Evan Bray: Diversifying trade doesn't mean abandoning U.S. relationship
Evan Bray says there's nothing wrong with Canada looking for new trade partnerships, but the idea of joining the Europea...
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Tailgating law fully passed, ready in time for Riders opener
SLGA Minister Warren Kaeding said he'll be among those out near Mosaic Stadium ahead of the Roughriders' season opener for the very first day of tailgating. The bill to allow tailgating was given roya...
Mar 12, 2026 Minister Responsible for SLGA Warren Kaeding says he and the Riders are excited to see what fans come up with as tailgating becomes legal for the first time at Mosaic Stadium. Mar. 12, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Murderer Jason McKay dead in custody weeks after sentence
Less than two weeks after his sentence was handed down, Jason McKay is dead. Correctional Services of Canada said he died on Wednesday while in custody, but didn't give any details about how the 54-ye...
Mar 12, 2026 Jason McKay died on Wednesday in Correctional Service custody, though the service didn’t give any indication of how he died. (paNOW)
Sask. provides new option for owners to keep guns amid federal buyback
On Wednesday afternoon, The Saskatchewan Firearms Amendment Act was passed, including an amendment added just the night before, allowing owners to keep their guns under new conditions. The act already...
Mar 11, 2026 Justice Minister Tim McLeod says the province isn’t breaking federal law, and is instead utilizing it to exempt gun owners who are helping the government out by storing the guns. Mar. 11, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Very disappointed': Union head frustrated with new health-care plan
The provincial government is touting its new health-care plan as the way it's going to get Saskatchewan people the care they need, but at least one union head is shaking her head. "I can't even tell y...
Mar 11, 2026 Lisa Zunti, president of SEIU-West, said there’s nothing new and nothing concrete enough to evaluate in the province’s Patients First Health Care Plan that was unveiled on Monday. (Marija Robinson/CKOM file photo)
Sask. budget tease: Municipal revenue sharing up eight per cent for 2026-27
As has become almost a tradition for the Sask. Party Government, it unveiled the Municipal Revenue Sharing total for the coming fiscal year a week ahead of the provincial budget, during the annual SAR...
Mar 11, 2026 The provincial government announced what the municipal revenue sharing would be for 2026-27, a week ahead of the provincial budget being unveiled. (Lisa Schick/ CJME file photo)
Sask. keeps an eye on employees' safety with trade office in Dubai
Dubai is counted among the cities in which Saskatchewan has established an international trade office, but safety there is in question as attacks continue from Iran. The capital of the Emirate of Duba...
Mar 05, 2026 Saskatchewan Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding says his ministry has been in nearly daily contact with its trade office in Dubai as attacks have come from Iran. March 5, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan to spend more than $850K on trade consultants in next fiscal year
In the coming fiscal year, the Government of Saskatchewan is expected to spend more than $850,000 on consultants to support the province's trade efforts, including in countries where the province has ...
Mar 05, 2026 The provincial government has approved hundreds of thousands of dollars in spending on consultants to bolster the province's trade position in the U.S., China, India and the Middle East. (Lisa Schick/CJME)
Balgonie high school lockdown ends with arrest of two youths
A call from Highway #1 and a handful of BB guns put Greenall High School into lockdown Wednesday morning for a short time. Dozens of RCMP officers descended on the small community east of Regina after...
Mar 04, 2026 The Saskatchewan RCMP says the Balgonie school was placed under “hold and secure” at 11 a.m. The lockdown was lifted about an hour later after two people were arrested. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
Sask. expanding applications for nurse practitioners as primary care providers
In an effort to get everyone in the province a primary care provider, the provincial government is turning to rely even more on nurse practitioners. The government has opened another round of applicat...
Mar 04, 2026
'It's a big relief': Sask. extends tuition relief for Ukrainian students
Anton Merzliakov came to Saskatchewan with his family from Kiev, fleeing Russia's war in Ukraine. They arrived on one of the first humanitarian flights, which were organized with the Government of Sas...
Mar 03, 2026 Anton Merzliakov, who fled the war in Ukraine with his family, says the provincial government’s tuition relief has allowed him to continue on to student software systems engineering and look forward to a build a career here. Photo taken on Mar. 3, 2026. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: The EU grass is not necessarily greener for Canada
Sarah Mills says any talk of an alliance between Canada and the EU should end. Trade partnerships are imperative for Can...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 15
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about Canada's energy future and Bill C-69. Plus the possibility of Alberta separating fro...