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VIDEO: Regina's Scotty the T. rex celebrates 30th un-earthing day
There was a very special celebration for a very special resident at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) on Friday, when Scotty the T. Rex marked his 30th un-earthing day. Scotty is the largest T. Rex ...
Aug 18, 2024 Mz. Muzik and her students performed the Scotty song for his 30th un-earthing day. (Roman Hayter / 980 CJME)
Elk population in good standing heading into Sask. hunting season
While you may start to see bears becoming more active while they prepare for their winter hibernation, you may also start seeing elk become more active around the province for a different reason. Elk ...
Aug 18, 2024 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)
Make it flow: Makwa water operator nominated for national award
The water looked weird to Melanie Kytwayhat. About six years ago, she was about to give her baby, then a toddler, a bath but her community of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation was under a boil water advi...
Aug 18, 2024 According to the Government of Canada’s website, since 2015, the progress on lifting long-term water advisories is now past 80 per cent. (Lisa Fotios/pexels.com)
Look before you leap: Everything you need to know about blue-green algae in Sask.
As you head to the lake this summer, it may be a good idea to check the water before you leap in. The government of Saskatchewan says concentrations of blue-green algae can give the water a shimmering...
Aug 17, 2024 No single factor causes a blue-green algae bloom. Blooms are more likely to occur during hot, sunny
weather, in calm water that is rich in phosphorus and
nitrogen. (Water Security Agency)
Man's arm was cut off in June machete attack, court records show
More details have come to light in an attack on 5th Avenue in Regina from earlier in the summer. The attack happened just before midnight on the last Friday in June on the 4100 block of 5th Ave near P...
Aug 16, 2024 Court documents show an attack in Regina in June involved a machete and dismemberment of an arm. (Regina Police Service/X)
Months behind schedule: recovery centre in Lumsden still not open
While the Saskatchewan government celebrates the opening of more addiction treatment beds this week, the facility touted as the largest in the province has yet to open. In January, the province announ...
Aug 16, 2024 The Willowview Recovery Centre is expected to be the largest treatment centre in the province with 60 beds. (Government of Saskatchewan/submitted)
Roughrider game still expected to go ahead Friday night
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are still expecting kick-off to happen as scheduled on Friday, despite smoke and an air quality advisory from Environment Canada. As of noon Friday, the team was telling p...
Aug 16, 2024 As of noon on Friday, kick-off is still set for 7 p.m. despite smokey conditions in Regina. (980 CJME file photo)
Albert Awachie back in green and white shortly after Argos release
Albert Awachie is in his seventh CFL season and is still experiencing new things in the league. That includes the fullback getting cut from the Toronto Argonauts on Aug. 6 and promptly signing with th...
Aug 16, 2024 Albert Awachie is back for a seventh season with the Riders. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Cockroach infestation frustrates tenants of gov't funded apartment
Brent Patterson says he has cockroaches crawling on him when he sleeps. The tenant who lives at High Park Towers, a government operated seniors apartment building in Moose Jaw, said the pests invaded ...
Aug 15, 2024 A photo shows cockroaches stuck in a trap from one of the apartment units. (NDP/ Submitted)
Regina Urgent Care Centre adjusting through first weeks
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the new Regina Urgent Care Centre is helping reduce pressure on both of Regina's emergency rooms, though it's still too early to quantify. Thomas Stewart, the he...
Aug 15, 2024 The new urgent care centre has seen more than 4,400 patients in its first six weeks of operation. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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