Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Fourth person charged in connection with December murder
Four people now have been charged in connection with Regina's 15th murder of 2021. Isaiah Ryan Sparvier of Grenfell was arrested Thursday and appeared in Regina Provincial Court on Friday to answer to...
Mar 25, 2022 A 22 year-old male is facing 11 charges related to possession of weapons and assaulting a police officer. (980 CJME file photo)
Federal bill would give Saskatchewan $61M to address surgical backlog
Saskatchewan's push to reduce its surgical wait list got a nudge from the federal government on Friday. The feds introduced Bill C-17 which, if passed, would give a one-time top-up of $2 billion to pr...
Mar 25, 2022 Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Colin Perkel
SHA warns of fake text messages about COVID vaccinations
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it's aware of scam text messages that are making the rounds. One coming from a Manitoba phone number said the SHA is paying people $100 to get a COVID-19 vaccina...
Mar 25, 2022
SaskTel won't charge for calls, texts to Ukraine until end of June
SaskTel is extending its assistance to Ukrainian-Canadian families for a further three months. The Crown corporation announced Friday it will continue to waive long-distance charges for SaskTel wirele...
Mar 25, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Cut it out: Ban on pruning elm trees set to take effect
It's nearly time for those with elm trees on their properties to put away the pruning shears. The Saskatchewan government says the annual ban on pruning elm trees in the province starts next Friday an...
Mar 25, 2022 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
March 25, 2022
8:30 – Wednesday’s provincial budget projected $17.2 billion in revenue over the next year, due to higher potash and oil price forecasts. With these projections, is Saskatchewan on the edg...
Mar 25, 2022
Sask. runner has tricks for the trails to get runners out after spring thaw
Running is heralded as the most accessible sport - all that's needed is a pair of running shoes. That's true, said Brian Michasiw, although having the right fit in those shoes and tools to be a smarte...
Mar 25, 2022
Regina police nab suspect in kidnapping, forcible confinement case
A woman wanted on a Saskatchewan-wide warrant in connection with a case allegedly involving kidnapping, forcible confinement and robbery has been arrested. The 28-year-old was charged with two counts ...
Mar 24, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
You lucky dog: Regina fire crew rescues pooch from Wascana Lake ice
One Regina dog has a new leash on life thanks to Regina Fire and Protective Services. On Wednesday at about 4:45 p.m., firefighters got a call about a dog that was stranded on the ice at the east end ...
Mar 24, 2022 (Regina Fire and Protective Services/Submitted)
Numbers of new COVID cases, deaths, hospitalizations all rise in Sask.
The key indicators for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan all rose during the latest reporting period. In the weekly epidemiological report issued Thursday by the Ministry of Health, the number of new cases inc...
Mar 24, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...