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
Schools investigating clothing stains from disinfectant
The first couple of weeks of school seem to have gone well in Saskatchewan, except these days, some kids in Regina are coming home with stains on their clothes. It's believed to be from the Vital Oxid...
Sep 24, 2020 (Natasha Boughen/Twitter)
Moe preparing for first election as Sask. Party leader
Premier Scott Moe already has a few elections under his belt, but the upcoming contest will be his first leading the Saskatchewan Party. Moe said it feels somewhat different this time, explaining he's...
Sep 24, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
NDP fires riding association president in Regina Walsh Acres
About a month after the Saskatchewan NDP removed a candidate for the Regina Walsh Acres riding, the party has removed the president of the riding association as well. Barb Dedi said she got an email f...
Sep 23, 2020 (Barb Dedi/Facebook)
NDP promises to take corporate, out-of-province money out of Sask. politics
NDP Leader Ryan Meili says Saskatchewan has the worst campaign finance laws in the country, and he's pledging to fix them if his party forms government this fall. "We need to level the playing field a...
Sep 23, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili announcing his party's intention to ban corporate and out-of-province political donations on Sept. 23, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
More ambiguous loss counsellors needed in Saskatchewan
A family member going missing just isn't quite the same as a family member dying, according to Dwayne Yasinowski. He's the director of education with Caring Hearts Saskatchewan, which is one of the re...
Sep 21, 2020 A billboard featuring long-term missing people in Saskatchewan has been erected on Saskatchewan Drive in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Urgent care centres announced for Regina and Saskatoon
Many of the details still have to be worked out, but Health Minister Jim Reiter stood in front of Regina's Pasqua Hospital on Monday morning to announce $30 million for two urgent care centres to be b...
Sep 21, 2020 Health Minister Jim Reiter announces funding for a new urgent care centre in Regina on Sept. 21, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Six months later: Lockdown in Saskatchewan
For some, it almost seems like a dream when Saskatchewan was turned upside down six months ago. On March 18, the provincial government issued orders to lock down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stores c...
Sep 18, 2020 Owner Michelle Strawford is excited to reopen her retail clothing store, Bella Chic Fashion Decor in White City, on May 19, 2020. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
No location yet for new joint-use school in Harbour Landing
All kinds of ministers, board members and school delegates gathered in the park behind St. Kateri School in Harbour Landing on Wednesday afternoon -- properly distanced -- to celebrate work continuing...
Sep 16, 2020 Premier Scott Moe speaks to a small crowd at the reannouncement for a new joint-use school for Harbour Landing on Sept. 16, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Victims’ services looks to help families of missing persons cope
This week, there's a large video billboard sitting outside the new Regina Police Service headquarters building on Saskatchewan Drive. The billboard flips through photos, with names printed underneath,...
Sep 16, 2020 A billboard featuring pictures of long-term missing people in Saskatchewan has been erected on Saskatchewan Drive in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
City of Regina heading for COVID-19 deficit, according to report
The COVID-19 pandemic has been playing havoc with people's bank accounts all over the world for the past six months and the City of Regina is not immune. According to the mid-year financial report, to...
Sep 16, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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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...