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Man arrested after shots fired at good Samaritan on Sask. First Nation
One person has been arrested in connection with an incident that saw shots fired at a motorist who was trying to help another driver on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. According to the RCMP, the shots we...
Sep 26, 2024
In the news today: Leaders agree on involuntary care for severe addictions
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... B.C., N.B. leaders seem to agree on drug treatment As they both campaign for re-election, the premiers of Brit...
Sep 26, 2024
Regina city council approves Halifax Street shelter
The City of Regina has finally decided to purchase its permanent emergency shelter. Council voted 9-2 to purchase the building used by the Regina Eagles Club on 1600 Halifax St. on Wednesday. Councill...
Sep 25, 2024 The property is the building used by the Regina Eagles Club. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Rider receiver Dhel Duncan-Busby set for first CFL start
Dhel Duncan-Busby is set to be the next man up for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The rookie pass-catcher is set to start his first CFL game due to injuries plaguing the Canadian wide receiver room for...
Sep 25, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Dhel Duncan-Busby has dressed for three games in the 2024 CFL season. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
HMCS Regina model sails back into city hall after 10-year absence
Regina may be a landlocked city in a landlocked province, but the city still has a very strong connection to the Royal Canadian Navy. On Wednesday, the city unveiled a refitted model of HMCS Regina, a...
Sep 25, 2024 The model was originally donated to the city in 2009, but hasn’t been displayed publicly since 2014 when it was removed from its place in Henry Baker Hall due to renovations. The model has now been refitted, and is once again on display to the public. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Snow White restaurant in Biggar destroyed in early morning fire
Shock and heartbreak cloud the town of Biggar as the community woke up Wednesday morning after a devastating fire. The Snow White Family Restaurant, which has long been a staple of the community, burn...
Sep 25, 2024
2024 wildfire season on track to be 2nd largest in last two decades
Canada's wildfire season is on track to be the second largest in at least the last two decades, trailing only last year's record-breaking season. Federal officials say above-normal temperatures and dr...
Sep 25, 2024 Outside of last year's roughly 15 million hectares burned, federal records indicate only three other seasons have topped 5 million hectares, and the last was in 1995. (The Canadian Press)
Two Canadians dead in Lebanon, MP urges more de-escalation action
OTTAWA - At least two Canadians have died in the escalating violence in Lebanon, as Israeli strikes kill Hezbollah militants along with civilians and children. Global Affairs Canada says it is aware o...
Sep 25, 2024 Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury was born in Lebanon and says Canada needs to push its peer countries more to stop a cycle in violence in the Middle East, or it could lead to a world war. (The Canadian Press)
Info session on proposed Halifax Street shelter draws mixed responses
About 100 people gathered at the Mitakuy Ows' Centre in Regina's Heritage neighbourhood on Tuesday night for an information session about a proposal for a permanent emergency shelter. The City of Regi...
Sep 25, 2024 Audra Young, with the City of Regina, said the responses to the session were documented and will be brought to Wednesday's council meeting. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Laundry program offers free wash and dry cycle to Regina residents in need
A group of volunteers is trying to iron out the wrinkles when it comes to getting laundry done for free. Operation Fresh Start is a program launched by Rally Around Homelessness that offers a free was...
Sep 25, 2024 Erinn Paik and Alysia Johnson in Seaspray Laundry, celebrating the launch of Operation Fresh Start. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
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