdonald statue in Montreal last month by activists angry at his anti-Indigenous views and policies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Drive-through COVID-19 testing facility opens in Regina
People concerned they might have COVID-19 now have a new way to get tested that could make things a bit easier. In Regina on Tuesday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Health Authority opened the province's ...
Sep 08, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Mounties track down final suspect in rural armed robberies
The Yorkton RCMP says it now has four suspects in custody in connection with recent armed robberies in Theodore and Saltcoats. The Mounties had arrested three suspects by Aug. 19, but were still searc...
Sep 08, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
SHA warns of potential COVID exposures in four towns
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising the public of potential COVID-19 exposures at businesses in Pilot Butte, Watrous, Waskesiu and Wakaw after two individuals tested positive. According to t...
Sep 08, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
Saskatchewan ICE Unit helps catch Australian online predator
A recent investigation by Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit led to 117 charges against an Australian man. In a media release Tuesday, the ICE Unit said the man "was grooming and lu...
Sep 08, 2020
Sask. reports 7 new COVID cases, 7 more recoveries; active cases stay at 58
The number of active COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan remained static at 58 on Tuesday. There were seven new cases reported, with three in the Regina area, two in the north-central region and o...
Sep 08, 2020
Spike belt ends police search for stolen vehicle
Two people are facing charges after an incident involving a stolen vehicle turned into something of a standoff. In a media release, the Regina Police Service said officers just after midnight Saturday...
Sep 08, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina Minor Football enjoys successful first weekend of games
Regina Minor Football kicked off a unique season over the weekend. RMF executive director Len Antonini said the league was trying to come up with a way to play games this year. It got some good news l...
Sep 08, 2020 (Regina Minor Football/Facebook)
Parents nervous, anxious as they drop kids off for first day of school
While the kids may still have had their backpacks on and were bouncing with excitement, the first day of school this fall felt very different for their parents. The playgrounds were nearly empty until...
Sep 08, 2020 Some students at Regina's schools returned to classrooms on Sept. 8, 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...