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New scholarship aims to bring more women into firefighting
Regina's first female firefighter is trying to help other women get into the field. Marrianne Boychuk is a retired firefighter who spent nearly 30 years in the profession. Now, in an effort to bring m...
Jan 22, 2024 'There's always been female firefighters around,' Boychuk explained. (Marianne Boychuk/Submitted)
Greenall High School closed Monday due to fire
A Saturday morning fire has caused Balgonie's Greenall High School to shut down the school for Monday. In a media release, the Prairie Valley School Division said the majority of the structural damage...
Jan 13, 2024
Regina fire chief encourages caution in extreme cold
Plummeting temperatures combined with an ice-cold wind chill have blanketed Saskatchewan in extreme cold this week. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for the entire province, with te...
Jan 12, 2024 Fire Chief Layne Jackson said home heating, water heaters, and appliances all get extra use in the extreme cold. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina Fire says cause of restaurant explosion still being determined
Regina Fire and Protective Services says it hasn't determined the cause of the explosion that destroyed Luiggi's Pasta House on Wednesday. Hours after the explosion, the operators of the restaurant on...
Jan 11, 2024 The aftermath of the explosion at Luiggi's Pasta House on Albert Street North on Jan. 10, 2024. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Luiggi's Pasta House badly damaged in explosion, fire
A gas leak is being blamed for an explosion that shattered Luiggi's Pasta House on Wednesday. In a social media post, the operators of the restaurant on Albert Street North said the "major explosion" ...
Jan 10, 2024 Fire crews sift through the rubble after an explosion badly damaged Luiggi's Pasta House on Jan. 10, 2024. (Luggi's Pasta House/Facebook)
Battery-powered toy behind blaze at College Park home
A small toy created some big trouble in Saskatoon’s College Park neighbourhood this week. According to the Saskatoon Fire Department, an electronic component in a small toy - powered by AA alkal...
Jan 10, 2024
Thousands of pigs lost in fire near Cudworth
By Alice McFarlene A fire tore through a large farrow-to-finish hog operation Thursday night north of Cudworth. The fire was called in by the site manager at roughly 7 p.m. RM of Hoodoo Reeve Derreck ...
Jan 05, 2024
Regina fire department says blaze extinguished at Wheat City Metals
The fire that broke out Thursday at Wheat City Metals is out. Regina Fire and Protective Services issued a media release Tuesday, saying it had "concluded operations" at the scrap operation north of t...
Jan 02, 2024 A massive plume of smoke rises from Wheat City Metals in Regina on Dec. 28, 2023. (980 CJME photo)
Wheat City Metals fire could last days: deputy fire chief
Regina Fire and Protective Services have continued to battle the fire at a scrapyard just north of the city since Thursday. As of 1 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief Gord Hewitt said he had seen a "significant"...
Dec 29, 2023 The Wheat City Metals scrapyard was the scene of a fire that crews tended to for more than 24 hours.
(Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Massive smoke, fire contained at Wheat City Metals
Huge clouds of black smoke could be seen billowing from Wheat City Metals on Thursday afternoon. Fire crews responded to the business on Pasqua Street North around 1 p.m. for reports of a fire. Saskat...
Dec 28, 2023 Crews are working to extinguish a massive blaze at Wheat City Metals in Regina on Dec. 28, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
OPINION
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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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
8:30 - We're learning that the cost to refit Saskatchewan's coal-fired power plants has climbed to $26 billion over the ...