Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Strong winds expected to continue throughout the province into Monday evening
It’s a windy Sunday in Saskatchewan, but don’t expect it to go away so soon. Wind gusts are being felt up near the 90 km/h threshold in some areas, including Regina. The threshold for a wi...
May 31, 2020
Province gains one COVID-19 case Sunday, along with 11th death
Saskatchewan now has its eleventh death of a person with COVID-19. The resident in the North region was in their 70s. As of Sunday, the province says Saskatchewan only gained one new case of COVID-19,...
May 31, 2020
Gov't announces funding for correctional centres, community airports
Some of Saskatchewan's correctional centres are to get $6.3 million worth of improvements through funding from the provincial government. On Friday, the ministries of corrections and policing and just...
May 29, 2020
Regina city council passes motion to ban use of plastic bags
The future of Regina will not include plastic bags. City council voted unanimously to ban them during its meeting Wednesday, with a bylaw to be presented for approval. However, it's not going to take ...
May 29, 2020 (Plastic Bag Ban-NL/Facebook)
Shoppers slowly returning to Regina malls
After two months of empty stores and closed doors, Regina's malls are open again, but it appears customers aren't rushing to make up for lost shopping time. Cohen didn't seem concerned, saying that re...
May 28, 2020 People physically distance as they line up to get into Fabricland at the Northgate Mall. May 27, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Family of man who died at Wascana Lake says he begged for help at hospital
The family of Samwel Uko is speaking out with a message that the 20-year-old football player begged for help at hospital hours before taking his own life at Wascana Lake in Regina last week. "I need p...
May 27, 2020 Samwel Uko. (Facebook)
Regina endures strong winds during thunderstorm
Regina was battered by strong winds Tuesday night during a thunderstorm, with gusts lashing out at 91 kilometres per hour at the airport. "It's a typical phenomenon on the prairies. So yesterday we ju...
May 27, 2020 (Warren Woods/980 CJME)
More people adopting dogs and cats while staying home
From cats joining video meetings to dogs getting more walks, pets seem pretty pleased with life in quarantine. The feeling is mutual for pet lovers finding the time to bring home a furry four-legged f...
May 27, 2020 (Hilary Hayduk/Submitted)
Council set to vote on proposed Sobeys liquor store in Cathedral neighbourhood
Regina city council is to decide whether to approve a contentious Sobeys liquor store in the Cathedral neighbourhood at its Wednesday meeting. The building would be built on a lot at the northeast cor...
May 26, 2020 Artist rendering of a Sobeys Liquor store proposed for the Cathedral neighbourhood. (Photo courtesy City of Regina planning notice)
54-year-old man identified as city's seventh murder victim of 2020
A 31-year-old Regina man is facing a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the city's seventh murder of 2020. Joseph Delaney Oakes was charged after 54-year-old Jones Raymond Oakes died fol...
May 25, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...