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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SaskPower planning $7M upgrade to grid in Regina's downtown
SaskPower is investing more than $7 million to keep the lights on in Regina's downtown. The Crown corporation announced Thursday it plans to upgrade the area's electrical system by replacing undergrou...
Apr 29, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Police say sex offender now living in Heritage neighbourhood
Regina police is warning the Heritage community about a sex offender now living in the neighbourhood. They say Jason Paul Thorn, 44, moved into a halfway house on Wednesday, where he must abide severa...
Apr 29, 2021 Jason Paul Thorn is now living in Regina's Heritage neighbourhood. Police say he has a history of sex crimes and is at high risk to reoffend. (Regina Police Service)
'I want to spend time with her': Woman reacts to prolonged care home restrictions
The wait to see her mother has been agonizing for Annabelle Walter -- and now she faces a longer delay. While some long-term and personal care homes in Saskatchewan are poised to ease visitor restrict...
Apr 28, 2021 Annabelle Walter (right) holds her mother, Mary, at Christmastime in 2019. (Annabelle Walter/Submitted)
Blades’ Wouters relishing final day of junior hockey
Saskatoon Blades forward Chase Wouters is savouring his final day as a junior hockey player. With the Blades set to wrap up the shortened 2021 season in the Regina hub on Wednesday, Wouters, 21, is re...
Apr 28, 2021
'I've never seen anything like this ever,' says head of Regina ICU
COVID-19 is sending more patients to the Regina intensive care unit than it can handle. The numbers are stunning to Dr. Jeffrey Betcher, head of critical care, who says occupancy hit 150 per cent last...
Apr 28, 2021
Regina man calls COVID situation in India a 'nightmare'
The COVID-19 situation in India is critical right now, with skyrocketing new cases every day and a health-care system that can't deal with the flood of patients -- and people in Saskatchewan from Indi...
Apr 27, 2021 Health workers and relatives carry the body of a COVID-19 victim for cremation in Jammu, India, on April 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Police responded to 75 COVID calls in March, issued eight tickets
Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray told the board of police commissioners that intention matters when officers decide whether or not to issue COVID-19 tickets. As an example, Bray said police might...
Apr 27, 2021 Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'I was devastated': University athletes miss out on final year of eligibility
Most graduated university athletes look back on their final season of competition fondly, but this year's group didn't even get a chance to suit up for one last time. The entirety of the 2020-21 U Spo...
Apr 27, 2021 Arthur Ward Photo (submitted by Morgan Baker)
Viterra planning canola crush facility in Regina
Grain-handling giant Viterra has announced it plans to build a canola crushing facility in Regina, one the company promises to be the "world's largest integrated canola crush facility." In a news rele...
Apr 26, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Bomb squad destroys suspicious package found at Victoria Avenue business
The Regina Police Service's explosives disposal unit destroyed a suspicious package that was found Monday behind a business on Victoria Avenue near Winnipeg Street. In a statement late Monday afternoo...
Apr 26, 2021 The Regina Police Service's explosives disposal unit responded to a call about a suspicious package behind a business on Victoria Avenue on April 26, 2021. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
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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...