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Sask. deputy premier says he expected more from Ottawa's major projects list
On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his list of major projects set to get support from the federal government, but it appeared to not be enough for Saskatchewan's deputy premier. The list...
Sep 11, 2025 Deputy Premier Jim Reiter said he was pleased the Saskatchewan mine was included in the list, but thought most Canadians “were expecting a more ambitious list of projects.” (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. NDP to introduce legislation on ER closure notices
The fall legislative sitting doesn't start until mid-October, but the Sask. NDP is already announcing its intentions around legislation on ER closures. Jared Clarke, the Sask. NDP's rural and remote h...
Sep 10, 2025 Jared Clarke, the Sask. NDP’s Rural and Remote Health critic, says it’s unacceptable and dangerous for people in rural Saskatchewan to have to drive around to find an open ER when someone is hurt. Sept. 10, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Shovels in the ground for K+S expansion at Bethune potash mine
A line of local leaders and company executives donned hard hats and high-visibility vests on Tuesday to lift ceremonial shovels and officially start the construction on the K+S expansion at its Bethun...
Sep 10, 2025 A number of local and company leaders join to shovel the first ceremonial piles of dirt at the sod turning for the K+S ‘Ramp Up’ project at the Bethune mine, including K+S Canada’s president Sam Farris and Dr. Carin-Martina Tröltzsch, K+S head office COO. Sept. 10, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Premier calls for economic migration in conversation around temporary foreign workers
While other leaders in Canada call for the Temporary Foreign Workers program to be scrapped, Saskatchewan's premier is staying above the fray. Last week, federal Conservative leader Pierre Polievre ca...
Sep 09, 2025 Premier Scott Moe says immigration to Canada should be focused on economic migration. (CJME file photo)
'Lots of work to be done': Saskatchewan's wildfire season slowly drawing to a close
After a wildfire season in Northern Saskatchewan that started fast and furiously in May, the season is slowly heading toward a close. Steve Roberts, vice-president of operations with the Saskatchewan ...
Sep 08, 2025 Steve Roberts, vice-president of operations with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, says wildfire crews have already been extended to the end of September. Sept. 8, 2025. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
APAS hoping for more from federal government canola support
Canola producers in Saskatchewan were hoping for more from the federal government announcement of tariff supports on Friday. Prime Minister Mark Carney came out and announced a series of support progr...
Sep 05, 2025 In an announcement Friday, about support for industries hit by tariffs, the federal government said it would put up money to support the development of biodiesel, the expansion of export markets, and expanding interest-free support for producers through the Advance Payment Program. (CJME file photo)
Pause on third-party presenters in Sask. sex ed. remains in effect, minister says
Kids across Saskatchewan have been settling into their new classrooms as a new school year begins, but this year will be yet another where third parties are banned from giving presentations in sexual ...
Sep 05, 2025 Saskatchewan Education Minister Everett Hindley says work is ongoing on the curriculum review and creation of a framework to evaluate the suitability of materials for various age groups. (980 CJME file photo)
Former hockey coach Bernie Lynch's day parole voided for contacting victim
For the second time, former junior hockey coach Bernie Lynch's day parole was revoked this summer. According to parole documents, Lynch was released on day parole in December, 2024 and appeared to be ...
Sep 05, 2025 Bernie Lynch was found guilty in December 2023 and sentenced in January 2024 for assaulting and sexual assault of a teen boy in 1988. Lynch was a coach for the Regina Pats in the WHL at that time. (980 CJME file photo)
Moe looking to fix and expand trade with China in imminent trade trip
It's a trade mission Premier Scott Moe has been on before - he travelled to China as premier in 2018 - but this time he will bring with him more weighty intentions. Seven years ago, the trip was about...
Sep 04, 2025
University of Regina Students' Union to vote on dissolution
After months of problems, the University of Regina Students' Union (URSU) could be on the verge of dissolving. The union posted a notice to social media on Wednesday advising members about a special g...
Sep 04, 2025 The students’ union posted to Facebook on Wednesday, saying it plans to hold a vote on dissolving the organization after months of question about its operations and the university administration pulling back on both funding and leases. (980 CJME file photo)
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...