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SGI puts take on classic poem to deter drunk driving
With a festive backdrop, including a lit up Christmas tree and crackling fireplace, the head of SGI took an unconventional approach to deterring people from driving while impaired over the holidays. I...
Nov 29, 2017 SGI President and CEO Andrew Cartmell reads SGI's take on the classic "Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem in the hopes of deterring drunk driving throughout December 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Drunk driving down in Regina, still 'not enough' for police
Drunk driving statistics have shown a drop in Regina over the past year, but the Regina Police Service knows that's nothing to rest on. "Stats are down, that's encouraging. I'd like to think a lot of ...
Nov 26, 2017 Regina Police Chief Evan Bray speaks at a MADD Canada event in Regina on Nov. 23, 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
MADD ribbon marks 30 years with sobering reminder
As she remembered her brother, her best friend, Amy Kaufmann's eyes filled with tears. While it may be excruciating for her to recall that Tanner Kaufmann died after being hit by a drunk driver north ...
Nov 24, 2017
Regina police officer hopes Uber curbs drunk driving rates
A Regina police officer is hoping the Saskatchewan government moves forward with more ride-sharing options for residents. Superintendent Darcy Koch said he's personally used Uber outside the Queen Cit...
Nov 14, 2017
‘Sad state of affairs:' Regina cop hopes new law sparks change
A Regina police officer, who pulled over a dad driving his children to school drunk earlier this year, is hoping the new impaired driving legislation will spark change. "It's a sad state of affairs wh...
Nov 03, 2017
277 drunk driving charges laid in Sept. across Sask.
Drivers in Saskatchewan still need to put the brakes on their bad behaviour. SGI released the traffic statistics for the month of September and there were 277 impaired driving charges laid. Saskatchew...
Oct 24, 2017
'Be a Good Wingman:' SGI asks friends to stop drunk driving
SGI is out with its latest impaired driving campaign. "Be a Good Wingman" challenges people to step up to the plate and stop impaired friends from driving, even if they find it hard to say anything. T...
Jul 28, 2017 SGI's latest drunk driving campaign on the side of Victoria's Tavern in Regina. (Sarah Wallace/980 CJME)
3 years in jail for drunk driver who killed Daphne Schmidt
It was an emotional day in court as the man who killed Daphne Schmidt while driving drunk pleaded guilty in Regina's provincial court on Monday. Wade Ganje was about two-and-a-half times the legal lim...
Jul 17, 2017 Jason Schmidt (left), Alana Sovdi (centre) and Dakota Schmidt stand outside court with a photo of Daphne Schmidt on July 17, 2017. She was killed in a crash on Jan. 21, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Impaired driving charges down from 2016 at Craven: RCMP
While the number of calls is on par with last year, impaired driving charges have gone down significantly at Country Thunder Saskatchewan, according to RCMP. Mounties reported one major incident - a d...
Jul 17, 2017 The crowd during the Toby Keith concert at Country Thunder Saskatchewan in 2017. (980 CJME file photo)
'Evidence very clear:' SGI sues bars for allegedly over-serving McKay
SGI has filed a lawsuit against the two bars that allegedly over-served the woman who ended up driving drunk, eventually killing an entire family near Saskatoon. The province filed a statement of clai...
Jul 06, 2017 Catherine McKay pleaded guilty in June 2016 to four counts of impaired driving causing death.
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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