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Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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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)
New mobile MRI expected to address backlogs in Regina
Some long-awaited relief is coming to people waiting for MRIs in Saskatchewan Regina General Hospital's new portable MRI machine will boost MRI capacity by 5,000 scans over the next two years, accordi...
Jul 17, 2024 Health Minister Everett Hindley announces Regina General Hospital's new mobile MRI machine is set to start operation later this month in Regina on July 16, 2024. (John Cairns/ 980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: It's time to embrace 24 Sussex Drive
The home of Canada's prime minister is steeped in history and shouldn't be left in disrepair. Sarah Mills says the desig...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 29
8:30 - The Saskatchewan NDP says the Sask Party government is using profits from gaming and lotteries to help cover loss...