Murray Wood: A 'high test' compromise tax
Premier Scott Moe is jacking the price of U.S.liquor with a tax that mirrors U.S. tariffs on Canadian alcohol. Murray Wo...
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Keeping it REAL: Evraz Place now known as the REAL District
The property previously known as Evraz Place is now the REAL District. Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) announced the name change Wednesday, saying the new handle was selected "after month...
Mar 02, 2022 REAL president-CEO Tim Reid unveils the new name and logo for the REAL District on March 2, 2022. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
City of Regina parts ways with another senior executive
For the second time in less than a month, the City of Regina has experienced a change in its senior leadership. On Feb. 7, city council dismissed then-city manager Chris Holden. On Wednesday, the city...
Mar 02, 2022
Saskatchewan resident heeds call for Ukraine support
As Ukraine's president pleads for people to help defend his country against the Russians, some people in Saskatchewan are taking the request to heart. One of those people is a 70-year-old man from Lip...
Mar 02, 2022 A photo from inside a basement shelter in Lviv, Ukraine on Feb. 26, 2022. (Odri Stachiw/Submitted)
Regina sees more snow than normal, crews prepare for another dump
Regina road crews have been busy this winter, and some more snow appears to be on the way. Tyler Bien, the City of Regina's manager of roadways seasonal operations, said this winter period has seen ab...
Mar 02, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP recovers fake credit cards, IDs in two busts near Maidstone
Two busts near Maidstone in the past week have taken a bevy of fake credit cards and identity documents off the streets. The RCMP said the first two arrests occurred Feb. 22, when the Maidstone Mounti...
Mar 01, 2022 The documents seized by the RCMP near Maidstone on Friday. (RCMP/Submitted)
'A human rights atrocity': Sask. NDP looking to help Ukraine
The Saskatchewan NDP is hoping politicians in the province can band together to help end the war between Ukraine and Russia. On Tuesday, NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon came out with strong words...
Mar 01, 2022 NDP MLA Trent Wotherspoon. (980 CJME file photo)
REAL planning to announce new name for Evraz Place
Regina Exhibition Association Limited is set to reveal a new name for Evraz Place. In a media release Tuesday, REAL announced it would announce the new name at a media conference Wednesday morning. Ev...
Mar 01, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatoon woman keeping in touch with family in Ukraine
Iryna Matsiuk is glued to the news these days, watching for any tidbit about where fighting between Russian troops and Ukrainian defenders is happening. She moved to Saskatoon 10 years ago but still h...
Mar 01, 2022 People hold a giant Ukrainian flag as they rally against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a protest in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
SHA shifting to self-screening at its facilities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has started to move to self-screening at its facilities. The SHA began the process Monday -- the same day the last of the COVID-related public health measures in Sask...
Mar 01, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Murders, arson, sex crimes rise in latest crime report in Regina
The number of murders and attempted murders in Regina in 2021 was more than double the total from a decade earlier. According to crime statistics released at a Board of Police Commissioners meeting Tu...
Mar 01, 2022 Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Interprovincial trade barriers are still Canada's weak spot
Sarah Mills says the U.S. trade war continues to expose the fact that provinces and territories act like independent nat...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 27
8:30 -Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, joins Evan to look at what the escalating tr...