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SEIU-West growing frustrated with lack of contract, poor staffing levels
With the need for healthcare workers at highs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one union is saying frustrations over staffing and labour negotiations are reaching a boiling point. Healthcare-sector membe...
Jun 16, 2020 Members of SEIU-West were outside the Legislative Building on June 16, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Regina Catholic Schools end food donation program for the summer
The Regina Catholic School Board celebrated two months of providing food for families in need on Tuesday. Since May, they've handed out hampers of food twice a month. They've given more than 200 packa...
Jun 16, 2020 Food ready to be packaged for families at Archbishop M.C. O'Neill Catholic High School on June 16, 2020.
(Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Regina man facing four arson charges after fires set around the city
A 50-year-old Regina man is facing arson charges in connection with four recent fires that caused damage to property and required Regina Fire Department resources. Regina police say, on May 30, someon...
Jun 16, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
U of R athlete losing last season after Canada West pandemic cancellation
Cameron Cross may not have the chance to play his last season of university football. The University of Regina (U of R) Rams defensive lineman says the cancellation of the upcoming 2020-21 football se...
Jun 16, 2020 Rams defensive lineman Cameron Cross.
(Photo credit/Munz Media)
STF president disappointed no extra money in Sask. budget for COVID-19 related school safety measures
As the provincial government announced its full 2020-21 budget, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation President Patrick Maze said he was not only surprised, but disappointed it didn't specifically contain...
Jun 16, 2020 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Patrick Maze. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Long lineups on first day of SARCAN reopening
SARCAN reopened its doors Monday morning, accepting recyclables for the first time since late March, when facilities were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The depot on Rochdale Boulevard in Regina...
Jun 15, 2020 SARCAN closed its doors March 21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first day of reopening, customers lined up to recycle the cans, bottles and drink containers they accumulated. (980 CJME file photo)
NDP says Sask. budget lacks a recovery plan
The Saskatchewan NDP says the budget is nothing more than a 'pre-election placeholder' that does nothing to show how the government intends to get the province back on track from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jun 15, 2020 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili is critical of the province's updated 2020-2021 budget, saying it doesn't invest where it should. Jun. 15, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
80 km/h winds leave destruction behind for Regina neighbourhoods
Downed trees and collapsed gazebos made this windy weekend memorable for people in Regina's Lakewood neighbourhood. High winds were an inconvenience for many people throughout the province this weeken...
Jun 15, 2020 A downed tree in the Lakewood area after a weekend of high winds. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Woman training for Paralympics searching for stolen wheelchair racer
A Paralympic hopeful is hoping for the return of her wheelchair racer. Jessica Frotten, a wheelchair racer who competes in the 400, 800, 1,500, and 5,000 metre races, said her racer was stolen from he...
Jun 15, 2020 Jessica Frotten's wheelchair racer was stolen from a garage at her apartment on May 10, 2020. (Jessica Frotten/Submitted)
Sask. reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, 13 in Far North
There are 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, according to a release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Thirteen of the new cases are in the Far North. Most are connected to a wake on June ...
Jun 15, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: A teenage summer job teaches the perfect life lessons
From paper routes to fast food, pumping gas or lifeguarding at the pool, Sarah Mills says summer jobs provide teens with...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 30
On Thursday's show, Evan talks about Saskatoon's Downtown Event and Entertainment District, Regina's Globe Theatre, the ...