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 ...
Tag Archives: Construction
SaskEnergy offering new incentives on construction of energy-efficient homes
SaskEnergy is offering incentives on the construction of new, energy-efficient homes. On Friday, the Crown corporation announced its Homes Beyond Code Program. The program includes new rebate will mak...
Mar 15, 2024
Local student gives back with roof repair to Regina non-profit
The drips and drops at Indigenous Christian Fellowship will soon be things of the past after a donation from Regina Trades & Skills, and after one student in particular gave something back. The ro...
Mar 15, 2024 A student at Regina Trades & Skills, Jarrett Gordon is giving back to the Indigenous Christian Fellowship he's gotten services from in the past, helping to repair its roof with other students. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Construction on water network to disrupt traffic flow on Ring Road
Drivers in Regina will be facing delays along Ring Road in the coming months. The City of Regina said Monday that drivers should expect closures, lane restrictions and speed reductions along sections ...
Mar 11, 2024 (City of Regina/Submitted)
RPL seeking input on other locations for Central Library
The Regina Public Library is checking out other locations for its new Central branch. In September of 2022, the RPL's board of directors voted to demolish the current downtown branch, with a preferenc...
Mar 08, 2024 The Regina Public Library's Central Library. (980 CJME file photo)
Downtown Halifax getting new high-speed, net-zero commuter ferry service
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government announced Monday a $258-million plan for a new high-speed ferry service that will link Halifax with Bedford, a rapidly growing suburb about 10 kilometres northwest...
Mar 04, 2024
His son died in a 2021 B.C. crane tragedy. He wants to know why they still happen
VANCOUVER - When Chris Vilness heard about the crane accident that killed a construction worker in Vancouver last week, he was angry, and he didn't have to imagine what the woman's family was going th...
Feb 27, 2024
Canadian cities 'not gatekeepers': Head of mayors' group pushes back on Poilievre
OTTAWA - Mayors are community builders, not gatekeepers, Canada's municipal governments said Monday as their spokesman pushed back against language Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre often uses to a...
Feb 26, 2024
Trudeau announces funding for affordable housing construction in Cape Breton
MEMBERTOU, NOVA SCOTIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Nova Scotia on Thursday to announce $13.3 million in funding to fast-track construction of 367 housing units over the next three yea...
Feb 22, 2024
Prime minister announces $175 million for Edmonton to help build affordable housing
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday $175 million in funding to fast-track more than 5,200 new housing units in Edmonton over the next three years. "We're changing the way hous...
Feb 21, 2024
RCMP ask prosecutors to consider charge in B.C. crane collapse that killed 5
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP investigators have asked British Columbia prosecutors to consider criminal charges in a July 2021 construction crane collapse that killed five people in the Interior city of Kelow...
Feb 20, 2024
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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 ...