Category Archives: CKRM News
Regina Police SWAT, Canine and Crisis teams respond to incident on Robinson Street
Several people were taken into custody after Regina Police were called to a residence on the 1400 block of Robinson Street Monday night. SWAT, Canine and Crisis Negotiators all responded to the incide...
Apr 28, 2020
Seeding underway in isolated areas of Saskatchewan
Seeding is slowly getting underway in scattered pockets of Saskatchewan. The crop extension specialist in Swift Current, Shannon Chant, says there has been some seeding around Maple Creek and north of...
Apr 27, 2020
Saskatchewan Federation of Labour honours national day of mourning
Tuesday is the national day of mourning for workers who were killed or injured on the job. The provincial government will fly their flags at half-mast to honour those workers after lobbying from the S...
Apr 27, 2020
Sask. NDP calls for pay top-up for frontline workers
Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili wants frontline workers in the province to receive a wage top-up. Specifically, he feels low-income essential workers who are at a significant risk during the pandem...
Apr 27, 2020
Nova Scotia petition calls for high school name change for RCMP officer killed in rampage
An online campaign is seeking to change the name of a Nova Scotia high school to honour the RCMP officer killed during last week's shooting rampage that claimed 22 lives in the province. A petition is...
Apr 27, 2020
Four young offenders amongst six charged in Regina’s 6th homicide of 2020
Six people, including four under the age of 18, are facing charges of first-degree murder in connection with the city’s sixth homicide of the year. Police were sent Thursday afternoon to a home ...
Apr 27, 2020
10,000 applications for wage subsidy program, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says nearly 10,000 businesses have applied for the federal government’s wage-subsidy program to help them deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency measure wil...
Apr 27, 2020
Political Scientist at U of R wants to see some form of spring Legislature sitting despite COVID-19 pandemic
University of Regina Political Scientist Jim Farney believes it is in the governments best interest to hold some sort of sitting this spring. Since the COVID-19 concerns in Saskatchewan began, the pro...
Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine development sees positive first steps in Saskatchewan
A COVID-19 vaccine created at the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-Intervac has tested safe in two ferrets. VIDO Intervac Director Dr. Volker Gerdts says they used the prototype vaccine on the ferret...
Apr 27, 2020
It’s mostly business as usual for Weed Man during COVID-19 pandemic
Pandemic or no pandemic, people are still looking to have a nice yard this summer. Many have called a lawn care service like Weed Man, to assist them with that in the past and this year is no differen...
Apr 27, 2020
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