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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Province outlines tax changes coming in 2021
The Saskatchewan government wants people to know about a few measures regarding taxes that will take effect in 2021. The first is indexing tax brackets to prevent what is called "bracket creep," which...
Jan 01, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Provincial parks offer winter fun
For those who want to step out of the house and away from screens to truly embrace winter, there are a number of safe options at Saskatchewan's provincial parks to quell the boredom. "Snowshoeing, cro...
Jan 01, 2021 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
New fees take effect in Regina and Saskatoon
A new year means new fees. In the City of Regina, utility fees will increase by three per cent, which was part of a three-year increase approved by council in 2018. The city says any other rate change...
Jan 01, 2021
Canadian polar bear swims to ring in 2021 with pandemic-friendly charity events
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter, The Canadian Press Crowds are discouraged from gathering as people plunge into icy Canadian waters to ring in 2021, but the pandemic hasn't frozen the charitable spirit behin...
Jan 01, 2021
Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press LONDON - A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on either side of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year's Day after a seismic overnight s...
Jan 01, 2021
Moe rejects NDP calls for Hargrave's removal from cabinet
Despite calls from the opposition for his ouster, it appears Joe Hargrave will remain Saskatchewan's minister of highways. In an emailed statement Thursday afternoon, Premier Scott Moe's office said H...
Dec 31, 2020 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Dec. 31: 1 death, 190 new cases; Regina jail has 57 active cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan continued to decline Thursday. The Ministry of Health reported in a media release there were 190 new cases, 439 recoveries and one de...
Dec 31, 2020
Two charged after fight in Athol Street home
Two Regina residents are facing charges after a fight in a home on Athol Street left a 62-year-old man with stab wounds. In a media release Thursday, the Regina Police Service said officers responded ...
Dec 31, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Residents should stay off frozen bodies of water, fire department says
The Regina Fire Department is warning residents to stay off frozen bodies of water like Wascana Lake and Creek, storm channels, retention ponds and recreational lakes. Lately, there has been a trend w...
Dec 31, 2020 A Regina fire department truck. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Lloydminster nurses share world junior 50/50 jackpot
After a long stressful year on the frontlines battling COVID-19, a group of nurses in Lloydminster is ending 2020 on a high note. The eight women from the maternity unit are sharing $241,850 after win...
Dec 31, 2020
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 ...