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Hot, dry conditions not yet impacting Regina's water levels
So far the extended heat and lack of rain is not impacting water levels for Regina. On an average day, 75 megalitres of water will be used, but on Wednesday, that amount spiked to 130 megalitres. It t...
Jul 27, 2017
Fire Ball ride pulled from Saskatoon, Regina fairs
This year's exhibitions in Saskatoon and Regina won't feature the swinging thrill ride Fire Ball. The move comes after one person died and seven were injured when a Fire Ball broke apart mid-ride at t...
Jul 27, 2017 The Fire Ball ride has at least six rows of seats that spin around while the structure swings like a pendulum. (amusementsofamerica.com)
Heat warning to last until Saturday for Regina, south Sask.
People in Regina and southern Saskatchewan should get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Heat warnings were issued throughout the region Thursday morning. The criteria for a heat warning in souther...
Jul 27, 2017
Regina residential school cemetery receives heritage status
The Regina Indian Industrial School (RIIS) stopped operating in 1910, but its impact will forever leave a mark on Saskatchewan's history. A graveyard where at least 38 of the students were buried will...
Jul 26, 2017 The Regina Indian Industrial School graveyard received provincial heritage status on July 26, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
SaskPower inspects meters for ground-shifting damage
SaskPower continues to look for Regina homes that may be affected by the ground-shifting which has caused five meters to catch fire. SaskPower has inspected about 600 meters as of Tuesday morning. The...
Jul 25, 2017 SaskPower said residents should be on the look out for their meters being pulled or tilted away from their homes from ground shifting on July 25, 2017. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Racism, finances, self-governance discussed at AFN AGM
The annual general meeting of the Assembly of First Nations is underway in Regina. The suicide crisis, the murdered and missing indigenous women inquiry and self-governance are just some of the major ...
Jul 25, 2017 Assembly of First Nations national Chief Perry Bellegarde delivers his opening address at the annual general meeting in Regina on July 25, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Regina sees more Dutch elm cases, low mosquito levels
There have been five confirmed cases of Dutch elm disease within the city, which is above the historical average for four per year. Russell Eirich, manager of forestry, pest control and horticulture, ...
Jul 25, 2017
Regina woman pleads to thief to return urn with mom’s ashes
When Kristin Vogel lost her mother to cancer, she said she lost her best friend and soulmate. She lost the last part of her mother when a thief took the urn that contained her ashes from Vogel's home ...
Jul 25, 2017 The urn containing Kristin Vogel’s mother’s ashes was stolen during a break-and-enter into Vogel’s home sometime between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on July 24, 2017. (Kristin Vogel/Facebook)
‘A bad year:’ Regina mayor on crime stats
Mayor Michael Fougere hopes the latest crime severity index (CSI) is a "blip." The latest CSI out this week has Regina topping the list for violent and property crime. "You don't want to be number one...
Jul 25, 2017 Regina Mayor Michael Fougere speaks about Regina’s ranking on the national crime severity index on July 24, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
Fifth meter fire confirmed by SaskPower
SaskPower has confirmed a fifth meter fire in the span of a week. The latest fire happened in the northwest end of Regina and was due to ground shifting. SaskPower has inspected hundreds of homes and ...
Jul 24, 2017 A SaskPower meter caught fire at a home on Usher Street in Regina on July 16, 2017. (Karen Lazich)
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