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Study says rents in most cities are unaffordable for lower-income earners
OTTAWA - A minimum-wage worker could afford to rent in just a few neighbourhoods in Canada, suggests a new analysis of the country's rental market that also raises questions about a promised federal r...
Jul 18, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Phones ringing non-stop for restoration companies after storm
It's going to be a busy few weeks for disaster restoration companies in Regina after Tuesday night's storm. Parts of the city got between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain in about an hour, most of it fal...
Jul 18, 2019 Alicia Schulz says a lightning bolt hit a tree outside her home on July 16, 2019. (Alicia Schulz/Submitted)
Fajardo, Riders' offence looking for more energy after bye week
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are hoping their previous game was a blip on the radar screen rather than a sign of things to come. After two weeks of great play from quarterback Cody Fajardo, the offenc...
Jul 17, 2019
City says fixing flooded underpasses would be 'challenging'
At least five vehicles got stuck in the water when two downtown underpasses flooded in Tuesday night's storm -- and the City of Regina said those two were their biggest problems. "Those probably had t...
Jul 17, 2019 The Albert Street underpass after a downpour in 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Regina police giving out 'positive tickets' to kids
The Regina Police Service is now issuing tickets to kids ... for good behaviour. The tickets are known as "positive tickets" and, starting Wednesday, will be given out for good deeds. Those can be as ...
Jul 17, 2019 The "positive tickets" being handed out by the Regina Police Service starting July 17, 2019. (Nathan Meyer/980 CJME)
Younger voters mobilizing to make federal election about climate change
OTTAWA - Several hundred Canadian millennials planned to rally in at least 30 cities across the country Wednesday, demanding a federal leaders' debate on climate change. Emma Jackson, a field organize...
Jul 17, 2019
‘Smell of gunpowder:’ Interviews with family of shot tourist played in court
CALGARY - The wife of a German tourist who was shot in the head while driving on an Alberta highway told police she remembers hearing a pop and then smelling the strong odour of gunpowder before her h...
Jul 17, 2019
Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency
GENEVA - The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of two million people...
Jul 17, 2019
Trump vs. Dems: ‘Racist,’ 'socialist’ lines drawn for 2020
WASHINGTON - With tweets and a vote, President Donald Trump and House Democrats established the sharp and emotionally raw contours of the 2020 election campaigns. In the process, they have created a f...
Jul 17, 2019
Craven Country Thunder responds to FSIN comments on comics
After accusations of racism were levelled at one of its performers, the Country Thunder music festival says it is eager to have a discussion about the controversy. Comedians Williams and Ree drew the ...
Jul 17, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
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Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 10
On Friday's show, Evan talked about the fire and flood season in the province, the final hometown show for the Canadian ...