Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Airport transit route could be cleared for takeoff in Regina
A new bus route to help people get to the Regina airport has been given the green light by the city's executive committee. The committee unanimously voted Wednesday in favour of the bus route, which w...
Nov 04, 2022
Canada's unemployment holds steady as economy adds jobs
Statistics Canada says the employment rate in Saskatchewan grew by 1.1 per cent over the last month. It followed a trend nationally which saw Canada's employment rate grow by 0.6 per cent in October a...
Nov 04, 2022 Compared with July 2024, employment in Saskatchewan was up by 16,000, or 2.6 per cent. (Canadian Press files)
Federal government releases fall economic statement
The federal government released its fall economic statement Thursday, a document that predicts a budgetary surplus during the 2027-28 fiscal year. The update projects a $36.4-billion deficit for this ...
Nov 03, 2022 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Adrian Wyld
Regina police continue to investigate Ring Road crash
Regina police have released more details about Wednesday's fatal collision on Ring Road in south Regina. In a media release Thursday, police said the crash happened just after 1:15 p.m., between Wasca...
Nov 03, 2022 Traffic was tied up after a serious crash closed lanes of Ring Road on Nov. 2, 2022. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Illegal online gaming a grey area in Saskatchewan
On Thursday, the playnow.com platform went live in Saskatchewan, bringing legal online gambling to the province for the first time. The website, operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (S...
Nov 03, 2022 The playnow website launched in Saskatchewan on Nov. 3, 2022. (980 CJME file photo)
Melville motel owner still piecing things together following deadly shooting
Tony Singh was still trying to figure things out Thursday. The owner of the Country Inn motel in Melville -- the scene of a shooting Wednesday that left one man dead and another injured -- recalled ge...
Nov 03, 2022 RCMP officers examine the scene of a murder in Melville on Nov. 2, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan government agrees with feds' move on critical minerals
Putting aside the many places where they disagree, the Saskatchewan and Canadian governments are on the same side of at least one subject these days -- limiting foreign investment in Canada's critical...
Nov 03, 2022 (Saskatchewan Research Council)
Gov't expects Saskatchewan Marshals Service to be operational by 2026
The Saskatchewan government provided more details Thursday about the new Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS), including that it's expected to be up and running by mid- to late 2026. The government sai...
Nov 03, 2022 (The Canadian Press)
CFL corrects all-star team rosters; Riders' Moncrief on, Schaffer-Baker off
After a recount, the Saskatchewan Roughriders still ended up with one West Division all-star. But instead of receiver Kian Schaffer-Baker -- who was named an all-star in a media release that was erron...
Nov 02, 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Derrick Moncrief. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Melville residents on edge after man shot to death
A motel on the outskirts of Melville wasn't taking any new patrons Wednesday, but it was abuzz with activity. The RCMP said in a release Wednesday afternoon that one man was dead and another man had s...
Nov 02, 2022 RCMP officers examine the scene of a shooting death in Melville on Nov. 2, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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