Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Housing First celebrates successful 1st year in Regina
One year after its launch, Housing First in Regina is being touted as a success. The program is run in partnership with the YMCA, the Circle Project and Phoenix HOMES - housing and other case manageme...
Jul 18, 2017 Kenton Weisgerber shared how Housing First changed his life on July 18, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
STC operated with a loss in final year
The last full year of operation for the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) did not look good. The annual report released Tuesday showed it had a deficit of $34 million by the end of 2016-17. In...
Jul 18, 2017
Roughriders will close one practice a week 'from now on'
He doesn't know exactly how it's happening, but Roughriders head coach and general manager Chris Jones said sensitive information is getting out to their opponents. Jones made the comments Tuesday aft...
Jul 18, 2017 Riders head coach Chris Jones during a Saskatchewan Roughriders game. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Police use taser after man found with knife on Ring Road
Regina police said a woman was allegedly held against her will and assaulted Tuesday morning on the 2100 block of East Turvey Road. When police arrived just after 9 a.m., the accused had already left....
Jul 18, 2017 (980 CJME file photo)
Head of Evraz Place to retire next March
The head of the organization that runs Evraz Place has announced he is retiring. President and CEO of Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) Mark Allan will finish his role in March 2018. Allan ...
Jul 18, 2017 Mark Allan, president and CEO of Regina Exhibition Association Limited, has announced he'll retire at the end of March 2018. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Regina's new smoking bylaw ignites Saturday
A new bylaw is being put in place to help butt out smoking in the Queen City. Regina's smoking bylaw is set to take effect on July 15. Councillor Bob Hawkins said the old bylaw has been around 20 year...
Jul 17, 2017 Donna Pasiechnik (right), manager of tobacco control with the Canadian Cancer Society, speaks about a new bylaw coming into effect on July 14, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
'RCMP are damn beauties:' Festival-goers welcome police
Earlier in the week, RCMP said they'll be on patrol for Country Thunder Saskatchewan and festival-goers don't seem to have a problem with it. Officers can be seen both walking around the grounds and i...
Jul 14, 2017 RCMP patrol the grounds at the Country Thunder Saskatchewan music festival on July 14, 2017. (Jessika Guse/980 CJME)
Milky Way brings warm-weather relief for 61 years
As the temperature rises in the Queen City, so does the appetite for some summer treat. One of the more famous ice cream stops in Regina in Milky Way. The store has been serving up treats for 61 years...
Jul 14, 2017
Mark McMorris celebrates first ESPY win
Hanging out on a boat in beautiful Kelowna, B.C., with friends, Mark McMorris got a phone call Wednesday night. That's how the Olympic snowboarder found out he won a prestigious ESPY award. It was jus...
Jul 14, 2017 Mark McMorris found out about his ESPY win while in Kelowna, B.C. on July 12, 2017. (Mark McMorris/Instagram)
Noisy neighbours: falcons occupy roof of Regina City Hall
Regina City Hall has some unusual occupants: peregrine falcons. The female bird has been there for at least three years, according to falcon expert Paddy Thompson. He said she was originally released ...
Jul 14, 2017 Falcons have been returning to the roof of Regina City Hall since at least 2014. (Murray Wood/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...