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Man facing 31 charges after year-long theft spree: Regina police
A 40-year-old man is facing 31 criminal charges in connection with a string of thefts and robberies stretching back to February of 2025. According to police, the majority of the thefts took place at l...
Feb 13, 2026 Investigating officers pored over “hours of surveillance footage as they worked to determine who was responsible,” the Regina Police Service said in a statement. (980 CJME file photo)
Pilot Butte man wins $1.3 million Vault Breaker jackpot prize in Regina
A man who stopped to grab coffee at a Regina pizza joint decided to "drop a few bucks" in one of the VLTs and ended up winning more than a million dollars. Darrell Moe, a resident of Pilot Butte, won ...
Feb 12, 2026 Darrell Moe says he was “shocked” when the on-screen vault opened and the machine congratulated him on a grand jackpot win. (Western Canada Lottery Corporation/Submitted)
Regina executive committee advances growth plan changes despite concerns
Regina's future growth plan is one step closer to passing. The city's Official Community Plan proposes how new neigbourhoods will be phased in over the coming decades, where they will be located and, ...
Feb 12, 2026 Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski says the proposed changes to the Official Community Plan will take the politics out of the phasing of new neighbourhoods. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
Jobs, research benefits touted as plans for data centre near Regina take shape
Construction on a data centre campus on the southeastern outskirts of Regina could begin as early as this year. Documents filed with the R.M. of Sherwood request rezoning of the site from agricultural...
Feb 11, 2026 A rezoning was being requested for this site just south of the Wascana Golf of Country Club in the R.M. of Sherwood. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
'Always fun': Boston Pizza in east Regina opens early to show Olympics
With many Canadians swept up in Olympic fervour, the Boston Pizza location in east Regina will be opening its doors early for viewers who want to catch all the action. Last week, the Saskatchewan Liqu...
Feb 11, 2026 Hockey fans take in the 4 Nations Faceoff final at a Boston Pizza location in Regina. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Regina councillors looking at updated community plan as growth outpaces projections
Regina's mayor says proposed changes to the city's Official Community Plan will give it a "more tactical, data-driven approach." Recommended changes are on the agenda for the city's first Executive Co...
Feb 11, 2026 Wednesday’s Executive Committee meeting agenda includes a report on updating the Official Community Plan, first created in 2013 with a population target of 300,000. (CJME files)
Regina police officer says Semenchuck abuse case 'sheds a bad light on all of us'
Recently there has been no shortage of stories about police officers doing bad things. In Toronto, several police officers have been charged with corruption. Controversy has roiled over fatal shooting...
Feb 10, 2026 In the wake of the sentencing of Robert Semenchuck (pictured), Casey Ward, an officer with the Regina Police Service and president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers, says the actions of bad police officers reflect poorly on all of them. Feb. 6, 2026 (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
New addiction treatment spaces open in Regina as Sask. makes progress on 500-space plan
Sixteen new addictions treatment spaces are opening up in Regina. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, the new spaces at two homes operated by Pine Lodge Addictions Recovery will support ...
Feb 10, 2026 The 16 new spaces are being funded to the tune of $863,000 as part of the government’s Action Plan for Mental Health and Addictions, which committed the province to opening 500 treatment spaces by 2028. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submittted)
'Challenging': Regina road crews working to address ruts caused by mid-winter thaw
The freeze-thaw cycle has threatened to play havoc with roofs and foundations in Regina, and it's causing problems on residential streets with rutting as well. Residents across the city have been seei...
Feb 10, 2026 City of Regina road crews have already been working on the ruts in the city, shaving them down with an underbelly plow. Feb. 9, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina sees four suspected overdose deaths in eight days, prompting health ministry alert
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has issued an overdose alert in Regina following a series of deaths believed to be caused by drug use. According to the ministry, police in Regina reported 46 overd...
Feb 10, 2026 A take-home naloxone kit, which is used to temporarily counter the effects of an opioid overdose. The Ministry of Health noted that multiple doses may be required to revive some patients, and the drug will not be effective for non-opiate overdoses. (980 CJME file photo)
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...