Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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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)
Regina airport ready to welcome flight of Ukrainians
Staff at the Regina airport said Monday they were ready to welcome a Boeing 787 and 230 people fleeing the war in Ukraine. The flight departed from Warsaw, Poland and is expected to arrive in the Quee...
Jul 04, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Second teen charged in Regina murder
Another teenager has been charged with first-degree murder in Regina. Police were called to an alley on Rae Street early Wednesday morning and found a 14-year-old boy dead. They also found an injured ...
Jul 04, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...