Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
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Ottawa announces funding to help Sask. communities phase out coal
The federal government is announcing projects to help western workers and communities dependent on coal mining to become less reliant on the industry. The grants, totaling nearly $4.5 million, are par...
Jun 29, 2019
DMZ diplomacy? Trump outreach to Kim for border rendezvous
OSAKA, Japan - President Donald Trump issued a Twitter invitation Saturday to North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet for a handshake at the demilitarized zone that separates the North and South, and expres...
Jun 29, 2019
Sewer relining project creates traffic restrictions on Albert Street
The City of Regina's 15th Avenue sewer relining project is going to affect traffic along Albert Street for the next three weeks. Starting Friday at 9 p.m., 15th Avenue will be closed to traffic betwee...
Jun 28, 2019 The pump being used during the wastewater trunk relining project on 15th Avenue on June 25, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Roughriders' defence looking to bounce back, force turnovers
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' defence is looking to leave Week 2 in the rear-view mirror. The CFL team gave up 44 points in a 44-41 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks on June 20. In 2018, the Riders' defenc...
Jun 28, 2019 The Saskatchewan Roughriders' defensive line performs a drill at practice on June 27, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Attempted murder charges laid after east Regina shooting
Two men from Regina are facing attempted murder charges after a shooting this past spring near the Victoria Square Mall. Around 9:30 p.m. on March 15, police were called to the 2100 block of Quance St...
Jun 28, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Americans head to Canada to buy cheap insulin; some worry about supply here
TORONTO - The soaring cost of insulin in the United States prompted a group of American diabetics to head to Canada on Friday to buy the non-prescription drug at a fraction of the price. The group of ...
Jun 28, 2019
B.C. argues in Calgary court for injunction on Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps law
CALGARY - A lawyer for the Alberta government has argued that the province's turn-off-the taps legislation is not meant to hurt British Columbia despite political rhetoric that suggests otherwise. A C...
Jun 28, 2019
Province urges precautions for West Nile Virus
Those planning on enjoying the outdoors this summer are once again being warned about West Nile virus. The province is urging people to take precautions to prevent contracting the virus this summer. W...
Jun 28, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Farm implement used in mischief spree in Morse
A joyride on a self-propelled auger was one of the incidents in a recent mischief spree in Morse. According to a media release Friday from the Morse RCMP, a series of events occurred between the eveni...
Jun 28, 2019
Always ticking: Canada’s population clock shows demographic changes in real time
A Quebecer moves to the Northwest Territories, a family in Newfoundland and Labrador welcomes a new arrival, another in British Columbia mourns a loss, an immigrant settles somewhere in Ontario. Withi...
Jun 28, 2019
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...