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2023 Jingle Bus campaign a big hit in Regina
Bus passengers in Regina have helped some kids have nutritious lunches this year, thanks to the city's Jingle Bus campaign. From Friday to Sunday, all Regina city buses were Jingle buses, allowing tra...
Dec 19, 2023 Mayor Sandra Masters (right) and Greg Stevenson (centre) unveil a cheque for the $13,083.55 raised by the Jingle Bus campaign in 2023, as Brad Bells of the City of Regina (left) looks on. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
CFL combine coming to Regina in 2025
The top prospects for the 2025 CFL draft will show off their talents in the Queen City. The league and the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Tuesday that Regina will play host to the 2025 CFL scoutin...
Dec 19, 2023 Lake Korte-Moore (left), the Roughriders' first-round pick in the 2023 CFL draft, attended the combine that year. (CFL/Submitted)
Sask. pharmacists get OK to prescribe medication for more illnesses
Pharmacists in Saskatchewan are getting expanded responsibilities. The provincial government announced Tuesday it was giving pharmacists the ability to prescribe medication to treat nausea and vomitin...
Dec 19, 2023
Home run: Hatchet-wielding passenger hit with bat by cab driver
Hours after a joyride in a stolen taxicab ended with the vehicle stuck on the steps of the Cornwall Centre, another taxi ride allegedly ended with threats from a passenger. On Saturday around 9 p.m., ...
Dec 19, 2023 The passenger threats were made the same day a stolen taxicab crashed into multiple buildings. (Regina Police Service/ Twitter)
Council passes 2024 Regina budget in abrupt ending to deliberations
Several hours into the fourth day of budget deliberations, and well past suppertime, talks abruptly ended on Monday with a call for a vote and a narrow passage of Regina's 2024 capital and operating b...
Dec 18, 2023 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters says 'it is what it is' when asked about whether the 2024 operating and capital budget should have passed, seemingly, because people wanted to go home. Dec. 18, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina canine unit, police plane combine to disrupt break-in
A Regina police canine team and the Aerial Support Unit joined forces to foil a break-and-enter in the city Sunday. A police media release said the canine team was patrolling in the area of Sixth Aven...
Dec 18, 2023 Police said the suspects were found with a truck loaded with lumber. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Woman charged after Cornwall Centre crash appears in Regina court
The woman accused of stealing a Regina taxi and crashing it into several businesses -- including the Cornwall Centre -- has an extensive list of prior incidents. Dakota Louison, 32, made her first app...
Dec 18, 2023 The damage inside the Cornwall Centre on Dec. 18, 2023. (Scott Vickers/980 CJME)
'You lose sense of security:' Burstall deals with ATM theft
The town of Burstall is dealing with an unusual type of break-in. Kim Lacelle, the chief administrative officer with the Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232, said the town's locked shop had been ...
Dec 18, 2023 The Burstall Credit Union is closed until further notice after the building was rammed by a front end loader (Cypress Credit Union)
Sask. government got 18 complaints before implementing pronoun policy
The Saskatchewan government received 18 official complaints about pronouns, sexual education and Pride activities before it created policies surrounding those issues in August. The policies eventually...
Dec 18, 2023 The Canadian Press used Access to Information legislation to view the complaints. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina city council to resume budget talks Monday for a fourth day
For a heretofore unconsidered fourth day on Monday, Regina's city councillors will come together at City Hall to debate the 2024 city budget. On Friday afternoon, the capital and operations budget and...
Dec 18, 2023 Mayor Sandra Masters says the utilities budget likely will be passed Monday, but deliberations on the capital and operations budget may not be completed. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: The Met Gala isn't just silly fashion, but a work of art
The fundraiser for New York's Metropolitan Museum may be all theatrics, but Sarah Mills says at its heart is interpretat...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 6
8:30 - This morning, we're joined by Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe for a check-in. This comes after the province anno...