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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)
Families, friends bring concerns about Regina Lutheran Home to Legislature
Things haven't seemed to change for people currently living at the Regina Lutheran Home after they were told the care home is closing and after they reached out for help. At the end of last month, it ...
Oct 18, 2023 Friends and family members stand in the Legislative Building's rotunda, there to ask the government to take over the Regina Lutheran Home, which is soon to close. Pictured are (L to R) Don Gunderson, Lorraine Simpson, Val Schalme, Vivian Trithart, Shelley Johnson and Joyce Hextall. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Devastation' left after fire at tent encampment
Chrysta Garner says sharp bangs were followed by screams as a tent encampment fire began Tuesday afternoon. Around 12:40 p.m., Regina Fire and Protective Services arrived at the scene of the fire on t...
Oct 18, 2023 The devastation left after a fire at a tent encampment Tuesday on Halifax Street. The blaze sent one person to hospital. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: I'm thankful for Gloria Steinem
The feminist icon has passed away at the age of 92. Sarah Mills says she championed equality for women in pay, in opport...
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