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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Province reveals timeline for COVID vaccinations, more variants found
According to the Saskatchewan government's newly released timeline, every adult in the province could be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination within about 14 weeks. With a more sure vaccine delivery sc...
Mar 09, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Snowfall warning results in slushy, slippery roads outside Regina
A snowfall warning remained over Regina on Tuesday morning as well as parts of southern Saskatchewan. Areas covered by the warning included those from Swift Current to Yorkton, with 10 to 15 centimetr...
Mar 09, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
UPDATE: Murder victim ID'ed, suspect charged
Lawrence Robert Godfrey of Vibank has been identified as the victim in Regina's fourth murder of 2021. The Regina Police Service named Godfrey on Monday, when it also announced 25-year-old Anthony Tre...
Mar 08, 2021
Latest COVID update March 7: Two new deaths, active cases dip, new vaccine shipment expected
For the first time in the pandemic, someone under the age of 19 has died with the virus. The death occurred in an individual from the northwest region who was under the age of 19, according to the lat...
Mar 07, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update March 6: 3 deaths, 163 new cases, 52 recoveries
Saskatchewan is reporting three new deaths related to COVID-19, along with 163 new cases and 52 recoveries Saturday. In its daily update, the Ministry of Health also said there are 142 people in hospi...
Mar 06, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
New, temporary safe consumption site to open in Regina
The second safe drug consumption site in Saskatchewan will soon open its doors. The Nwo-Ytina Friendship Centre in Regina has been given preliminary approval to provide a space for people to use drugs...
Mar 05, 2021 Michael Parker, executive director of Nēwo-Yôtina Friendship Centre, shows off the new safe consumption site on March 5, 2021. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Two COVID cases confirmed at McLurg School
Two more cases of COVID-19 have been identified at McLurg School. They're the second and third cases reported at the west Regina school in the past three days. Regina Public Schools says the school is...
Mar 04, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Latest overdose stats released, outlining 75 deaths so far in 2021; 2020 record confirmed
Saskatchewan's battle with deaths due to drug overdoses continued to worsen in the second month of 2021. According to its most recent report, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service identified 39 additional...
Mar 04, 2021
Dangerous concoction linked to multiple overdose deaths in Regina
At least four people in Regina have died because of a dangerous concoction of drugs, according to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service. The service says a toxicology report determined there were high lev...
Mar 04, 2021
Manslaughter plea ends murder trial in Regina
Two and a half days into his trial for second-degree murder, Adam Taniskishayinew pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Taniskishayinew, who turned 29 on Thursday, entered the plea Wednesday at Regina's Cou...
Mar 04, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
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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
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...