Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Owners of The Everyday Kitchen doing something you don't see every day
Instead of people gathered around tables with coffee cup in hand, The Everyday Kitchen is filled these days with long tables holding boxes of donuts and coffee cups ready to be taken out. It has been ...
Mar 27, 2020 Mark Shmelinski, co-owner at The Everyday Kitchen, on March 26, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Haphazard': Health-care workers union critical of government response to COVID-19
The head of a union that represents thousands of health-care workers in Saskatchewan has some particular criticisms of how the provincial government has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. "That is one of ...
Mar 26, 2020 SEIU-West president Barbara Cape. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina city orders stand; mayor clarifies dueling emergency orders
Regina's mayor says city council's emergency orders stand in the city of Regina, until or unless the provincial government decides otherwise. On Saturday morning Mayor Michael Fougere clarified things...
Mar 21, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
City forgiving parking tickets around General Hospital, will hold emergency meeting
The City of Regina is going to relax enforcement and forgive parking tickets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The city announced Thursday evening it will be forgiving all non-safety-related (vehicles par...
Mar 19, 2020 Regina Mayor Michael Fougere. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Travellers brace for return to Regina amid COVID-19 restrictions
A group of Regina women thought they'd have a hot-weather getaway at the end of winter, but instead watched from 4,000 kilometres away as COVID-19 spread through their home country and triggered trave...
Mar 19, 2020 Janice Yung (l to r), Reta Love and Laurie McLean. (Submitted)
Legislation quickly passed to protect workers hit by COVID-19
On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government quickly introduced, read, passed, and brought into force amendments to the Employment Act to protect workers affected by COVID-19. The amendments would protect ...
Mar 17, 2020 Saskatchewan Labour Minister Don Morgan speaks to media on March 17, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
City of Regina facilities to stay open for now amid COVID-19 concerns
Regina's mayor, city manager and fire chief are confident in their planning for COVID-19. However, as of a briefing on Friday morning, many decisions had yet to be made. Mayor Michael Fougere said it ...
Mar 13, 2020 Regina City Manager Chris Holden (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan has first presumptive case of coronavirus
Saskatchewan confirmed Thursday the first presumptive case of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Saskatoon. The person was tested on Monday in Saskatchewan and has been well enough to self-isolate in their h...
Mar 12, 2020 Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. Health Authority in the midst of preparing for coronavirus
With cases being found in provinces across the country, it's likely not a matter of if Saskatchewan will see its first coronavirus case, it's when. So the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is in the...
Mar 11, 2020 John Ash, executive director of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, and Health Minister Jim Reiter (l to r) discuss the province's plans for dealing with COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. students rally to save their extracurriculars
Sports jerseys and team flags of every colour took over the steps of Saskatchewan's legislative building on Wednesday at lunchtime, worn by teenagers rallying for their extracurriculars. A new contrac...
Mar 11, 2020 Students rallied at the Saskatchewan legislature to protest the loss of extracurricular activities on March 11, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...