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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Regina fire chief encourages caution in extreme cold
Plummeting temperatures combined with an ice-cold wind chill have blanketed Saskatchewan in extreme cold this week. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for the entire province, with te...
Jan 12, 2024 Fire Chief Layne Jackson said home heating, water heaters, and appliances all get extra use in the extreme cold. (980 CJME file photo)
Plan for new joint-use school in Harbour Landing takes next step
A new school for the ever-expanding Harbour Landing neighbourhood has passed another milestone. The Saskatchewan government announced Thursday it has signed a servicing agreement with the City of Regi...
Jan 11, 2024 Harbour Landing School in Regina has been overcrowded since it opened. (980 CJME file photo)
'Poor guy:' People drive past as man dies in Regina
After stumbling off a bus and falling to the ground, a man stayed in the same place for seven hours in Regina in sub-zero temperatures, to be found dead the next morning after dozens of passersby neit...
Jan 11, 2024 Surveillance video from a local business shows a man stumbling out of a city bus, then sitting and lying on the ground for seven hours overnight while passersby didn't stop. He was found dead early the next morning. (Photo provided)
'The need is great:' Carmichael Outreach excited for new warming space
After months of negotiations and years of planning, Regina's Carmichael Outreach will soon have a space for people to stay warm overnight. "Not only has Carmichael been talking about it but so has the...
Jan 09, 2024 Tyler Gelsinger, the executive director of Carmichael Outreach, says the facility has been planning for an overnight warming centre for a while. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Province picks providers for emergency shelters in Regina, Saskatoon
YWCA Regina and The Mustard Seed have been selected by the Saskatchewan government to operate new permanent emergency shelters in Regina and Saskatoon, respectively. The plan to open the shelters was ...
Jan 09, 2024 Social Services Minister Gene Makowsky says the new shelters will "improve outcomes" for people experiencing homelessness. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. hits another possible record for overdose deaths
With the number available as of Monday, Saskatchewan may have hit another record for drug overdose deaths in 2023 -- potentially putting the tally at eight of the last nine years in which the province...
Jan 08, 2024 Saskatchewan may have hit another record for drug overdose deaths in 2023 -- 484 -- if all the suspected deaths are confirmed. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Carmichael Outreach gets funds for warming centre; city restarts warming bus
The City of Regina, the Saskatchewan government and Carmichael Outreach are taking steps to give people experiencing homelessness a place to stay warm in the coming days. In a media release Monday, th...
Jan 08, 2024 The City of Regina, the Ministry of Social Services and Carmichael Outreach are teaming up to open a new warming centre in Regina. (980 CJME file photo)
Fractured jaw lands Connor Bedard on Blackhawks' injured list
Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard has been placed on the NHL team's injured reserve list. The 18-year-old hockey phenom, who is from North Vancouver, B.C., has a fractured jaw. The team shared t...
Jan 06, 2024
From Experience Regina to revitalization: Regina's mayor looks back and ahead
The first days of the year are often a time for looking back at what 2023 brought, and looking ahead to the coming 12 months. For Regina Mayor Sandra Masters, 2023 held a long list of highlights. She ...
Jan 05, 2024 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters says 2023 had its share of highs and lows. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina family welcomes city's first baby of 2024
Amelia Mae McCaskill is Regina's first baby of 2024. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Sarah and Allen McCaskill welcomed their daughter on Monday at 5:51 a.m., at the General Hospital. Amelia we...
Jan 01, 2024 Amelia Mae McCaskill is Regina’s first baby of 2024. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
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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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8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...