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Higher fines, higher fares, and no more meters: Regina parking changes get green light
Higher rates, bigger fines, and no more meters. Changes to Regina's parking bylaw have been approved by city council, to take effect April 1. Following Wednesday's meeting, director of community stand...
Mar 13, 2026 This mockup demonstrates how users will scratch off the date and time to validate a prepaid voucher for an hour of parking. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
Tailgating law fully passed, ready in time for Riders opener
SLGA Minister Warren Kaeding said he'll be among those out near Mosaic Stadium ahead of the Roughriders' season opener for the very first day of tailgating. The bill to allow tailgating was given roya...
Mar 12, 2026 Minister Responsible for SLGA Warren Kaeding says he and the Riders are excited to see what fans come up with as tailgating becomes legal for the first time at Mosaic Stadium. Mar. 12, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Skyrocketing fertilizer, fuel prices from Middle East conflict leaves farmers frustrated
Jeremy Neufeld pities the farmers that still need to buy fertilizer for their crop. "We were lucky enough to pre-buy in the fall, and so we'll be all right this year," he said. "But I wouldn't want to...
Mar 12, 2026 Pumped up prices of fertilizer, diesel, and gas have some farmers concerned for seeding. (Ian Hamilton/ 980 CJME)
Sask. scientists reflect six years after first COVID case
Six years after Saskatchewan confirmed its first case of COVID-19, scientists in Saskatoon said the pandemic remains a defining moment that reshaped how the country prepares for future health emergenc...
Mar 12, 2026 Six years after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Saskatchewan, a VIDO scientist at the U of S reflects on the lessons learned. (CJME file photo)
Winter storm causes visibility issues, slippery conditions in southern Sask.
Winter weather pummelled parts of central and southern Saskatchewan on Thursday morning. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a snowfall warning for a band stretching from Leader to Estevan. M...
Mar 12, 2026 A camera on the Highway Hotline shows snow blanketing roads near Sask Landing. (Highway Hotline/ Screenshot)
Murderer Jason McKay dead in custody weeks after sentence
Less than two weeks after his sentence was handed down, Jason McKay is dead. Correctional Services of Canada said he died on Wednesday while in custody, but didn't give any details about how the 54-ye...
Mar 12, 2026 Jason McKay died on Wednesday in Correctional Service custody, though the service didn’t give any indication of how he died. (paNOW)
Sask. provides new option for owners to keep guns amid federal buyback
On Wednesday afternoon, The Saskatchewan Firearms Amendment Act was passed, including an amendment added just the night before, allowing owners to keep their guns under new conditions. The act already...
Mar 11, 2026 Justice Minister Tim McLeod says the province isn’t breaking federal law, and is instead utilizing it to exempt gun owners who are helping the government out by storing the guns. Mar. 11, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina referee Michael Martorana nears world record at 80 years old
A longtime Regina basketball referee may have just officiated the final game needed to land in the record books, alongside someone who has been part of his journey for decades. Michael Martorana - kno...
Mar 11, 2026 Michael Martorana officiates a basketball game in Regina. The longtime referee, known as “Big Mike,” is applying to Guinness World Records to become the world’s oldest active basketball official. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
Premier Moe hits back at Ottawa's gun buyback program through certificate exemptions
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government is fighting back against Ottawa's gun buyback program through measures it says aim to protect firearm owners. The province said it's proposing legislative changes th...
Mar 11, 2026
'Very disappointed': Union head frustrated with new health-care plan
The provincial government is touting its new health-care plan as the way it's going to get Saskatchewan people the care they need, but at least one union head is shaking her head. "I can't even tell y...
Mar 11, 2026 Lisa Zunti, president of SEIU-West, said there’s nothing new and nothing concrete enough to evaluate in the province’s Patients First Health Care Plan that was unveiled on Monday. (Marija Robinson/CKOM file photo)
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Sarah Mills: CUSMA negotiations are telling in what is not being said
Like most negotiations, Canada and the U.S. are laying their cards on the table publicly, but Sarah Mills says in Canada...
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8:30 - On Saturday night, a shooter opened fire at the White House correspondents' dinner, targeting U.S. President Dona...