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Regina police using parked cop cars in effort to curb crime
Police in Regina are exploring a novel method to curb crime. The Regina Police Service said it's recently started leaving marked police vehicles parked in "areas of concern" around the city. The vehic...
Sep 07, 2023 Decommissioned Regina police vehicles are to be parked around the city in the coming months in an effort to deter crime and improve safety. (980 CJME file photo)
Donation made to University of Regina to preserve Indigenous languages
Preserving Indigenous languages has been a growing concern for many First Nations, so a donation made to the University of Regina is hoping to help. Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) and Co-ops ac...
Sep 07, 2023 Federated Co-operatives Ltd. has made a donation to the University of Regina Press to create textbook and audio resources for Dakota and Dene language courses.
(Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Interest rate hikes having less effect on Sask. government debt
While steadily rising interest rates are playing havoc with some people's mortgage and car payments, the Saskatchewan government isn't having as much of a problem. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada ann...
Sep 07, 2023 The Saskatchewan government says rising interest rates aren't having a huge impact on the overall debt in its budget. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Higher interest rate has more people looking for less home
Some people in Saskatchewan may be taking a look at interest rates and re-evaluating their home-buying plans. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada chose to keep its trend-setting interest rate steady at f...
Sep 07, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. parks saw high numbers of campers in 2023 despite smoke
Campfire smoke is a smell we're all too familiar with in Saskatchewan, but the blanket of wildfire smoke that covered much of the province didn't stop people from camping in provincial parks. Robin Ca...
Sep 07, 2023 The high Air Quality Health Index values over the 2023 Labour Day long weekend did not impact park attendance. Photo of Pike Lake provincial park (@63wildcat/Tourism Saskatchewan webpage)
RCMP charges two people after break-in, assault near Avonhurst
Two people are facing charges after an incident that ended with their vehicle stuck in a Saskatchewan field as they tried to elude police. The RCMP said the incident began Saturday at around 10:40 a.m...
Sep 06, 2023 Two people have been arrested after a garage was broken into and a woman was assaulted near Avonhurst on Sept. 2, 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
Riders' Robertson accepts one-game suspension for headbutt on Collaros
Pete Robertson is accepting the consequences of his actions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end has been suspended for the Banjo Bowl after headbutting Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach C...
Sep 06, 2023 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Pete Robertson, shown here during training camp, has accepted his one-game suspension from the CFL for headbutting Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Smoke sticks around in southern Saskatchewan
Smoke is still getting in your eyes in parts of southern Saskatchewan. Special air quality statements remained in place Wednesday for a number of regions in the province, including Regina and Saskatoo...
Sep 06, 2023 Byron Chartrand, the executive director of land management with the SPSA, said on Friday there had been minimal lightning in the province so far this year, and all the fires so far in Saskatchewan have been caused by human activity. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady at 5.0 per cent
The Bank of Canada held the line on its key interest rate Wednesday. The bank announced the rate would remain at 5.0 per cent, the same as it was in July. The rate had risen from 4.75 per cent in June...
Sep 06, 2023 The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 5.0 per cent on Sept. 6, 2023. (The Canadian Press file photo)
Record-setting year for smoke in southern Saskatchewan
By Andrew McCormack The numbers back up the notion that it's been the smokiest year we've experienced in southern Saskatchewan. There have been a record-setting 221 smoke hours this wildfire season, a...
Sep 06, 2023 (File photo from Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
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Sarah Mills: England's World Cup disappointment continues
Sarah Mills is accepting that sixty years on, it is not to be, again. But she lived the best experience she could this W...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 16
On Thursday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks bail reform, grocery prices, missile tests in China, a lack of long-t...