Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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Regina and Saskatoon food banks see increase in demand in 2024
The holidays can be a tough time for people across Saskatchewan and Canada. Laurie O'Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre, and John Bailey, Regina Foodbank CEO, j...
Jan 01, 2025 Both the Regina and Saskatoon food banks saw an increase in clients in 2024. (980 CJME file photo)
It's a new year. What financial changes take effect in 2025?
There are a few changes in federal policies that could affect Canadians' finances in the new year. Brian Quinlan, a chartered professional accountant with Allay LLP, says many of the changes are routi...
Jan 01, 2025 Some Canadian workers will see a little more taken off their paycheques because of a rising CPP contribution amount. (AndrewLozovyi/Depositphotos.com)
Sask. Affordability Act changes not expected until summer 2025
Despite hopes the provincial government's income tax changes in the Sask. Affordability Act would be ready for the new year, they may not actually take effect until mid-summer. The first bill the prov...
Jan 01, 2025 The Saskatchewan government has now said that the tax changes promised in the election changes most likely would not be in place until July 1, 2025. (980 CJME file photo)
SGI urges people to find safe rides on New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is often a time of celebration, but Saskatchewan's insurance issuer wants to make sure people have a safe ride home tonight. SGI's Jeremy Pilon says people can take a cab or rideshare, ...
Dec 31, 2024 People in can ride for free on Regina Transit on New Year's Eve between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. (Regina Transit X/submitted)
In-Depth Reports & Exclusive Content: Top Features on CJME.com in 2024:
Jan 23: In plane sight: Saskatchewan fishers show off unique ice fishing shack Feb: N/A March 5: Hockey card collectors begin search for coveted Bedard rookie card April 8: Saskatoon restoration breat...
Dec 31, 2024 The never-fail pastry recipe found in ‘From Saskatchewan Homemakers’ Kitchens’ creates a beautifully flaky crust. Reiter says the recipe works well every single time. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Must-know headlines: Top trending news stories on CJME.com in 2024
Here is a list of what you clicked on the most in 2024. Dec. 11: Man calls for better long-term care after 'nightmare' experience Read more: Extreme weather features in Saskatchewan's top news stories...
Dec 31, 2024 CJME's story about how costs for a new indoor pool in Regina ballooned to over $245 million, an increase of more than $84 million more than originally approved, was one of our most read stories of 2024. (CJME files/submitted)
Regina Police Chief Farooq Sheikh reflects on first year
Regina Police Chief Farooq Sheikh had never visited the Queen City before starting the position last December. While he's lived and worked throughout the world, from London to Calgary, he's noticed a ...
Dec 31, 2024 Farooq Sheikh was sworn in as Chief of Regina Police Service on Dec. 1, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Canada marks 50 years of metric-Imperial measurements
EDMONTON - Happy Birthday, Celsius! Environment Canada's use of Celsius turns 50 years old in 2025. It was the catalyst of a lengthy national metric conversion that abruptly ended a decade after it be...
Dec 31, 2024 Environment Canada's use of Celsius turns 50 years old in 2025. (CP File Photo)
Raised in Sask. after fleeing Hungary, he spent decades spying for RCMP
As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books. But he also had tasks his party comrades could ...
Dec 30, 2024 Frank Hadesbeck is pictured in Regina, Sask. in a circa 1950 handout photo. Hadesbeck's lengthy tenure as a paid informant for the Mounties' security branch is chronicled in the new book "A Communist for the RCMP" by Dennis Gruending. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Phyllis Pederson via Between the Lines)
Whitmore Park man charged for weapons, ID and drug trafficking
A 27-year-old Regina man was arrested in the late afternoon on Friday, December 27 at a residence in the zero block of Pine Place. The Regina Police Services were dispatched around 4 p.m. on informati...
Dec 30, 2024 The Regina Police Services were dispatched around 4 p.m. on information of a man with a firearm inside the residence. According to a news release, officers found "a modified airsoft gun, ammunition, a conducted energy weapon, items consistent with drug trafficking, and personal identity documents not belonging to the suspect." (980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
On Friday's show, Evan looks at the stormy forecast for Saskatchewan heading into the weekend, the potential delays to s...