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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'Help our health-care heroes': Regina company to make face shields
With the demand for personal protective equipment at an all-time high around the world, Sleek Signs is hoping to do what it can to protect health-care workers and the public. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Apr 06, 2020 A version of the face shield being manufactured by Regina's Sleek Signs. (Sleek Signs/Submitted)
Home-based daycares in financial limbo as families pull kids out
With more families keeping their kids home during the COVID-19 pandemic, many home-based daycare providers are falling through the cracks because they don't qualify for emergency benefits or wage supp...
Apr 06, 2020 Carla Myers runs a home-based daycare in Regina. (Carla Myers/Submitted)
Early-morning fire in Regina leads to arson charge
A 30-year-old man from Edmonton has been charged with arson after a fire in south Regina early Monday. According to the Regina Police Service, officers and Regina firefighters responded at about 1:20 ...
Apr 06, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Business nearly grounded at Regina airport due to COVID-19
The Regina International Airport is at a near standstill due to COVID-19. Before the pandemic, about 3,300 people per day would go through the airport. That number would be even higher during the wint...
Apr 04, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Thieves targeting Ford pickup trucks in Regina
Owners of older-model Ford pickup trucks beware -- someone may be looking to steal your ride. According to the Regina Police Service, Ford Super Duty F-250 and F-350 trucks have been the most popular ...
Apr 03, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
COVID-19 restrictions throwing a wrench into social assistance supports
Many people are lamenting not being able to go to a theatre or to a bar these days, but for some, what they're losing through the public health restrictions is a lot more serious. On a normal day, Jen...
Apr 03, 2020 Jenna Hamilton (left) and Raylynn Pritchard work at Thomas Circle of Care, a social assistance organization, and say they're worried about their clients who can't get their programming amid COVID-19 restrictions. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina man builds ventilator prototype from spare parts
With more spare time to tinker in his garage after a day of working at home, one Regina man has come up with a prototype for a simple ventilator system. Harry Onagi worked as a respiratory therapist t...
Apr 03, 2020 Harry Onagi is a former respiratory therapist in Regina who built a simple working prototype model of a ventilator in his garage. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Hearts, chalk messages spread hope around the city
From homemade hearts to Easter decorations, painted windows and friendly sidewalk chalk messages, neighbours are finding new ways to lift peoples' spirits on walks. With playgrounds and sports sites c...
Apr 02, 2020
City of Regina wants province to go further with restrictions
The City of Regina would like to see the province implement a stay-at-home order in Saskatchewan. "We have sent a letter to the province about this and they are aware of our concern and our position,"...
Apr 01, 2020 Regina Mayor Michael Fougere. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Salvation Army filling the gap with lunches after schools close
It has been almost two weeks since schools in Saskatchewan closed and that has left a gap for many kids -- and not just when it comes to learning. Many kids relied on schools for a hot lunch and, with...
Apr 01, 2020 Gord Wilson (left) and Corey Nissen with the Salvation Army Haven of Hope help to hand out bagged lunches to people in need on March 26, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
OPINION
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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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 ...