Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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'Wildly impressive:' New Wascana Pool well on its way
It's a fairly safe bet that the new Wascana Pool, once it's open, will be one of the most popular public pools in Regina. The facility is still under construction but it's on time so far and is expect...
Jul 08, 2022 The new Wascana Pool will include a lazy river. The facility is still under construction and is expected to open to the public in 2023.(Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sainte-Marie performance at Regina Folk Festival cancelled
Buffy Sainte-Marie won't be performing at the 2022 Regina Folk Festival due to COVID-19. In a media release, the festival said the singer-songwriter is recovering from the virus "despite being vaccina...
Jul 08, 2022 A banner welcomes patrons to the Regina Folk Festival. (980 CJME file photo)
RCMP Heritage Centre receives funding for recreational facilities
The RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina got some help Wednesday in its bid to become a national museum. The centre got $2.9 million in funding from Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan). The m...
Jul 06, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
City committee takes next step in discussing new recreation projects
Discussions and work will continue on three proposed recreation projects for the City of Regina. On Wednesday, the city's executive committee heard three presentations from groups trying to build a ne...
Jul 06, 2022
Fringe Festival kicks off in Regina
The Regina Fringe Festival kicks off Wednesday after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The festival is to run in three locations across Regina for the next five days, wrapping up on Sunday. Earlier t...
Jul 06, 2022 Erin Scott-Kafadar and Alexander Richardson are performing at the Regina Fringe Festival. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Regina man arrested, charged after Canadian Tire evacuated
An arrest Tuesday morning in Regina has a 24-year-old man heading to court for four different alleged incidents. Police said the man was involved in a January armed robbery where a man was shot in the...
Jul 06, 2022 Photo: CJME file photo
'The napalm girl' escorts Ukrainian flight to Regina
When 230 Ukrainians got on the plane that brought them to Regina on Monday night, they were greeted by a small woman in a white and blue dress -- the same woman whose photo was plastered on the side o...
Jul 05, 2022 Kim Phuc Phan Thi (centre) poses for photos at the Regina International Airport with MLA Terry Dennis (left) and MP Andrew Scheer (right). Phan Thi escorted the displaced Ukrainians from Poland on a plane with the photo of her in Vietnam from 1972 on the side. July 4, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'I can find something here for me': Ukrainians recount journey to Saskatchewan
A nine-hour plane ride and more than 7,000 kilometres later, a number of Ukrainians woke up at the University of Regina on Tuesday. About 230 people were on the flight from Warsaw, Poland that landed ...
Jul 05, 2022 Displaced Ukrainians head across the tarmac at the Regina airport, away from the plane that brought them all the way from Poland on July 4, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina airport not seeing same issues as major hubs
While airports across the country deal with cancellations and delays, the Regina airport so far hasn't been fending off the same issues. However, Regina Airport Authority president and CEO James Bogus...
Jul 05, 2022
'They will be welcome here': 230 Ukrainian citizens arrive in Regina
It was mostly women, children and the elderly who got off a long flight from Poland to Regina on Monday evening -- they were people fleeing the war in Ukraine. A couple of people waved Ukrainian flags...
Jul 05, 2022 Displaced Ukrainians step from a plane that brought them from Warsaw, Poland to Regina on July 4, 2022. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...