Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Regina firefighters battle two business fires in one day
It was an eventful weekend for Regina Fire. Crews were busy early Saturday morning at a business fire on the 600 block of College Avenue at around 12:50 a.m. The AnswerOne CPA Prof. Corp. building's r...
Mar 15, 2025 Regina Fire responded to an early morning business fire on College Avenue Saturday. (Regina Fire/X)
Province taking further steps towards full Saskatchewan Marshals Service
The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to take the next step toward a fully functioning provincial marshals service. This week the government put out a request for proposals to find consulting serv...
Mar 15, 2025 The province is looking for a consultant to help put together a framework for a governance advisory council. (Saskatchewan Marshals Service/Facebook)
Lung Saskatchewan wants $700 million tobacco settlement used properly
The province is getting a big chunk of change through an Ontario tobacco settlement. Saskatchewan will receive around $700 million,after the ruling, which brings a resolution to efforts to recover fun...
Mar 15, 2025 Erin Kuan, CEO of Lung Saskatchewan, said the settlement is an opportunity for retribution for health-care costs that the province has incurred from tobacco. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. MP Kram raises concerns over tariffs impacting Regina steel jobs
With U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum taking effect this week, Conservative MP for Regina-Wascana Michael Kram is concerned about job losses in Regina. Kram said hundreds of workers and man...
Mar 15, 2025 With U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum taking effect this week, Conservative MP for Regina-Wascana Michael Kram is concerned about job losses in Regina. (Evraz North America website)
'Ticking time bomb': Regina General Hospital using 'mass casualty' tactics
Overcrowding issues at Regina General Hospital (RGH) have caused staff to resort to measures used during a Code Orange - the term for mass casualty events. According to documents obtained by the Sask....
Mar 14, 2025 The SHA says 350 people were treated at Regina General Hospital's emergency room on March 13, 2025. (eunikas / Depositphotos.com)
Regina power outage affects 26,000 customers
A power outage Friday afternoon in the Queen City had about 26,000 customers in the dark at its height. As of 4 p.m., SaskPower was still trying to find the cause of the outage, though crews were seei...
Mar 14, 2025 A power outage Friday afternoon in the Queen City had about 26,000 customers in the dark at its height. (SaskPower outage map, Mar. 14, 2025)
Spring runoff outlooks vary across Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan farmers could have a decent or a dry start to the planting year, depending on where they are in the province. The Water Security Agency released its Spring Runoff Outlook on Friday. It sa...
Mar 14, 2025 The Water Security Agency released its Spring Runoff Outlook report on Friday. (CJME file photo)
Regina police warn public about phone scam circulating in Queen City
The Regina Police Service is warning the public about a phone scam making the rounds in the Queen City. "In reported cases, fraudsters will convince the victim to call a phone number they provide, whi...
Mar 14, 2025 Police say the scammers ask their victims to withdraw funds from their bank accounts and send the money to a third party. (980 CJME file photo)
'Turns my stomach': Sask. man limits late-season elk hunting on his land
The choice to extend antlerless elk hunting in some areas of the province has opened up a pit in one hunter's stomach. Lionel Willen, from Foam Lake, was disturbed that the provincial government would...
Mar 14, 2025 The provincial government has chosen to extend late season elk hunting until the end the end of March, which has left some with ethical concerns. (David Watts Jr. / Dreamstime.com)
'Personal gains': Regina police release details of alleged officer misconduct
A Regina police officer has gone from defending the law to being accused of breaking it. The Regina Police Service has accused Sergeant Robert Eric Semenchuck of using internal databases for non-work ...
Mar 13, 2025 Regina Police Chief Farooq Sheikh said all the people who were affected by the alleged database search were women. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...