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Regina police begin homicide investigation after crash
What started as the investigation of a fatality in a single-vehicle crash has turned into a homicide case for the Regina Police Service. In a media release Thursday, police said the death of 30-year-o...
Jun 13, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Opioid-related death count up to more than 11,500 nationally: government data
OTTAWA - Canada's opioid crisis claimed the lives of more than 11,500 people between January 2016 and December 2018, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported Thursday. New data shows that 4,460 peo...
Jun 13, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Soaking up the sun in the Queen City
There were plenty of ways to soak up the sun in Regina on Thursday. Wascana Pool opened for the season on a sunny day. With temperatures reaching the high 20s, many took the chance to head to the pool...
Jun 13, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan dad watches son hoist Stanley Cup
It's something most hockey parents can only dream about - hoisting the Stanley Cup. Regina's Mitch Bozak got to see his son Tyler do it after the St. Louis Blues defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game...
Jun 13, 2019 Tyler Bozak hoists the Stanley Cup with his wife, Molly, after the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 in game 7 of the championship series. (Molly Bozak Twitter page)
Federal government making electronic logs mandatory for truck, bus drivers
ETOBICOKE, Ont. - Transport Canada says it will require all commercial drivers to have electronic logging devices - one of the recommendations out of a coroner's report into the Humboldt Broncos bus c...
Jun 13, 2019
'Hit and miss' thunderstorms to roll into Regina: Environment Canada
While the heat in Regina climbs to a high of 28 C on Thursday afternoon, Environment Canada says it will probably result in severe thunderstorms and showers later on Thursday night. "The atmosphere is...
Jun 13, 2019 A storm cloud looms over east Regina on June 6, 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
A case of measles confirmed in Yorkton
A case of measles has been confirmed in Yorkton. It was found in an infant returning with their family through the Regina Airport having travelled overseas on Sunday. The family had been vaccinated bu...
Jun 13, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Motivation never far away for Riders' Kyran Moore
Kyran Moore doesn't need to look far for inspiration; he writes it on the tape on his wrists. Before every game, the 22-year-old Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver writes the name of his uncle, Kirwin ...
Jun 13, 2019 Kyran Moore holds the ball after a touchdown catch during practice on June 10, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Canada may need additional carbon taxes to meet its Paris targets, PBO says
OTTAWA - Canada's price on carbon will have to be five times what it is now if the country is to reach its Paris Agreement greenhouse-gas emissions targets just by charging for those emissions, Parlia...
Jun 13, 2019
Hong Kong in limbo as extradition protests crisis deepens
Hong Kong's legislature suspended meetings Thursday as leaders considered their next steps following violent clashes between police and protesters opposed to a bill that would allow suspects to be tri...
Jun 13, 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
8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...