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After harsh Twitter exchanges, Senate will look at new social media policy
OTTAWA - An independent senator is on a mission to get members of Canada's upper house to stop being so nasty to each other on social media. Tony Dean says recent exchanges on Twitter involving senato...
Jun 17, 2019
CFL suspends LB Lawrence 2 games for Collaros hit
The CFL has handed Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence a two-game suspension for his hit to the head on Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Zach Collaros, which knocked the Riders pivot ou...
Jun 17, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Zach Collaros runs with the ball in a game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in pre-season CFL action on June 6, 2019, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Sask. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Proposed sign bylaw changes could hurt local business, says advocate
As the City of Regina looks to bring changes to how billboards and portable signs are regulated, an advocate for the portable sign industry says the proposed rule changes risk hurting local, mom-and-p...
Jun 17, 2019 A portable sign for Antique Mall sits at Albert Street and Seventh Avenue in Regina in mid-June 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Huge crowds gather in downtown Toronto for Raptors parade, rally
TORONTO - Large stretches of downtown Toronto turned into a sea of red and black that stretched for kilometres on Monday as Raptors fans turned out in droves to celebrate the newly crowned NBA champio...
Jun 17, 2019 Crowds gather in Nathan Phillips Square as they prepare to celebrate the Toronto Raptors winning the NBA Championship in Toronto on Monday, June 17, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
Roughriders QB Zach Collaros put on 6-game injured list
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will need to name a new starting quarterback after placing Zach Collaros on the six-game injured list. Collaros left last week's 23-17 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earl...
Jun 16, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Kids say the darndest things: Father's Day Edition
Happy Father's Day! To mark the occasion, just like she did on Mother's Day, 980 CJME's Jessie Anton went to a Regina daycare -- but this time, to see what pre-schoolers had to say about their dads.
Jun 16, 2019
Spotty Sask. showers leave some areas quenched, others thirsty
It's been a hit and miss weather weekend across Saskatchewan, with isolated showers bringing a wide range of rain accumulation from border to border. From Friday to Sunday morning, Saskatoon saw aroun...
Jun 16, 2019
Regina police search for suspects after armed robbery
Regina police are looking for two suspects after an armed robbery near the Northgate Mall early Sunday morning. According to a news release, it happened just before 1 a.m. behind a business on Hesse B...
Jun 16, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Low cankerworm counts across the city
Regina has started its cankerworm spraying for the season. The city is fielding a small crew this year, with around 6,000 trees to be sprayed. Cankerworm populations are considered extremely low this ...
Jun 16, 2019 A city truck sprays DiPel, an organic pesticide to treat cankerworm larvae in trees. (Nathan Meyer/980 CJME)
Queen City Pride celebrates 30 years in Regina
Queen City Pride was celebrated for the 30th year in Regina on Saturday. Co-chair Dan Shier called the milestone a testament to how far the city has progressed on LGBTQ rights. "The first (Pride festi...
Jun 15, 2019 A large crowd gathers at 6th Avenue and Hamilton Street on June 15, the staging area for the 30th Queen City Pride parade in Regina. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
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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
8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...