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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Canadian Blood Services opens doors to new and improved facility
By Brett Lubkiwski The act of giving blood has never looked so comfortable. Canadian Blood Services opened the doors to its new location Thursday on south Albert Street in what used to be Brewsters. A...
Feb 03, 2023 Canadian Blood Services vice-president of donor relations Rick Prinzen (left), Ashley Balysky (pink jacket), Nash Balysky-Crawford (centre) and Curtis Pearce (blue shirt) cut the ribbon to open the new Canadian Blood Services donation centre in Regina. (Brett Lubkiwski/980 CJME)
Study pegs Canadian Western Agribition's economic impact for 2022 at $96.5M
Canadian Western Agribition's economic impact on Regina has grown over the past five years. According to a study done after the 2022 show by Praxis Consulting Ltd., Agribition's economic impact on Reg...
Jan 31, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
New emergency shelter opens its doors in Regina
As of Monday afternoon, 40 more people in Regina have a roof over their heads. The new temporary emergency shelter in the downtown core opened its doors, with all the beds already full and with a grow...
Jan 30, 2023 The former YMCA north of downtown Regina has been turned into a temporary emergency shelter. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Evraz expected to lay off 120 workers at Regina steel mill
About 120 workers are expected to be laid off at Regina's Evraz steel mill. "The company indicated probably a week or so ago that there might be some changes in crewing levels due to what they saw as ...
Jan 27, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
'Siberian Express' arrives in Sask.; extreme cold warnings in place
As expected, the mercury started dropping in Saskatchewan on Friday afternoon. As of 4 p.m., extreme cold warnings were in place across northern Saskatchewan and in the eastern area of the province, i...
Jan 27, 2023
Storm falls flat, cold snap still expected for Saskatchewan
Despite rain, freezing rain, snow and strong winds, Environment Canada says Thursday's storm didn't quite live up to its expectations. "We were expecting snowfall to be a bit higher in the eastern are...
Jan 27, 2023 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME file photo)
City of Regina again pondering plan to upgrade Saskatchewan Drive
More than three years after the idea was first floated, the City of Regina is again looking at sprucing up Saskatchewan Drive. The Saskatchewan Drive Corridor Project, which was first put forward late...
Jan 25, 2023
'Neighbours feeding neighbours:' Sask. farmer donates 26 tonnes of peas to Regina Food Bank
In a time of high food insecurity, a Saskatchewan farmer decided to do what he could to lend a helping hand. Ken Tatarliov of Surprise Valley Farms donated roughly 26 tonnes of split peas to the Regin...
Jan 25, 2023 David Froh of the Regina Food Bank (left) and Ken Tatarliov of Surprise Valley Farms. (Regina Food Bank/Facebook)
Property crimes rose last year in Regina, police chief says
It seems that crime rates in Regina have returned to pre-pandemic levels last year, with property crimes on the rise. Regina Police Chief Evan Bray says petty thefts, such as shoplifting, drove the in...
Jan 25, 2023 Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Convicted sex offender living in Heritage neighbourhood: Regina police
A man deemed to be a high risk to reoffend sexually has moved into Regina's Heritage neighbourhood. In an advisory issued Tuesday, the Regina Police Service said 39-year-old Louis Ted Mercredi has mov...
Jan 24, 2023 (Regina Police Service/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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...