Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Alberta orders 8.7 per cent oil production cut to help deal with low prices
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley is ordering a mandatory cut to oil production to deal with a price crisis she says threatens to gut Alberta's bedrock industry. Notley announced the province will impo...
Dec 03, 2018
Newcomers' World Market showcases diverse international goods
The Newcomers' World Market at Regina's Westminster United Church showcased the diversity of the city through unique international food and crafts on Saturday. Typically, about 18 to 20 different coun...
Dec 03, 2018 Akinyemi Fadoju sold most of the plantain chips he brought to the Newcomer’s World Market at Westminster United Church in Regina on Dec. 1. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Drilling begins on Canada's 1st geothermal plant
Saskatchewan's deepest well ever is being drilled near Estevan, but it's not for oil. Saskatoon-based company DEEP Earth Energy Production (DEEP) has started drilling on the first geothermal power fac...
Nov 23, 2018 Drilling on Canada’s first geothermal power facility located near Torquay. (Supplied/DEEP Earth Energy Production)
Mosque to take over site of Regina's Pump Roadhouse
After four decades of dollar drafts and karaoke, The Pump Roadhouse in Regina is closing its doors. A new mosque is going up in the bar's place on Victoria Avenue East. "We decided to close in early J...
Oct 25, 2018 Pump Roadhouse bar on Victoria Avenue East. (Google Maps)
Regina's first marijuana shop could open by November
Construction is ramping up on what could be the first legal marijuana retail store to open within the City of Regina. Wiid Boutique was not open in time for legalization day but put up its exterior si...
Oct 19, 2018 Wiid Boutique co-owner Landyn Uhersky outside the marijuana retail store under construction on Albert Street in Regina on Oct 18, 2018. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Sask. to have six licensed pot stores open for Oct. 17
When it comes to how many pot stores will be open to customers on Wednesday, the first day of legalized marijuana, Saskatchewan comes out a bit lower than average. Only seven shops in Saskatchewan wer...
Oct 17, 2018 A sniff jar at the Eden marijuana retail store near Pilot Butte on Oct. 17, 2018. It has since been rebranded to Vatic Cannabis Co. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Budding cannabis company hopes Sask. facility grows economy
A homegrown Canadian cannabis company is hoping to plant deep roots and stimulate economic growth in Saskatchewan. On Sept. 17, exactly one month before recreational marijuana is legalized in Canada, ...
Oct 09, 2018 A rendering of the Thunderchild Cannabis Facility set to open in Fall 2019. (Chelsea Smyth/ submitted)
Regina hotels in "strongest position" to host Grey Cup
It should be easier to find a hotel room in Regina if the Roughriders successfully win a bid to host the 2020 Grey Cup. When the Riders last hosted the CFL championship game in 2013, it was tough to f...
Oct 04, 2018 Volunteers and fans converged on the City of Regina for Grey Cup 2013. (File Photo)
Business leader not concerned with migration ebb and flow
Saskatchewan's population continues to grow, but it's slowing down. That's in part because the province is still losing thousands of people to interprovincial migration, most of them pursuing opportun...
Sep 28, 2018
Indigenous groups still want to buy stake in Trans Mountain after court setback
VANCOUVER - Some First Nations and Metis communities are determined to purchase an equity stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion despite a court ruling that halted construction and potentially...
Sep 10, 2018
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...