Murray Wood: Sunshine sketches of summers past
What are the memories of summers that stick in your mind? Murray Wood ponders how some things will evoke those moments.
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U.S. cities erupt in more violence amid threats from Trump
WASHINGTON - American cities erupted in violence and destruction in a seventh straight night of unrest, with several police officers shot or run over, amid boasts and threats from President Donald Tru...
Jun 02, 2020 Protesters raise their fists during a rally June 1, 2020, in Las Vegas, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Guns in Regina: Where are they coming from?
It's not exactly a rare occurrence in Regina to hear about one crime or another that involved someone with a gun, whether they're using it in a robbery, it's found in a raid or, as happened on May 22,...
Jun 02, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Six ladies of Langenburg share wisdom in 100-year club
An exclusive club of six ladies in the small town of Langenburg can boast more than 610 years of collective wisdom between its members. The only qualification to join the Wise Women Wisdom Club is to ...
Jun 02, 2020 Meeting of the Wise Women Wisdom Club, where the requirement to join is to pass your 100th birthday. Pictured left to right are Ruth Busch, Elsie Wolfram, Vera Betke, Zela Klopstock, Alma Miller and Jean Cowan (Carol Schaab/Submitted)
COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges with training police recruits
Police training can be intense at the best of times - 20 weeks cramming in the classroom and practical training for a career fighting crime - but, for the policing class that just graduated in Saskatc...
Jun 01, 2020 (Regina Police Service/Facebook)
COVID-19 contact tracers – Saskatchewan’s ‘disease detectives’
Years ago, Saskatoon communicable disease medical health officer Dr. Johnmark Opondo says he was working in New York, helping to locate and contact people who contracted sexually transmitted diseases....
Jun 01, 2020
Loud noise in Wascana Park turns out to be broken sprinkler line
A loud bang in the southern area of Regina caused some alarm this weekend, but it was only a broken sprinkler line. At around 8:30 Sunday morning, a loud sound alarmed many people in the Wascana Park ...
Jun 01, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Strong winds have been an annoyance for avid golfers
Golfers in Regina have been struggling to deal with the wind in recent rounds. On Monday, the Queen City was dealing with a west wind at 40 kilometres per hour with gusts up to 60 km/h. It wasn't as s...
Jun 01, 2020 (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME file phot)
Family autopsy: Floyd asphyxiated by sustained pressure
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd's family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd's neck...
Jun 01, 2020
Number of active COVID-19 cases in Sask. at 47; lowest in more than two months
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is at its lowest mark since March 21. There was one new case reported Monday and six more recoveries, dropping the number of active cases in the pro...
Jun 01, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
US braces for more unrest as Trump brands governors 'weak'
NEW YORK - Cities around the U.S. braced for another round of violent protests Monday while struggling to keep police in line and prevent the kind of heavy-handed tactics that contributed to the unres...
Jun 01, 2020
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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
8:30 - Saskatoon's Downtown Event and Entertainment District continues to generate plenty of debate, and now the provinc...