Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
SaskTel takes hit from pandemic in 2019-20 annual report
SaskTel is still calling the last year a strong one, despite bites taken out of its bottom line by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company made about $130.3 million in net income, but the pandemic took abo...
Jul 08, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Executive committee to discuss business relief, elections and body rub parlours
The city's executive committee will have to jump between a few very different topics at Wednesday's meeting. First, it'll discuss the changes to make voting in the fall municipal election safer during...
Jul 08, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
SaskEnergy sees lower income, looks to uncertain future
SaskEnergy tabled its annual report Tuesday describing the year that was, but looking to the future, things are a lot less clear. The minister responsible for the Crown corporation, Bronwyn Eyre, call...
Jul 07, 2020
Questions continue around back-to-school plans
Last month, the provincial government released its guidelines for reopening Saskatchewan schools in the fall, but some teachers and parents still have their hands raised with questions. Emails 980 CJM...
Jul 07, 2020
SaskPower announces $8M increase in net income
SaskPower ended the 2019-20 fiscal year in the black, but COVID-19 could mean the current fiscal year won't end the same way. The Crown corporation tabled its annual report Monday, reporting a net inc...
Jul 06, 2020
Leaders look back at end of spring sitting
In the heat of a July Friday, the Saskatchewan legislative assembly finished its spring sitting, about three months after it started. This sitting was a continuation of the sitting that had to be cut ...
Jul 03, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Advocate applauds app to help farmers with mental health
As early as this fall, farmers in Saskatchewan could have an app at their fingertips to help them with their mental health. The provincial government is putting $10,000 and a 16-week development perio...
Jul 03, 2020
City council to decide on COVID infrastructure funding at Tuesday meeting
Regina's city council is set to make some decisions Tuesday on a big pot of money from the province. Council had to defer several items on the agenda from last week as the meeting went long. The meeti...
Jun 30, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
Justice Minister agrees improvements should be made to PCC
Saskatchewan's Minister of Justice both agrees and disagrees with the Regina Board of Police Commissioners. Last week, the board passed a motion to ask for improvements to how police are overseen in t...
Jun 29, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina YWCA CEO calls Clare's Law a step in the right direction
There's a new tool in Saskatchewan to try to help people avoid abusive relationships -- Clare's Law. The law comes into force Monday and allows police to provide information to a person about any hist...
Jun 29, 2020 Melissa Coomber-Bendtsen is the CEO of the Regina YWCA. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...