Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Regina woman $100,000 richer after lottery win
A Regina woman is the lucky winner of $100,000. According to a release by Sask. Lotteries, McKayla Montana scratched her $5 Crossword Multiplayer Zing ticket to win big. Montana had purchased the tick...
Mar 28, 2022 Lottery winner, Mckayla Montana. (Sask. Lotteries/Submitted)
Regina named bird-friendly city in time for spring migration
The snow is melting, there are plenty of sunny days and the pages on the calendar are turning. Here's another big sign that spring is here: Our feathered friends are flocking their way back into Saska...
Mar 28, 2022 (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Heritage-area apartment building up in smoke for second time this year
A fire near downtown Regina brought a sense of dj vu Friday morning. The blaze was at an apartment building on the corner of Halifax Street and 12th Avenue. The same building was devastated by a fire ...
Mar 25, 2022 Firefighters battle a blaze at an apartment building on Halifax Street and 12th Avenue on March 25, 2022. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
'We're disappointed': REAL shows frustration over expanded PST
Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is joining a growing list of organizations upset with the government's decision to expand the Provincial Sales Tax (PST). Starting Oct. 1, the six per cent...
Mar 24, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Clark, Masters react to Saskatchewan budget
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark is disappointed Wednesday's provincial budget only included $8 million in targeted funding for mental health and addictions programs. He said there's a mental health and ...
Mar 24, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
A break from breaks: Regina, Saskatoon dealing with fewer water main breaks
Lower than average. That's what Kurtis Doney -- the City of Regina's director of water, waste, and environment -- says about the number of water main breaks in the city for this time of year. He says ...
Mar 23, 2022 Crews working on a water main break at Lorne Street and 14th Avenue in Regina on March 1, 2019. (980 CJME file photo)
Inflation continues to climb, but relief may be ahead
By Drew Stremick Inflation is taking its toll on Canadians from coast to coast, driving up the cost of everyday items families need most. Dr. Jason Childs, a professor of economics at the University o...
Mar 19, 2022
Deli owner working to get grandmother to Canada, supplies to Ukraine
Daniyil Lytvynenko has been in contact with his two grandmothers every day since the war in Ukraine started. "One of the grandmas is already on her way to Canada; we just purchased a ticket a couple o...
Mar 18, 2022 Daniyil Lytvynenko (left) and Viktoriya Lytvynenko (right) opened Euro Deli Kiev on Feb. 19, 2022. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Trades students in Regina lend a helping hand to Regina Food Bank
Eight students with the Regina Trades and Skills Centre (RTSC) are putting their knowledge to the test for the Regina Food Bank. Students are reroofing around 5,000 square feet of one of the food bank...
Mar 18, 2022 Some students get to work on replacing the roof of one of the Regina Food Bank buildings. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Some crime down, but warm weather could lead to increase: Chief Bray
The temperature is rising, and Regina police expect a similar increase when it comes to calls they respond to. Police Chief Evan Bray told Gormley on Wednesday that in 2020, there was a 25 to 30 per c...
Mar 17, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME File Photo)
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...