Murray Wood: Lots of empty seats in the stands during Roughriders' home opener
Murray Wood says he saw plenty of empty seats at Mosaic Stadium during the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home opener against...
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Warnings continue, but blistering heat expected to ease Thursday
The heat wave is set to break in Saskatchewan. Heat warnings persisted in the province on Wednesday, but Environment Canada said the end is in sight. "Hot and humid weather is expected to continue for...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gillian Massie/980 CJME file photo)
City giving away tree seedlings in Victoria Park on Wednesday morning
Plant a seed and grow a tree. The City of Regina will be giving away 1,000 tree seedlings in Victoria Park from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, while supplies last, Mayor Sandra Masters said in a Faceboo...
Jun 07, 2023 (Mayor Sandra Masters YQR/Facebook)
Bank of Canada ends pause on interest rate hikes
Interest rates are on the move again in Canada. The Bank of Canada raised its key lending rate 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent Wednesday morning. It marks the first rate increase by the central bank ...
Jun 07, 2023
Stevens could be disciplined at Wednesday's city council meeting
Coun. Andrew Stevens is expected to learn his fate at Wednesday's city council meeting. Councillors are expected to discuss whether to censure or reprimand Stevens for sharing a confidential report wi...
Jun 07, 2023 Coun. Andrew Stevens. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Minister accepts auditor's recommendations, but defends program
With a list before him, Saskatchewan's social services minister thanked the provincial auditor's office for its work and accepted the recommendations, but also defended the work the ministry has done ...
Jun 07, 2023 Saskatchewan Social Service Minister Gene Makowsky. (980 CJME)
New funding allows special heart valve surgery to be done in Saskatchewan
People in Saskatchewan won't have to travel out of the province to get a new specialized cardiac procedure done. This year, the province began providing $330,000 in funding to help establish the Trans...
Jun 06, 2023
'The accountability has to begin:' March on Ottawa moves out of Regina
A group of walkers took their first steps out of Regina on Tuesday on their way to Ottawa. About 10 people are walking to the nation's capital for the "March On Ottawa: Families March for Justice" to ...
Jun 06, 2023 Participants in the March On Ottawa: Families March for Justice started on their way from Regina to the nation's capital on June 6, 2023. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Regina Rifles mark D-Day, announce plans for next year's 80th anniversary
The 79th anniversary of D-Day was marked in Normandy on Tuesday, and the commemoration had a Saskatchewan connection. Ed Staniowski, a retired lieutenant-colonel with the Royal Regina Rifles, was on J...
Jun 06, 2023 Kyle Clapperton, commanding officer of the Royal Regina Rifles, on June 6, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Auditor suggests series of fixes for Saskatchewan Income Support program
The Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program has been a point of contention between advocates and the provincial government since before it was even fully implemented. Now the provincial auditor is w...
Jun 06, 2023 Saskatchewan provincial auditor Tara Clemett on June 6, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
People should make sure their air conditioner's filters are clean, expert says
Many people in Saskatchewan may want to consider taking care of their air conditioner so it can take care of them during this period of sweltering heat. Curtis Beingessner, the owner of Regina's Arrow...
Jun 06, 2023 (Open Grid Scheduler/Grid Engine)
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Sarah Mills: Canadians are experiencing the World Cup like true soccer fans
Canada's first game at the World Cup had highs, lows, frustration, desperation and thrills. Sarah Mills says Canada may ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 15
Guest host, Tamara Cherry, discusses Ontario washrooms installing vape detectors, the continued pinch for shoppers at th...