Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Experts remind people to be cautious about drink spiking
Cold ones, spicy ones, bubbly ones and sweet ones are being poured all summer long in patios and backyards. Experts are reminding those people to be extra cautious when it comes to things like drink s...
Jul 18, 2024 While drinks are flowing all summer long, experts are advising people to stay cautious around the activity. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Co-op websites back up and running after cyber attack
Co-op has made more progress in its cyber security incident. Federated Co-operatives Ltd. says their websites are back up and running as of Wednesday. In a social media post, the company thanked custo...
Jul 18, 2024 The company has still not confirmed if there was any data released from the incident. This is after rumours started circulating online that data was compromised. (Federated Co-op Limited/Twitter)
Pass the hooch! Sask. marks 100 years since end of prohibition
100 years ago in 1924, Saskatchewan was booming. It had the third-largest population amongst the provinces, farms were becoming mechanized and airplanes started to appear in our skies. And the prohibi...
Jul 18, 2024
Back to Batoche Days aims to reinvigorate Métis culture
Michelle LeClair has been steeped in Mtis culture her entire life. "We didn't have a TV when we were young, so my dad used to put a curtain up and a light, and he would do little puppet shows behind t...
Jul 18, 2024
Woman charged with break and enter at a Regina school
It was a busy night Tuesday for what's normally a quiet place in the middle of summer. The Regina Police were called to a school on the 1400 block of 9th Ave. N. for a report of a break and enter Tues...
Jul 17, 2024 A 24-year-old woman is charged with break and enter and uttering threats. (CJME file photo)
Riders' Miles Brown showcases versatility in the CFL
Miles Brown knows versatility is a strength when it comes to pro football. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman had to change jerseys and play offensive guard near the end of the CFL club's ...
Jul 17, 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive tackle Miles Brown had to play along the offensive line in their last game. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Moe talks carbon tax, NATO at premiers' meeting in Halifax
Canada's premiers ended their annual summer meeting on Wednesday with talk about where the federal government's nose should and should not be. A news release said the premiers reflected on the state o...
Jul 17, 2024 Premier Scott Moe says Canada should seriously look at its funding commitment to NATO, as premiers' meeting comes to an end. (CJME file photo)
Sask. woman wins one-millionth fan at Country Thunder
Country Thunder did the math and welcomed its one-millionth fan to the festival this year. Darby Klassen was the lucky winner, a four-time Country Thunder attendee from Central Butte. "I was speechles...
Jul 17, 2024 Darby Klassen walked away with a massive prize as Country Thunder's one-millionth fan: premium tickets for life, a guitar signed by the artists and a prize pack worth $20,000. (Country Thunder/submitted)
Regina-area contractor found guilty of fraud
A Regina-area building contractor pleaded guilty to fraud on Monday, and police say his victims lost more than $250,000. Joseph Myers, 43, of Estlin - 30 minutes south of Regina - was given a conditio...
Jul 17, 2024 A Regina-area building contractor pleaded guilty to fraud on July 15, 2024, and police say his victims lost more than $250,000. (CJME files)
Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says applications are now open for a national transit fund that will include money for existing transit systems so they can expand, improve and modernize. The $3...
Jul 17, 2024 The money for the $30-billion, 10-year Canada Public Transit Fund will be divided into three categories: baseline funding for existing systems, metro-region agreements for Canada's biggest cities, and funding for specific things like rural communities, Indigenous communities and active transportation. (The Canadian Press)
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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