Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
NDP unveils priorities for jobs ahead of Sask. budget
Thousands of people have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Saskatchewan NDP thinks the provincial government should be making jobs and workers a priority in the upcoming budget. NDP...
Mar 31, 2021 NDP MLA Aleana Young in front of the legislative building on March 17, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Retired nurse goes back to work to help with COVID vaccinations
Saskatchewan's plan when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccines has been to get as many doses as possible into as many arms as possible as quickly as possible -- but an effort like that takes a veritable a...
Mar 29, 2021 (@njdcole/Twitter)
Battle for the 'right reasons': Moe disagrees with carbon tax ruling, will find made-in-Saskatchewan plan
The premier may not like it, but Saskatchewan is going to have to submit to the carbon tax -- for a while at least. In a 6-3 decision released early Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled the fed...
Mar 25, 2021 Premier Scott Moe reacts to the Supreme Court of Canada's decision on the carbon tax on March 25, 2021. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina city council holds the line on proposed budget increases
Regina's city council managed to pass much of the 2021 budget Wednesday afternoon and night without any property tax increases over and above what administration had already proposed. Often when the c...
Mar 24, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Regina city council to discuss budget, police budget increase
Regina city councillors will sit down and log into their computers Wednesday afternoon to start discussions on the city budget for 2021. The proposed budget from city administration was unveiled earli...
Mar 23, 2021
Supreme Court carbon tax decision set for Thursday
A Supreme Court of Canada decision set for next week could be the end of the question of the carbon tax in Saskatchewan. The Supreme Court's schedule has a decision set to come down on Thursday for th...
Mar 19, 2021
Less snow means less money in Regina’s winter maintenance budget
Snowstorms can be a frustration for drivers every winter and a big expense for the City of Regina. But recent winters haven't been quite as expensive and that has changed how the city puts together it...
Mar 19, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
‘Urgent action’: NDP calls for COVID rapid testing to be deployed to schools immediately
With a COVID-19 variant spreading in Regina, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for rapid testing to be deployed to schools immediately. About three weeks ago, Premier Scott Moe got in front of the provi...
Mar 18, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Doctor says more is needed to slow down variants
The measures Saskatchewan has been taking against the COVID-19 pandemic haven't been working against the variants, according to former Saskatchewan deputy medical health officer Dr. Anne Huang. Huang ...
Mar 17, 2021 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Saskatchewan and COVID: Our Stories -- Doing business in a pandemic
March 12 marked one year since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Saskatchewan. Over the next week, 980 CJME and 650 CKOM will bring you stories from across the province reflecting on the past ye...
Mar 17, 2021 Annabel Townsend owns The Penny University book store in Regina and had a bumpy start trying to open the shop during the pandemic. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...