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Two Regina schools locked down after armed person spotted
A Regina high school was locked down Thursday afternoon after police were told about a person with a gun in the vicinity. According to police, Balfour Collegiate was placed in secure-the-building mode...
Oct 19, 2023 According to police, Balfour Collegiate was put into “secure-the-building” on Thursday. (980 CJME file photo)
Pronoun bill opponents decry lack of consultation
With just a few more hours left before debate finishes on the pronoun legislation in Saskatchewan, opposition to the bill wasn't finished Thursday morning. A group of Indigenous leaders and teens watc...
Oct 19, 2023 Tyler George, Saskatchewan's two-spirit representative to the Assembly of First Nations and a headperson for Ochapowace First Nation, says First Nations and two-spirit people were not consulted about the pronoun policy. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Cool backpack!: Patrollers to monitor speeds in Regina school zones
Kids typically wear backpacks to school in Regina, but not like these ones. The City of Regina, Regina Police Service, CAA and Regina's public and Catholic school divisions unveiled a new school zone ...
Oct 19, 2023 School patrollers in Regina will start wearing speed radar backpacks to alert drivers about speeding in school zones. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Stretch of Ninth Avenue North reopens after crash
The westbound lanes of Ninth Avenue North between Pasqua Street and McIntosh Street reopened late Thursday morning after a three-vehicle collision earlier in the day. Regina police say the crash happe...
Oct 19, 2023 Regina police are on the scene of a three-vehicle crash on Ninth Avenue North. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina company fined $56K for workplace injury
A Regina construction company has been fined $56,000 for violating the province's occupational health and safety regulations. The Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety said Thursday that M...
Oct 19, 2023 A Regina company pleaded guilty in Provincial Court to violating the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and was fined $56,000. (980 CJME file photo)
Gov't seeking company to build long-term care home in Regina
The Saskatchewan government is taking the next step toward a new long-term care home for Regina. On Thursday, the government announced it had issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a team to de...
Oct 19, 2023 The provincial government has started the process of finding a company to design and build a specialized long-term care home in Regina. (File photo)
Pronoun legislation nearing the end of debate
By Thursday night, it could all be over but the formalities in the passing of the Saskatchewan Party's pronoun legislation. The government passed a doubling of the debate hours for Bill 137, from 20 t...
Oct 19, 2023 Marathon debate continues as the provincial government introduces "Parents' Bill of Rights." (File photo)
Regina woman from Gaza worries about family members
A Regina woman is heartbroken over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. Asmaa Olwan is from Gaza and although she lives in Regina with her husband and children, most of her family still lives...
Oct 18, 2023 Palestinians evacuate wounded after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 12, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP /Hatem Ali)
Riders' Bane Jr., Emilus closing in on 1,000-yard seasons
Opportunity knocked for a pair of Saskatchewan Roughriders pass-catchers and it appears they answered, as both are nearing an important milestone. Slotback Shawn Bane Jr. and wide receiver Sam Emilus ...
Oct 18, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders slotback Shawn Bane Jr. (15) is nearing 1,000 yards receiving for the 2023 season. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Regina police warn of dangerous new drug combination
Regina police are raising the alarm after a drug test found an animal tranquilizer had been mixed with fentanyl. On Wednesday, police said a substance had been discovered at the Newo Yotina Friendship...
Oct 18, 2023 Regina police say a drug testing site in the city discovered a dangerous combination of fentanyl and an animal tranquilizer. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, May 7
Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...