Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Regina police find and arrest man wanted for forcible confinement and assault
Regina police have arrested 30-year-old Frederick James Norman Brass. In a media release, police said Brass became erratic on Thursday evening when he discovered he was the subject of a Saskatchewan-w...
Jul 18, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Liberals revise COVID-19 wage subsidy, ease eligibility in bid to boost takeup
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the Liberals are easing eligibility rules for the government's emergency wage subsidy and changing the amounts businesses can receive. The government had be...
Jul 17, 2020
Queen makes Capt. Tom a knight at 100, no kneeling required
LONDON - In the end, Sir Tom didn't need to rise. On a day infused with emotion, Queen Elizabeth II tapped the blade of a sword once owned by her father on the slender shoulders of 100-year-old Tom Mo...
Jul 17, 2020 Captain Sir Thomas Moore receives his knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth during a ceremony at Windsor Castle on July 17, 2020. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
Pools in Regina, Buffalo Pound open for swimmers
Swimmers in Regina now have more options to get in the pool and cool off on a hot day. The Regent Outdoor Pool opened Friday, while the Lawson Aquatic Centre got back to business on Monday. Bobbie Sel...
Jul 17, 2020
Regina Beach resident celebrates centennial out on the links
Eva Eckert became a centenarian doing what she loves -- playing a round of golf, surrounded by those she loves. The 100-year-old first started golfing at the Regina Beach Golf Club when she was 72. "I...
Jul 17, 2020 Eva Eckert waves to family and friends after teeing off on the first hole on her 100th birthday at the Regina Beach Golf Club on July 16, 2020. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Recent flights to Regina, Saskatoon had COVID-19 cases on board
The Government of Saskatchewan says two recent flights -- one into each of Regina and Saskatoon -- carried passengers who later tested positive for COVID-19. In a post on its website, the government s...
Jul 17, 2020
SHA warning of possible COVID-19 exposure at two Regina businesses July 6
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Friday a person who later tested positive for COVID-19 visited two Regina businesses on July 6 -- including Costco. In a media release, the SHA issued an advisor...
Jul 17, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
E. coli found in water in Halbrite
The village of Halbrite is under an emergency boil water order that was issued by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The order is in effect until further notice. Halbrite is about 30 kilometres southe...
Jul 17, 2020 Village of Halbrite. (Discover Weyburn file photo)
India hits 1 million virus cases, nations battle flare-ups
MITO, Japan - A return of stringent coronavirus restrictions in Israel, another daily record of reported cases in Japan's capital and outbreaks in remote areas such as China's Xinjiang region undersco...
Jul 17, 2020 A health worker checks the body temperature of a boy at a medical camp to screen residents for COVID-19 symptoms in Mumbai, India on July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Liberals seek to recall House of Commons for new COVID-19 legislation
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is seeking to recall the House of Commons to pass another round of measures to deal with COVID-19. Opposition parties were notified Thursday of the new legislation and ...
Jul 17, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Let's revive the one-fingered salute
The lonely trip down a never-ending highway needs a signal for "Hey, I see you." Sarah Mills says the only way...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 31
On Friday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks passenger rights during the WestJet strike, Marineland's beluga whales ...