Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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THE YEAR AHEAD: Focus on youth, community safety for Masters in 2022
Sandra Masters thinks there's a lot of work awaiting the City of Regina in 2022. The future remains unknown in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic. "If I'm worried about anything, it's about the people and...
Jan 06, 2022 (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
THE YEAR AHEAD: New technology, concerning trends face Bray, RPS in 2022
As the Regina Police Service enters 2022, a few unfortunate trends are concerning for Chief Evan Bray. In 2021, police responded to more than 1,700 overdoses -- a record number -- with about 10 per ce...
Jan 06, 2022 Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Regina school buses cancelled due to extreme cold
Students attending schools in and around Regina will need to find another way of getting there. The Regina Public and Catholic school divisions cancelled all bus routes on Thursday with temperatures d...
Jan 06, 2022 School bus costs have risen by about 50 per cent in the last six years, putting transportation budgets under growing pressure. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina Pats appear on list of COVID outbreaks; next two games postponed
The Regina Pats hockey team is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Government of Saskatchewan. The province's COVID website indicates an outbreak was declared for the WHL team on Tuesda...
Jan 05, 2022 (File photo courtesy of Keith Hershmiller Photography)
Rapid tests offer 'layer' of protection against COVID-19: Shahab
There won't be any change to public health orders in Saskatchewan - at least not in the foreseeable future. During a news conference on Wednesday, Education Minister Dustin Duncan, joined by chief med...
Jan 05, 2022
Regina pauses plowing of residential streets
The City of Regina has put the brakes on the plowing of residential streets. In a media release Wednesday, the city said the snowfall Tuesday and the snow that's expected in the coming days prompted i...
Jan 05, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Death of woman on Toronto Street deemed a murder, son charged
The victim of Regina's first murder of 2022 has been identified. The body of Deborah Mae Mahadeo, 63, was found in a house in the 1600 block of Toronto Street on Tuesday just after 1 p.m. The police i...
Jan 05, 2022 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Jan. 5: 537 new cases, hospitalizations up to 106
The number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 has again risen above 100. During a media conference last week, Premier Scott Moe said hospitalizations and intensive care admissions -- not new cases --...
Jan 05, 2022 The contents of a COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Jeff McIntosh
Regina Crime Stoppers sees huge increase in arrests thanks to tips in 2021
In 2021, Regina Crime Stoppers saw huge increases when it came to arrests, charges and cases cleared as a result of tips from the public compared to past years. There was a 225 per cent increase in ti...
Jan 05, 2022 Inspector for the Regina Police Service's North District, Shawn Fenwick, on Jan. 5, 2022. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
98 traffic safety initiatives get funding from provincial government
Some people who got caught speeding in Saskatchewan are helping to fund traffic safety initiatives in 92 communities in the province. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced 98 initiatives t...
Jan 05, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Seek out Tinned Fish Reviews
Social media can sometimes be a pit of nastiness, but Sarah Mills says there are some accounts that bring nothing but jo...
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