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Anonymous donor steps up for Regina wildlife rehabilitation clinic
A wild animal rehabilitation clinic in Regina is looking to improve conditions at its facility. To help out, an anonymous donor has agreed to match every dollar donated to Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilit...
Jul 12, 2023 (Salthaven West/Twitter)
'Slice of paradise:' Buffalo Pound Provincial Park opens new visitors' centre
By Shawn Slaght Buffalo Pound Provincial Park officially cut the ribbon to open its new visitors' centre. The project was originally announced by the province in 2021 with a price tag of $1.1 million....
Jul 12, 2023 Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport Laura Ross and Arm River MLA Dana Skoropad cut the ribbon to open the new visitors' centre at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. (Shawn Slaght/Discover Moose Jaw)
Draw back the curtains: Regina Fringe Fest is back
The 17th annual Regina International Fringe Theatre Festival starts Wednesday. The festival runs until Sunday, with shows during the afternoons and evenings around Regina. Performances include opera s...
Jul 12, 2023 Keith Alessi performs at the Regina International Fringe Festival in 2023. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Power mostly restored after collision between semi and power pole in Regina
Some Regina residents should be seeing their lights come back on sometime soon. Early Wednesday morning, 4,255 SaskPower customers in the city were affected by a power outage. As of 11 a.m., that numb...
Jul 12, 2023 A power pole knocked out at the base and hanging askew after an accident in Regina on July 12, 2023. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate to 5 per cent
The cost of borrowing money just got more expensive. The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate a quarter of a point Wednesday to 5.0 per cent, the highest it has been since 2001. The central ban...
Jul 12, 2023
City of Regina providing $18.6M in incentives, work to Viterra
It turns out the City of Regina is putting up a lot of cash and value for Viterra's planned canola crush facility north of the city. In 2021, Viterra bought more than 600 acres of land north of Regina...
Jul 12, 2023 Viterra Building in downtown Regina. (980 CJME)
City of Regina provides update on encampment at City Hall
The City of Regina said Tuesday the encampment in front of City Hall now comprises 72 tents, with 47 people living at the site. "The City of Regina continues to monitor the encampment on the City Hall...
Jul 11, 2023 Part of the homeless encampment at Regina City Hall. (980 CJME file photo)
Dino-mite!: New Rider kicker left interesting job to resume football career
Campbell Fair was working hard to prepare for a moment like this, but it still caught him by surprise when he got a call from the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Riders signed the 23-year-old prod...
Jul 11, 2023 New Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Campbell Fair on July 11, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Many Saskatchewan Drive businesses welcome revitalization plan
On Wednesday, Regina city council will consider a plan to renovate and revitalize the Saskatchewan Drive corridor from McTavish Street all the way to Winnipeg Street. The multi-year plan includes addi...
Jul 11, 2023 Saskatchewan police are on the lookout for drivers who don't stop fully at stop signs or red lights. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Safe at third: Regina-born ump to work MLB all-star game
The Queen City will be represented at Tuesday's Major League Baseball all-star game in Seattle. Regina-born umpire Stu Scheurwater has been selected by Major League Baseball to work third base during ...
Jul 11, 2023 Regina-born Stu Scheurwater, right, chats with Toronto Blue Jays' Cavan Biggio during a break in play between the Jays and the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
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Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...