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B.C. company fined $182K after 2017 workplace injury
A Vancouver-based company has been fined $182,000 in connection with a workplace injury that occurred in Hudson Bay in October 2017. Weyerhaeuser Company Limited was fined June 23 after pleading guilt...
Jul 06, 2020 (Town of Hudson Bay/Facebook)
Regina police charge man who broke into house while running from officers
A 22-year-old man is facing charges after an incident in which he ran away from police, broke into a house and hid in a bedroom occupied by two children. According to the Regina Police Service, it beg...
Jul 06, 2020 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina condo building evacuated after balcony fire
A balcony fire forced the evacuation of a condominium building in north Regina early Sunday morning. According to Deputy Fire Chief Neil Sundeen, the call for help came in at about 1 a.m., for 215 Smi...
Jul 06, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Bank of Canada survey says business hiring plans remain muted due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Companies that have laid off workers are telling the Bank of Canada they plan to refill some positions over the next year, but many hiring plans remain muted over COVID-19-related uncertainty...
Jul 06, 2020
VLT commissions in Saskatchewan get temporary bump
Saskatchewan bars and restaurants with video lottery terminals will be cashing in starting Monday. The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) announced it's temporarily increasing VLT commiss...
Jul 06, 2020 (Bayside VLT and Lounge/Facebook)
SaskPower announces $8M increase in net income
SaskPower ended the 2019-20 fiscal year in the black, but COVID-19 could mean the current fiscal year won't end the same way. The Crown corporation tabled its annual report Monday, reporting a net inc...
Jul 06, 2020
Buffalo Pound pool nearing completion
It has been under construction for nearly a year, but the new outdoor pool at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is nearly complete. The project is now in its final stages. However, an official opening dat...
Jul 06, 2020 A concept drawing of the new pool at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. (Government of Saskatchewan)
Lac-Megantic to mark seventh anniversary of 2013 rail disaster with memorial site
Lac-Megantic will mark the seventh anniversary of a tragic rail disaster that claimed 47 lives by inaugurating a long-planned memorial space. On July 6, 2013, a runaway train hauling tanker cars loade...
Jul 06, 2020 Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que., on July 6, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Several arrests made by Regina police over weekend
A number of people in Regina spent time in the back of a police vehicle on the weekend. On Sunday at about 7:30 p.m., the Regina Police Service sent officers to the 900 block of Victoria Avenue for a ...
Jul 06, 2020
UPDATE: One dead, four hurt in rollover near Regina
One man was killed and two others suffered life-threatening injuries in a rollover near Regina on Sunday that required a response from STARS Air Ambulance. At about 3:30 p.m., the Southey RCMP receive...
Jul 05, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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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 ...