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Tag Archives: Regina
More Sask. students going to school hungry
More students in Saskatchewan are showing up to class on an empty stomach this year. Lin Gennutt, executive director of Regina Food for Learning (RFFL), said the organization is serving about 959 kids...
Sep 09, 2023
Huskies steamroll Rams in front of record-setting crowd
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team capped off Welcome Week with a bang. In front of a record-setting crowd of 10,054 - the largest crowd ever at a Huskies football game - the Huskies...
Sep 09, 2023
CFL, CFLPA reaffirm air quality policy for smoky conditions
If the CFL's air quality policy was followed to the letter, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers probably shouldn't have kicked off the Labour Day Classic on Sunday. In a joint state...
Sep 07, 2023 The CFL and CFLPA have confirmed games shouldn't be played when the Air Quality Health Index is above a 7. At kickoff, the AQHI due to smoke in the air in Regina for the Labour Day Classic was 7.1 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME file photo)
Regina police using parked cop cars in effort to curb crime
Police in Regina are exploring a novel method to curb crime. The Regina Police Service said it's recently started leaving marked police vehicles parked in "areas of concern" around the city. The vehic...
Sep 07, 2023 Decommissioned Regina police vehicles are to be parked around the city in the coming months in an effort to deter crime and improve safety. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina resident alarmed after maggots make a home in his green bin
Regina's Ralph Latta was surprised when he opened up his green bin to find some unwanted visitors wiggling around. "We started to use our green bin last Monday (Aug. 28). When I opened it on Friday to...
Sep 07, 2023 Ralph Latta's green bin was crawling with maggots after he put yard waste into it. (Ralph Latta/Submitted)
Smoke sticks around in southern Saskatchewan
Smoke is still getting in your eyes in parts of southern Saskatchewan. Special air quality statements remained in place Wednesday for a number of regions in the province, including Regina and Saskatoo...
Sep 06, 2023 Byron Chartrand, the executive director of land management with the SPSA, said on Friday there had been minimal lightning in the province so far this year, and all the fires so far in Saskatchewan have been caused by human activity. (Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency/Facebook)
Tennis player from Regina hoping to catch fans' eyes nationally
A kid from Saskatchewan could become Canada's next tennis star on the international stage. Keegan Rice, a 17-year-old from Regina, has recently been on an upward trajectory toward one day becoming a p...
Sep 06, 2023 Keegan Rice playing at Wimbledon. (Tennis Canada)
Employees laid off as Regina Folk Festival prepares for future
This year's Regina Folk Festival (RFF) went fairly well, but the organization is still dealing with financial troubles. Although the festival had a bit of a bounceback year in terms of attendance, its...
Sep 05, 2023 Financial struggles have forced the Regina Folk Festival to lay off four employees. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina ice cream shop staff helping 'sweet' owners
Behind the ice cream sundaes, sprinkles and maraschino cherries at a Regina ice cream shop is a family facing some health issues. Husband and wife Howard and Lana Lan are the owners of the Polar Palac...
Sep 05, 2023 Jenna Westman (right) set up a GoFundMe page to help ice cream shop owner Lana Lan close the shop earlier to be with her husband in the hospital. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan expands treatment coverage for ALS patients
The province is now offering two new treatments for a fatal neurodegenerative disease under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan. About 3,000 Canadians live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease t...
Sep 03, 2023 Everett Hindley is Saskatchewan's Minister for Mental Health and Addictions as well as Rural and Remote Health, and Seniors (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...