Sarah Mills: Regina will see economic benefits by keeping second Costco inside city
The City of Regina is prepared to spend nearly $7M to ensure the second Costco location remains within the city limits. ...
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Arctic ridge brings frigid temperatures to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is getting back into the deep freeze, and will be for the next few days. Environment Canada meteorologist Mike Russo said a frigid ridge of high pressure slid down from the arctic and has...
Dec 08, 2019
'This is people's lives': Co-op refinery workers rally over pensions
Unionized workers at the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina held a rally Friday afternoon, marking the first day of being locked out of the plant. On Tuesday, the company issued 48-hour notice of a lock...
Dec 06, 2019 Unionized employees from the Co-op Refinery held a rally outside the complex during the first day of a labour disruption on Dec. 6, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Regina YWCA honours victims on 30th anniversary of Montreal shooting
Regina's YWCA marked a grim day in Canadian history on Friday -- the fatal shooting of 14 women at Montreal's cole Polytechnique in 1989. On Dec. 6 that year, a gunman entered a lecture hall at the sc...
Dec 06, 2019 The Regina YWCA handed out roses to women in the Cornwall Centre on Dec. 6, 2019, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique shooting. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
CartSmart program shows residents need recycling refinements
It would appear many Regina residents still don't know what should go into their blue recycling bins. On Friday, the City released the results of the CartSmart program it ran in the fall. According to...
Dec 06, 2019 A photo from the CartSmart inspectors shows items that shouldn't have been put into a blue recycling bin. (City of Regina/Submitted)
Province keeping a close eye on labour dispute at refinery
As workers are on the picket lines, and managers and replacement workers try to run Regina's Co-op refinery, the provincial government is keeping a close eye on all of it. "When you've got an employer...
Dec 06, 2019
Auditor calls for action to combat suicides in northwest Sask.
Saskatchewan's auditor has laid out a number of areas she believes the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has to improve to address the risk of suicide in northwest Saskatchewan. In her 2019 report, ...
Dec 05, 2019 Provincial auditor Judy Ferguson (centre) delivers her 2019 report on Dec. 5, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Housing sales in November hit 15-year low
A lot of people who were trying to sell their homes in the Regina and the surrounding area in November apparently didn't fare well. According to the Association of Regina Realtors, there were 166 sale...
Dec 04, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'It's heartbreaking': Regina family's Christmas light show display damaged
Trevor Allen was at home Tuesday night when he heard a loud crash and looked out the window. He saw a black truck backing off his front lawn in Lakeridge, where he had set up a large lighting display ...
Dec 04, 2019 The damaged Christmas light display on Genereux Drive in Regina on Dec. 4, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Short-term rentals regulation pushed back, committee asks for more info
Regina won't have a new bylaw to regulate short-term rental properties for a few months yet, after a report was sent back from the city's executive committee. On Wednesday, executive committee -- whic...
Dec 04, 2019
Rotary Christmas Carol Festival continues tradition
Nearly 80 years ago, a group of Regina residents thought the city needed more Christmas spirit. Nowadays, citizens still can enjoy the fruits of that group's labours. The 79th annual Rotary Christmas ...
Dec 04, 2019 The choir from Ecole W.S. Hawrylak School performed at the 79th annual Rotary Christmas Carol Festival on Dec. 2, 2019. (Rotary Christmas Carol Festival/Facebook)
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