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 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)
Regina added to special air quality statement
A special air quality statement has been expanded by Environment Canada to include Regina. Earlier in the afternoon, it had been expanded to Saskatoon. The weather office says a plume of wildfire smok...
Sep 02, 2023 Environment Canada has issued special air quality statements for Regina and other areas due to wildfire smoke. (980 CJME file photo)
James Smith Cree Nation announces events marking anniversary of mass stabbings
Monday marks the one year anniversary of the mass stabbing casualties which took place on James Smith Cree Nation. The events last year shook a community and province as Myles Sanderson killed 11 peop...
Sep 02, 2023
Regina's German Club asking for public's help amid financial crisis
Regina's German Club is struggling to make ends meet and is hoping for community support. Kerri Van Loosen, the club's president, said like many, the club has been struggling since the COVID-19 pandem...
Sep 01, 2023 The German Club in Regina is facing a financial crisis and is asking for the public's help. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina couple still waiting for sinkhole to be fixed in front of their home
What started as a small washout is turning into a sinkhole in front of the home of a Regina couple. It began as a baseball-sized hole, but it has slowly been crumbling inward to make a basketball-size...
Sep 01, 2023 Darryl Breher kneels comparing a sinkhole to a fruit basket in front of his home on Arthur Street in Regina, on August 30, 2023. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...