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Regina police to receive new, portable drug-screening device
Regina police are getting a new roadside drug-screening device to detect the use of marijuana. The SoToxa Mobile Test System is expected to be used in tandem with other field sobriety instruments like...
Oct 30, 2019
Construction numbers down in economic report card
The latest economic report card for Regina shows the city's construction industry is having a tough year. The analysis -- done by Economic Development Regina Inc., Praxis Consulting and SJ Research Se...
Oct 30, 2019
Weather has caused problems in the pumpkin patch
Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang sought out the Great Pumpkin. But this year's Halloween in Regina likely has parents searching for any normal, orange gourd. That's because some stores in the Queen ...
Oct 30, 2019 Lincoln Gardens owner Wayne Gienow says he has about 300 pumpkins left to sell for Halloween. (Corn Maiden Market Facebook page)
Fajardo, Hughes among Roughriders' award nominees
Quarterback Cody Fajardo and defensive end Charleston Hughes headline the Saskatchewan Roughriders' nominees for CFL awards this season. The players were selected in voting by members of the Football ...
Oct 30, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Fougere understands citizens' frustration with roadwork
Michael Fougere has a message for the citizens of Regina who faced a litany of traffic issues due to construction this summer. "Thanks for the patience," Regina's mayor said Tuesday. "I know that it's...
Oct 30, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Climate change means military can expect more African distress calls: Defence
OTTAWA - Climate change is expected to play havoc with already fragile African countries, prompting more calls for help from the Canadian military, warns an internal Defence Department analysis. The E...
Oct 30, 2019
Californians struggle after latest blackout hits 1.5 million
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - Californians on Wednesday found themselves facing winds, wildfires and darkness from yet another power outage that hit more than 1 million people. Frustration and anger mount...
Oct 30, 2019 Strong winds send embers flying across Ida Clayton Rd. as the Kincade Fire burns in Calistoga, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Millions of people have been without power for days as fire crews raced to contain two major wind-whipped blazes that have destroyed dozens of homes at both ends of the state: in Sonoma County wine country and in the hills of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Alberta asking arbitrators to cut public service pay as high as five per cent
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is seeking wage rollbacks as binding arbitration is set to resume with unions that represent more than 180,000 public-sector workers. Finance Minister Travis Toews sa...
Oct 30, 2019 Finance Minister Travis Toews, left, delivers the provincial budget as Alberta Premier Jason Kenney looks on, in Edmonton, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
'A wonderful problem to have': YMCA raises $26K for playground upgrades
The YMCA-operated daycare playground that was vandalized at Regina's McVeety School in September will be restored to a better shape than it was before the damage. YMCA CEO Steve Compton put out the ca...
Oct 30, 2019 The YMCA-operated daycare playground structure was found busted up at its site on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (Hillsdale Community Association Facebook page)
Army colonel says push to investigate Biden concerned him
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defying White House orders, an Army officer serving with President Donald Trump's National Security Council testified to impeachment investigators that he twice raised concerns over ...
Oct 30, 2019 Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council, center, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, to appear before a House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Committee on Oversight and Reform joint interview with the transcript to be part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Sarah Mills: Who won the deal for the Gordie Howe Bridge?
A leader came out on top when it comes to the details of the agreement to finally open the bridge between Ontario and Mi...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 16
WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - Crime and public safety continue to be top concerns for many Canadians, with debate...