Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Tickets to Labour Day Classic still available
It's the showdown of the year for Rider fans - and there's still a chance to catch the action live. Tickets haven't sold out for the 2017 Labour Day Classic between the Saskatchewan Roughriders...
Aug 29, 2017
SaskPower reports new peak power use as August ends
Hot weather in late August has resulted in another peak power use record for SaskPower. SaskPower reports 3,470 megawatts was used Monday, when Regina broke a weather record at 35.5 C. This isn't the ...
Aug 29, 2017
Aphids causing sticky residue on cars, sidewalks
A sticky residue has consistently appeared on vehicles and sidewalks this summer in the Queen City. And it's all because of a sap-sucking pest that can damage trees. "It's a crazy year for aphids," st...
Aug 29, 2017 The city's manager of forestry, pest control and horticulture Russell Eirich speaks to media on Aug. 29, 2017, about aphids. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Graham Tuer dies after five decades in Sask. hockey
A man long-involved in Saskatchewan hockey has died. North Battleford's Graham Tuer, 87, was inducted this year into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame builder category after spending five decades i...
Aug 29, 2017 Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Graham Tuer (right) accepts his sweater at the induction dinner in July 2017. Tuer has died at the age of 87. (Battlefords Now)
'The building was shaking:' van crashes through Regina home
It was a crashing start to the day for a couple of Regina families Tuesday morning. Mac Neja was at his home on the corner of Broadway Avenue and Abbot Road, getting his kids ready for daycare, when h...
Aug 29, 2017 Two people were sent to hospital with minor injuries after a van crashed through their basement suite window around 8 a.m. Aug. 29, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Fougere calls for conversation around Sir John A. statue
The debate over public monuments of historical figures has made its way to Regina. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism (SCAR) covered a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in a sheet and ...
Aug 29, 2017 The sheet and police tape were removed from the John A. Macdonald statue on Aug. 28, 2017. (Mike Sweeney/980 CJME)
Quick response by Regina Fire to Rochdale condo fire
A condominium fire in Regina's north end was put out quickly as fire crews were only a couple blocks away. "(The fire station is) over on Rink Avenue just off of McCarthy Boulevard, so we're fairly cl...
Aug 29, 2017 Regina Fire and Emergency Services were quick to respond to a condo fire on the corner of Rochdale Boulevard and Devonshire Drive on Aug 28, 2017. (Jessika Guse/980 CJME)
Riders legend Houston home, family affected by hurricane
Don Narcisse is no stranger to hurricanes. The Riders great was born in Port Arthur, Texas, and has a home and family in Houston, where Hurricane Harvey continues to wreak havoc. "It's unreal, I've be...
Aug 28, 2017 The Orlando Fire Department is on a mission in Ford Park, Texas following Hurricane Harvey on Aug 28, 2017. (Orlando Fire Department Twitter)
Petition created to remove John A. Macdonald statue
For people driving by Regina's Victoria Park Monday afternoon, they would have seen the statue of John A. Macdonald covered in a white sheet and yellow police tape. A group of people, some from the Sa...
Aug 28, 2017 The statue of John A. Macdonald in Victoria Park was covered in a white sheet and police tape on Aug. 28, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Drought in the south, deluge in the north: A Sask. summer
Saskatchewan is living up to its license plate this summer, with drought and heavy rainfall dominating different parts of the province this summer. There's barely been any rain in the Regina area, wit...
Aug 28, 2017
OPINION
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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