Behind the Headlines: Regina Trades and Skills Centre

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Free training programs at the Regina Trades and Skills Centre are opening doors for people looking to get into the trades, while also helping newcomers reconnect with careers they've always dreamed of returning to. 980 CJME's / 650 CKOM's Abby Zieverink brings us Behind The Headlines.

12 Aug English Canada News

What happens when you bring Saskatchewan's wind indoors?

There are few things more 'Saskatchewan' than the wind. Most of us spend our time trying to escape it. But at the University of Saskatchewan, researchers are doing something a little different. They’re making more. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet is stepping inside the university’s wind tunnel to find…

6 Oct 2 min

Why is this extraordinary art collection in rural Saskatchewan?

Some family heirlooms fit in a box. These ones fill an entire building. Near St. Walburg sits the century-old studio of Berthold von Imhoff, filled with paintings and a family legacy that has been passed down for generations. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet meets his grandson, Bert Imhoff.

2 Oct 2 min

Inside the weird, wild world of competitive arm wrestling

Most of us have arm wrestled at least once. Usually, it involves a kitchen table, a friend and a lot of trash talk. But competitive arm wrestling turns that familiar little challenge into something almost unrecognizable. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet gets a lesson in what happens when the…

29 Sep 2 min

Residential school took her away. Her language brought her home

On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we’re remembering and honouring Indigenous children who were taken from their families. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet meets Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth, a woman whose life changed forever in August of 1964.

29 Sep 2 min

Hotel Senator sign lost for 35 years resurfaces on Marketplace

Imagine scrolling Facebook Marketplace and suddenly seeing a piece of your own past staring back at you. That’s exactly what happened to the owner of Saskatoon’s Hotel Senator when a sign he hadn’t seen in 35 years suddenly resurfaced. In this Saskatchewan Story, Brittany Caffet finds out how a forgotten…

23 Sep 2 min