Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: Regina
Multiple homes damaged in early morning blaze
It was a very busy morning for firefighters in Regina as they battled a house fire that spread to multiple homes. Fire crews responded to a home in the 1700 block of Toronto Street in the Core neighbo...
Jul 05, 2021 (Regina Fire Twitter)
34 Sask. communities break daily temperature records in sweltering heat
The sweltering heat continues to rewrite daily temperature records in Saskatchewan. According to Environment Canada, 34 communities across the province broke daily maximum temperature records Friday, ...
Jul 03, 2021
Sorry, Charlie: Regina edges Saskatoon in mayors' COVID vaccination challenge
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark's lip-syncing skills are going to be put to the test. The results came in Friday and Regina Mayor Sandra Masters defeated Clark in the #StickItToCOVID Mayoral Challenge b...
Jul 02, 2021 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM file photo)
Summer vehicle maintenance just as important as winter maintenance
During the cold winter months, vehicle maintenance is vital to keeping your repair bills down and ensuring reliability. The same goes for summertime, especially when the mercury rises and extreme temp...
Jul 02, 2021
Cooling stations providing respite from extreme heat
Community organizations are stepping up to provide some relief from the scorching heat in Regina. A massive heatwave has been blanketing Saskatchewan for the past week, with temperatures hovering over...
Jul 02, 2021 Nēwo Yōtina Friendship Centre executive director Michael Parker and essential services manager Teresa Innis stand by cases of water during Regina's heat wave. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Optimism for renaming Dewdney Avenue after Saskatoon drops 'John A. Macdonald Road'
The renaming of John A. Macdonald Road in Saskatoon is an encouraging development for those in Regina who want Dewdney Avenue renamed. Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway, an artist from the Buffalo People Ar...
Jul 02, 2021
Scorching Canada Day heat breaks multiple records across Sask.
Unrelenting hot weather is rewriting daily record temperatures across Saskatchewan. According to Environment Canada, 26 communities set new daily maximum temperature records on Canada Day as a heat do...
Jul 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Regina Folk Festival announces 2021 musical lineup
The Regina Folk Festival has announced its musical lineup for August. From Aug. 6 to 8 there will be at least 13 different artists performing in what is being called 'Summer Satellites 2021': Dale Mac...
Jul 02, 2021 (Regina Folk Festival)
Stories of survival, resilience, take centre stage on Canada Day
There were no fireworks, hardly any flags with red maple leaves found waving in Regina on Thursday, as Canada Day celebrations in Regina were supplanted by stories of Indigenous survival through colon...
Jul 02, 2021 A crowd gathers outside the Legislative Building for a vigil held instead of Canada Day celebrations on July 1, 2021. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Ministry of Health no longer releasing COVID updates on weekends and holidays
As COVID numbers continue to trend downwards in Saskatchewan, the province is taking a break from reporting daily statistics. Starting Thursday, the Ministry of Health will no longer issue a COVID upd...
Jul 01, 2021 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...