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 ...
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Regina's drive-through COVID testing site now open longer
The drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Regina's Evraz Place has extended its hours. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Wednesday the site now will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven da...
Mar 31, 2021 (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
UPDATE: Regina police hand out two $2,800 tickets for violation of health order
The Regina Police Service has fined two women $2,800 after a gathering was held Saturday to protest Saskatchewan's public health orders related to COVID-19. In a media release Wednesday, police said o...
Mar 31, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Shahab says COVID numbers in Moose Jaw 'very concerning'
Dr. Saqib Shahab had a warning for Canada's Most Notorious City on Tuesday. "I think Moose Jaw is on red alert," Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer said during a conference call. Moose Jaw ha...
Mar 30, 2021 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Debate over John A. Macdonald statue continues leading up to council vote
A resolution to the question of whether the statue of Canada's first prime minister should stay in Victoria Park is close, but the debate continues. City council is set to vote on a recommendation to ...
Mar 30, 2021 The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Victoria Park with a residential school jacket placed on top of it on Sept. 3, 2020. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Regina police arrest four after series of drug busts
Raids on a number of homes -- including one right across the street from a school -- allowed the Regina Police Service to break up a drug trafficking ring in the city. According to police, officers fr...
Mar 29, 2021 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
City council to vote on John A. Macdonald statue relocation
The fate of Regina's statue of Canada's first prime minister could be decided soon. The statue of John A. Macdonald in Victoria Park has been under review by the city since June for what critics call ...
Mar 29, 2021 The statue of Sir John A. MacDonald in Regina’s Victoria Park. (980 CJME file photo)
Recovering alcoholic worries AA meeting COVID shutdown could cause relapses
Alcoholism is always a struggle, but imagine throwing the stress of isolation during the pandemic on top of that. Regina's latest COVID measures closed down community centres in the city. Those facili...
Mar 29, 2021 (Alcoholics Anonymous/Facebook)
Remote learning brings challenges for some
Students in parts of southern Saskatchewan won't be returning to the classroom until the end of the Easter break. Starting Monday, most schools in Regina, Moose Jaw and Caronport will completely move ...
Mar 29, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update March 28: 125 new variant cases, new cases outweigh recoveries, three deaths
Regina continues to be the center of new COVID cases in Saskatchewan. In a Sunday news release, the Ministry of Health reported 130 new cases in the Queen City. The province's other cases were in the ...
Mar 28, 2021 (The Canadian Press file photo)
Regina man arrested on dangerous, impaired driving charges
A Regina man was arrested after allegedly driving impaired, refusing a breathalyzer test and speeding away from police. Officers say it happened at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday. They were called to the 14...
Mar 28, 2021
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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...