Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Sask. NDP upset with premier's conspiracy response at town hall
Conspiracy theories abound online, but recently Premier Scott Moe was faced with several of them at a town hall in Speers, which is part of his constituency - and the Sask. NDP doesn't like how he han...
Jun 12, 2024 Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck says the premier should have addressed conspiracy theories and defended Saskatchewan health-care workers at a recent town hall. June 12, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Theatre on a shoestring': Regina Fringe Festival returns in July
The Regina International Fringe Festival (RIFF) returns next month with unique performances from around the world. From July 10-14, acts will bounce around four locations across the city, with 100 sho...
Jun 12, 2024 Keith Alessi performs at the Regina International Fringe Festival in 2023. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Durant, Shivers, Molnar added to Riders' Plaza of Honor
Three Roughrider legends will be inducted into the team's Plaza of Honor this fall. This year's inductees are quarterback Darian Durant, general manager Roy Shivers and running back Steve Molnar. Stev...
Jun 12, 2024 Darian Durant is one of three 2024 inductees into the Roughriders' Plaza of Honour. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Witnesses report hearing explosions as fire engulfs White City home
Firefighters were busy putting out flames at a home in White City on Tuesday night. Many people in the neighbourhood gathered to watch and take videos of the burning home on Lipsett Street. Scott Kunt...
Jun 12, 2024 Multiple witnesses said they heard loud sounds that may have been explosions as the house went up in flames. (Pilot Butte Fire Department/Facebook)
Wreck of Ernest Shackleton's last ship, Quest, found in the depths off Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A crew led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society has found the long-sought wreck of the Quest, the final expedition ship that belonged to famed Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackl...
Jun 12, 2024
Regina Public Library to seek help from city for new central location
Regina Public Library is getting the ball rolling on finding a new location for its central branch. The library's board voted to request help from city hall during a special meeting held on Tuesday. T...
Jun 12, 2024 The Regina Public Library is doing cost estimates for a building that is 125,000 square feet instead of the originally proposed 159,000 square feet. The current central branch building is roughly 75,000 square feet. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Bear sightings normal this time of year: Biologist
The weather is warming up as summer creeps closer, and now the bears are starting to roam. Bear sightings have been reported across the province recently, leading some to believe there's been an incre...
Jun 12, 2024 While it may seem like people are seeing more black bears around, an expert with the provincial government says it's normal for this time of year. (Submitted)
In the news today: PM heads to G7, Canada-US central banks to diverge on policy?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau heads to Italy for G7 leaders' summit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Italy on Wednesday to...
Jun 12, 2024
Trudeau heads to Italy as shadows of war in Ukraine, Gaza loom over G7 summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Italy on Wednesday to attend the annual G7 leaders' summit, which is taking place as two major geopolitical conflicts weigh on the international com...
Jun 12, 2024
Picking up the pieces: SpaceX comes to get space junk from Ituna farm
Pulling up in a U-Haul -- not a Cybertruck -- two employees loaded up the fraying carbon fibre pieces from a SpaceX spacecraft that fell from the sky. The two declined to answer the media's questions ...
Jun 11, 2024 Barry Sawchuk, second to the right, stands with other people who have found junk in their fields near Ituna. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...