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Guns, meth and gangs: SWAT seeing more calls in Regina
Work is getting busier and more dangerous in Regina for the units who get some of the toughest calls. The SWAT team and explosives disposal unit (EDU) have both seen an increase in calls over the past...
Jun 28, 2018
'Disappointing:' Canada Day events relocated due to protest
Ahead of Canada Day celebrations on Sunday, there are a few changes to events around the Saskatchewan legislature. The Provincial Capital Commission(PCC) on three occasions have asked Regina police to...
Jun 27, 2018 Events are being moved for Canada Day 2018 aside from the 14th annual Plywood Cup. (Regina Hospital Foundation)
Are parody Twitter accounts ‘fake news’? Liberals, Conservatives disagree
OTTAWA - Liberal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says parody social media accounts that deliberately try to mislead readers are a form of identity theft that needs to be addressed. McKenna hers...
Jun 27, 2018
Mint marks 150th anniversary of Royal Astronomical Society with meteorite coin
MONTREAL - The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a pure silver coin containing a small chip from a meteorite to mark the 150th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The society's exe...
Jun 27, 2018
City apologizing for traffic woes on Ring Road
The city is offering an apology for a traffic headache in southeast Regina Wednesday morning. Overnight, crews reopened the ramps at Arcola Avenue that had been closed due to construction for the last...
Jun 27, 2018
Regina catholic, public schools to test shared busing
It's a project a year in the making - now the Regina catholic and public school divisions are finding a way to offer joint bus services next year. About 560 kids from the joint use school in southeast...
Jun 27, 2018 Representatives from Regina Catholic Schools and Regina Public Schools announce a shared busing pilot project for the 2018-19 school year on June 27, 2018. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Regina police won’t take down protest camp despite requests
The Regina Police Service is leaving the camp alone near the legislative building, while the body in charge of Wascana Park moves Canada Day celebrations across the lake. The Provincial Capital Commis...
Jun 27, 2018 Teepees set up at the Justice for our Stolen Children Camp outside the legislative building June 26, 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Thigpen returns after serving suspension for doping
There is one silver lining from Marcus Thigpen's two-game suspension. The Roughriders running back was able to go home to Detroit, Mich., and see his daughter Diamond's Grade 8 graduation. Thigpen tes...
Jun 27, 2018 Roughriders' tailback Marcus Thigpen ran 169 yards and had one touchdown during the CFL Eastern semi-final game against the Ottawa Redblacks on Nov 12, 2017. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Carbon tax could mean bad news for Sask. GDP: study
The Saskatchewan government says it now has the numbers and research to prove a federal carbon tax would be bad for the economy. Environment Minister Dustin Duncan unveiled the results of a study by r...
Jun 27, 2018 Saskatchewan Environment Minister Dustin Duncan sahres the results of a U of R study about a carbon tax on June 27, 2018. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Two 50/50 draws from Memorial Cup remain unclaimed
Check your Memorial Cup 50/50 tickets because you could still be a winner. Draws from the Eagles concert on May 17 and the Pats versus QMJHL game on May 20 have remained unclaimed a month after the to...
Jun 27, 2018 The ice surface in the Brandt Centre where the 2018 Memorial cup will be played. (Canadian Hockey League/Twitter)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 26
8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...