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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Saskatchewan to open drive-through COVID-19 testing sites Tuesday
The Saskatchewan government is set to open drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in Regina and Saskatoon. The government revealed the news in a media release Friday, when it also reported four new case...
Sep 04, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
‘The truck went poof, down:’ Biggar grandmother recalls slough rescue
"I thought I was going to be holding that man's hand and that would be the last hand he held." Those were the thoughts of Biggar's Karen Jiricka following a dangerous situation at a slough near the to...
Sep 04, 2020
A look at school bus procedures in Regina during COVID-19
School is to resume in Regina on Tuesday, but just how will kids make it to the buildings? Buses in Regina will still be running, operating with extra precautions to stop the potential spread of COVID...
Sep 04, 2020 Allan Douglas, the safety and compliance co-ordinator with Warner Industries, sanitizes a bus. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
City to keep Regent Outdoor Pool, spray pads open longer
The City of Regina is extending the season for the Regent Outdoor Pool and the city's 15 spray pads. In a media release Friday, the city said it usually closes its outdoor pools around Labour Day and ...
Sep 04, 2020 (City of Regina/Facebook)
Location of new Weyburn health-care facility revealed
It was an announcement nearly 30 years in the making. A new hospital will be built in Weyburn, with a target date for completion of 2023. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement in Weyburn on Friday m...
Sep 04, 2020 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Transport Canada issues first fines to air passengers who refused to wear masks
Two airline passengers each face fines of $1,000 for refusing to wear face masks on board a flight, the first time Transport Canada has imposed a financial penalty for violating rules meant to prevent...
Sep 04, 2020
Mounties seize more than 2.8M cigarettes, $500K after investigation
Seven people from the Regina area were among nine people charged after a 17-month-long investigation resulted in the seizure of more than 2.8 million cigarettes and more than $500,000 in cash. The nin...
Sep 04, 2020 (RCMP/Submitted)
Five people found dead after shooting in home east of Toronto, police say
OSHAWA, Ont. - Five people were found dead and another was sent to hospital after an early-morning shooting in a suburban home east of Toronto, police said Friday as investigators combed the scene for...
Sep 04, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Economy added 246,000 jobs in August, unemployment rate 10.2%
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added. The figure marked the fourth consecutive month of ...
Sep 04, 2020 Compared with July 2024, employment in Saskatchewan was up by 16,000, or 2.6 per cent. (Canadian Press files)
Police recover three canoes stolen from Regina Public Schools
An arrest has been made in connection with the theft of aluminum canoes from a Regina Public Schools compound in mid-August. In a media release Thursday, the Regina Police Service said a 44-year-old m...
Sep 03, 2020 Photo: CJME file photo
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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
8:30 - Less than 24 hours after the WestJet flight attendants went on strike, the union representing them reached a tent...